Actor Spotlight: Adam Sandler

 Welcome back to The Big Screen Focus. This week we are doing an actor spotlight on the one and only: Adam Sandler. Previously, a survey was conducted upon some favorite actors and Adam Sandler came to be one of the most popular. He had 3 votes, while the others had one. 

Here is all about Adam Sandler, one of the most popular actors we've had throughout our time. 

About Adam Sandler: 

Adam Sandler was born on September 9th, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire and is the youngest of four children. He is of Russian-Jewish Descent. He was frequently punished in school for his comedic actions, and at age 17, he preformed stand up comedy at a club in Boston. After Highschool, Sandler took classes at the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute in New York City. Also attending Tisch School of the arts graduating in 1988 with a bachelors in acting. This short beginning is what led Sandler to the well known, loved, popular comedian he is today. 

Source: Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adam-Sandler

Films and Appearances: 

Adam Sandler has been featured in over 30 movies. Greatly rated in every one of them, as well as starred. Currently, he has a new movie in the works called "Hustle"

 Click here to view all movies starting Adam Sandler rated. 

Click here to read about Adam Sandler's upcoming movie, "Hustle"

Here are the top 10 movies starring Adam Sandler according to https://www.al.com/life/2021/09/adam-sandlers-10-best-movies-ranked.html

https://www.themanual.com/culture/best-adam-sandler-movies-ranked/ 1) Punch Drunk Love (2002) 

1) Punch Drunk Love (2002)

2) The Wedding Singer (1998) 

3) Happy Gilmore (1996) 

4) Billy Madison (1995) 

5) Uncut Gems (2019) 

6) The Waterboy (1998)

7) Airheads (1994)

8) Big Daddy (1999)

9) Funny People (2009)

10) 50 First Dates (2004)

Adam Sandler is one of the most popular in our generation, he has accomplished so many things and always makes others laugh. Can not wait to see what else he has in store! This concludes this weeks post: Actor Spotlight: Adam Sandler.