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Adam Sandler (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty Images) Adam Sandler Nearly Played an R-Rated Nazi-Killing Comedy Hero
The film’s director spent over a decade writing the movie and by the time it went into production, his top choice for the role was unavailable
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Katie Holmes with Adam Sandler (Photo: Eric Charbonneau/WireImage) The Adam Sandler Movie That Won the Razzie Award in Every Category
Two other Sandler productions were also up for awards at that year’s ceremony
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17 June 2023, Bavaria, Munich: Gene Simmons, singer and bassist, of the U.S. band Kiss is on stage during a concert at Königsplatz. As part of their farewell world tour "End Of The Road", the band plays a total of four concerts in Germany. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images) Gene Simmons Says He Once ‘Stuck’ His Tongue Down Adam Sandler’s Throat, and That’s Enough Internet for the Day
Gene Simmons says that he stuck his tongue “almost down” Adam Sandler’s throat because he wanted to turn the actor “into my b****.”
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Adam Sandler (Photo: Buena Vista/Getty Images) Why Theatergoers Kept Walking Out of a Beloved Adam Sandler Movie Before It Even Started
Despite people leaving during the previews, the film was Sandler’s most profitable up until that point
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Ben Stiller (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for FLC) Ben Stiller Keeps Getting Mistaken for Another Comedian
People can’t seem to stop mixing the ‘Tropic Thunder’ star up with one of his contemporaries
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Jerry Seinfeld (Photo by Valerie Terranova/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation) Did Jerry Seinfeld Really Say ‘What’s the Deal With…’ as Often as People Think?
If the comic is to be believed, the phrase was never a part of his stand-up routines
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(l-r) Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Jay Mohr, Adam Sandler, and Norm MacDonald on 'SNL' (Photo by Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Adam Sandler and Jay Mohr Almost Came to Blows Over Sunglasses in Their ‘SNL’ Days
A wardrobe decision nearly led to a fistfight between the two comedians
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Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival Adam Sandler Receives Songwriting Honor for Contributions to Comedy and Popular Culture
Adam Sandler was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award at the society’s 2026 Experience event in Los Angeles.
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Kathy Bates and Adam Sandler in 'The Waterboy' (Photo by Buena Vista/Getty Images) Kathy Bates Threw the Script for ‘The Waterboy’ in the Garbage Without Even Finishing It
The ‘Titanic’ star had no idea who Adam Sandler was at the time
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Adam Sandler performing his classic song (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) There’s Several Different Versions of ‘The Chanukah Song’ (And a Famous Singer Made One)
The ‘Sandman’ has released four variations to date
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Adam Sandler performing in 1996 (Photo by Patti Ouderkirk/WireImage)
