Hollywood is a production house for a large number of rom-com movies. These movies are quite comical and appeal to the audiences for their light nature and happy endings. The actors starring in these movies are endearing and hence are loved by the audiences. One such actor who stars in rom-coms and comedy movies is Adam Sandler.

One of Hollywood’s highest paid actors, Adam Sandler is well known for his comic roles and stand up acts. His sense of humour is quite crude and he has the ability to connect well with the audience. Most of his movies are panned by critics due to their lack of substance.

Presented below are some of the well known facts about Adam Sandler.

Born in Brooklyn in 1966, Sandler was raised in New Hampshire in the Jewish faith. He has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the New York University.

During his course at the New York University, he started working as a stand- up comedian. He was cast in the role of Smitty, the Huxtable family’s friend, in the sitcom The Cosby Show in 1984. He presented his first stand up comic act on television in Saturday Night Live in 1990. The casting director of the show, Denise Miller, recommended him to the producer after watching him perform at a comedy club in Los Angeles.

Since his television debut, he made a successful transformation on the silver screen through movies such as Airheads in 1994, Billy Maddison in 1995 and Happy Gilmore in 1996.

He has his own production house, Happy Maddison, after coining the names of two of his movies. Most of the movies he makes nowadays are produced by him.

In the year 2011-12, he was tied in second place, along with Leonardo DiCaprio, among highest paid actors. His total earnings for that year were $37 million.

He is married to Jackie Sandler and has two daughters with her. She is of Russian descent.

Most of the characters that he plays have names that end with the letter ‘œy’ viz. Nicky, Sonny, and Bobby etc. He also names his female characters with the letter ‘œV’ viz. Virginia, Vanesa and Valerie. Characters played by him are also obsessed with some kind of fast food product or the other (Popeye’s Chicken, Subway etc.)

Sandler has been quoted to be unmoved by critics’ opinions regarding his films. He makes movies for the audience and so as long as they are enjoying them, he quoted he would continue to film for his fans.

He has been named the most overpaid actor of Hollywood at $15 million per film in the year 2012. His movies earn around $3.50 for every dollar that he is paid. He is followed by Reese Witherspoon and Katherine Heigl on the list.

His recent releases include ‘œGrown Ups 2’ while his upcoming movies are ‘œThree Mississippi’ and ‘œThe Familymoon’ with Drew Barrymore. He had earlier worked with her in movies such as ‘˜The Wedding Singer’ and ‘˜50 First Dates’.

Adam Sandler’s persona on screen and his personal life can be easily related with by the audience which is why he is much appreciated by them.