Date of birth 9 September, 1966.. Birth place New York, USA . Birth name Adam Richard Sandler Height 5' 9.75 " (177 cm) Adam Sandler is a popular Comedian and is upcoming screenwriter and director.

An American born Comedian, actor, screenwriter, Director, producer and musician. He made his initial appearance into the film industry by being a cast member in the popular TV show Saturday night Live. His enthusiasm and his knack to crack jokes caught the attention of many comedy directors.

It was in 1989, that Sandler got his breakthrough role in ‘Going overboard’. He plays the role of an adult who goes back to high school to inherit his father’s hotel. His performance earned him some other roles in many other comedies like ‘the wedding Singer’, ‘The waterboy’, ‘Big Daddy’ and ‘Little Nicky’.

Having shown his talent in comedies, Adam was chosen to do serious roles in ‘Punch-Drunk Love’, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. Later he continued this in ‘Spanglish’. He was among Jim Carrey and Johnny Depp to be chosen for the role of Willy Wonka in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. The role eventually went off to Johnny Depp, who was highly praised for his performance. Sandler’s most recent movie ‘Click’, is a family comedy that not only concentrates on making it’s audience laugh but also to realize the everyday hurdles that every motivated man should go through. Sandler also is an active Screenwriter who has already written ‘You don’t mess with The Zohan’, and which is soon to be released.