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actor on the long-running television
and surrounding himself with close
program.
friends he trusts. "I'm not comfortable
Sandler graduated in 1991 and
being around too many people," he
went on to join the SNL cast for five
told E! Online. "I don't like being out
seasons, bringing life to such memo-
in public too much. I don't like going
rable characters as Opera Man and
to bars. I don't like doing celebrity
Cajun Man.
stuff"
The popularity of his homespun
On the romance front, Sandler has
songs from the show inspired him to
been linked to fellow actor and mem-
make an album of the quirky hits. His
ber of the tribe Alicia Silverstone. He
first effort, They're All Gonna Laugh At
is currently dating model Jackie
You, was nominated for a Grammy. In
Titone. Friends say he has matured
1996, he released a second CD, What
and note they wouldn't be surprised if
the Hell Happened to Me?, featuring a
he wanted to tie the knot in the near
tribute to his Jewish upbringing, "The
future.
),
Chanukah Song.
Sandler's career has definitely come
The ditty was so well received that
of age. He has inked a deal with Sony
he followed it up with a second ver-
to produce and star in an animated
sion a few years later. The tune gained
feature. He also signed a $35 million
such a following that his mother
recently persuaded him to per-
form the song for his family at a
nephew's bar mitzvah.
"She was practically shouting,
'Please, you sing for everyone
else. Why can't you sing for the
family?" he told E! Online. "So
I sang 'The Chanukah Song'
and everyone stared at me."
Today, Sandler's dweebish
sense of humor is an even bigger
draw at the box office — his last
two movies took in more than a
quarter of a billion dollars corn-
bined. He has put forgettable
performances in movies like
Coneheads and Mixed Nuts
behind him and moved on to
cult favorites like Billy Madison
Father Figure: In "Big Daddy" Sandler "adopts"
and Happy Gilmore.
a 5-year-old kid to impress his girlfriend
And though critics have dis-
missed his films as idiotic,
Sandler has carved a living out of
two-picture deal with New Line,
playing the likeable stooge who always
which includes a star turn in the
comes through in the end. He contin-
upcoming Little Nicky. This
September, Sandler will release his
ues to make savvy career choices,
backing out of a role in Peter Berg's
fourth album, Stanley and Judy's Kid,
named after his parents.
grotesquely dark comedy Very Bad
Even with the huge success the
Things.
actor has achieved, he admits he
In Big Daddy, he plays law school
graduate Sonny Koufax, a guy who
sometimes has doubts about his talent.
"I still get very scared when I step in
will do anything to eschew responsibil-
front of a live audience," he has said.
ity. In a desperate attempt to impress
"When I was younger and did a
his girlfriend, he "adopts" a 5-year-old
stand-up gig, it would take me two
kid. The screenplay was a collaborative
weeks to recover.
effort between Sandler and his former
Even without an Oscar nod, he has
NYU roommate, Tim Herlihy, who
won the confidence of fans. The
has joined forces with the comedian
comedian recently received a
for all of his starring roles.
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for
"I like working with people I've just
Best Actor for his performances in The
seen in a towel," Sandler once
Waterboy and The Wedding Singer and
quipped. "I like working with friends
was named best comedy star of the
... because making a movie is a long
year by ShoWest.
process.
"I know my life has changed," he
In private, the jokenik, who lives in
has acknowledged. "We write parts for
Bel Air, Calif., keeps to himself. He is
people, and they actually say yes."
known for sidestepping the limelight