Adam Sandler is a behemoth of comedy. He has conquered TV, film, and music. Sandler also has crossed into the realm of producing and voice over performing as well. Sandler isn’t just held to comedy, taking multiple shots at deeper more dramatic roles. Sandler launched his career in SNL but now puts out a stream of movies on Netflix. He has built an entertainment empire around him, but what is the comedian worth now?
Adam Sandler Net Worth: Over $300 Million
Reports on Sandler’s Net Worth have it clocking in at over $300 Million with some saying as high as $400 Million! But how did the boy from Brooklyn build his empire?
1966-1990
Adam Sandler was born in Brooklyn on September 9, 1966. His parents were a nursery school teacher and an electrical engineer. He moved to Manchester, New Hampshire when he was six and lived there until he graduated from High School. He then attended NYU and graduated from the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. He made his first major TV appearance on The Cosby Show in 1987 and his film debut in Going Overboard in 1989. He would be discovered by comedian Dennis Miller who would forward his name to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sadnler’s life would change forever when he was hired by SNL as a writer in 1990. In the following years, Sandler’s career would explode.
1990-2002
Sandler spent one year as a writer on the show in 1990 before joining the cast as a featured player the following year. He would make a name for himself as a comedic performer but also from his songs he would perform on the sketch show. Song’s like “The Chanukah Song” and “The Thanksgiving Song” were wildly popular. He would remain on the show until 1995. Sandler stated on Conan O’ Briens show that Chris Farley and himself had been fired from the show. This wouldn’t stop Sandler though, he was already on his way.
He released his first comedic album, They’re All Gonna Laugh At You! in 1993 and it would go on to go Double Platinum. The album had the aforementioned “Thanksgiving Song” on it as well as a myriad of sketch pieces with fellow SNL members. Sandler would follow this album up with the equally successful What The Hell Happened To Me? This album had “The Chanukah Song” on it and also went Double Platinum. Sandler would go on to release three more albums, two of which would reach Certified Gold standard.
Sandler started to make headway in movies appearing in the 1993 film Coneheads and the 1994 cult classic Airheads. Upon his departer from SNL, he began to make the movies that would define Adam Sandler in pop culture. He would begin to star in films that didn’t always receive favorable reviews from critics but were wildly popular with fans. Much like 1995’s Billy Madison and 1996’s Happy Gilmore. He would end up having more favorable reactions to later movies of this style like he received for 1998’s The Waterboy. He would open his own production company, Happy Madison Productions, in 1999. Their first movie would be Deuce Bigalow Male Gigalow. By 2002 Sandler would begin to transition away from his initial style of filmmaking into a more heartfelt version of his comedy. He would also try his hand at dramatic roles.
2002- Present
Sandler would begin to take swipes at more dramatic roles like in Punch Drunk Love in 2002 and Spanglish in 2004. His comedies would feel the effects from Sandler’s want to mature as well. His characters would still have a tinge of Sandler’s old abrasive and brash stylings but would often have a more tempered and loving approach to things. This was clear in 2002’s Mr. Deeds and 2003’s Anger Managment. The later was literally about Sandler having to keep his rage issues in check. He would continue the more family-friendly trend as the years went on, making the surprisingly heartbreaking Click in 2006 and the family film Bedtime Stories in 2008. The change of pace may have been caused by Sandler’s changes in his home life.
Sandler would marry actress Jaqueline Titone on June 22, 2003. She has often made appearances in his films and even converted to Sandler’s religion, Judaism, in 2000. The two would go on to have two children. Sadie Sandler was born in 2006 and Sunny Sandler was born in 2008. Sandler lives in Los Angles, California with his family but has not forgotten where he came from. In 2007 he donated $1 million to the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester, New Hampshire.
Sandler hasn’t slowed down in recent years. His movie Grown Ups (2010) and it’s sequel were major hits. He has had a few less than stellar reviewed films the past few years but has been the voice behind the hit animated series Hotel Transylvania. In 2014 his production company signed a four-movie deal with Netflix. Sandler doesn’t seem to be slowing down so we may only see his net worth go up from here.