Random Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Adam Sandler (23 items)

(#12) He Was An 'SNL' Cast Member For Five Years

Soon after his feature film debut in Going Overboard, Sandler joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. He was a full-fledged cast member from 1990 to 1995, during which time he developed the characters of Cajun Man, Canteen Boy, and Opera Man. He also wrote "The Chanukah Song" and "The Christmas Song" while on the show.
(#9) For Half A Decade, He Was Impossibly Bankable

Movies of the mid-to-late '90s were often dominated by Adam Sandler. After small roles in Coneheads and Airheads, he made Billy Madison in '95, Happy Gilmore and Bulletproof in '96, The Wedding Singer and Waterboy in '98, and Big Daddy in '99.

In 1999 alone, he was estimated to have made approximately $8 million - not to mention $327,740,000 in combined box office sales for that year.
(#14) He Is Married And Has Two Children

Adam Sandler married model and actress Jackie Sandler (formerly Titone) on June 22, 2003. The two met on the set of the 1999 film Big Daddy and began dating shortly after. Before their marriage, Sandler cast her as the female lead in the animated 2002 film Eight Crazy Nights.

Their two daughters are Sadie, born in 2006, and Sunny, born in 2008.
(#20) He's A Huge Fan Of Professional Wrestling

Much like his love for basketball, Sandler's love for pro wrestling has often seeped into the films he's written. Principal Max Anderson in Billy Madison leads a double life as the wrestler "the Revolting Blob"; Paul Wight, better known as Big Show, plays Captain Insano in Waterboy; and Sandler demonstrates Chief Jay Strongbow's sleeper hold in Big Daddy.

Additionally, wrestlers Kevin Nash, Bill Goldberg, and Stone Cold Steven Austen all appear in The Longest Yard.
(#8) He's Very Particular About His Characters' Names

Many accuse Sandler's movies of being carbon copies of one another. Some have even theorized an unnerving pattern between films - and one such connection could be the names of the characters Sandler plays. They almost always have names that end in a Y sound - Billy, Happy, Robbie, Sonny, Nicky, Davey, Whitey, etc.

In addition, nearly all of the female love interests in his films have names that start with V - Veronica Vaughn, Virginia Venit, Vicki Vallencourt, Valerie Veran, etc. The reasoning behind these patterns is ultimately not known.
(#21) His Beloved Dog, Meatball, Passed In 2004

Sandler's bulldog, Meatball, was the son of the talking dog, Mr. Beefy, in Sandler's film, Little Nicky. Many of Meatball's antics were recorded and posted online, much to the delight of Sandler's loyal fans. In 2004, Meatball passed at the age of 4.

Sandler reportedly held a memorial service for his canine friend, and more than 100 people attended.