Talk:Adam Sandler/Archive 2

Schneider in bedtime stories
probably a pretty useless addition but rob schneider had a cameo in bedtime stories —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.179.113.185 (talk) 04:17, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, there is a section where this will work. Thanks! Wildhartlivie (talk) 04:28, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Another thing, the photograph information is wrong. The photo of the article was taken in 2006, no in 2005, as is written. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.86.39.240 (talk) 19:44, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Not according to the file page and upload date. Wildhartlivie (talk) 21:18, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Judaism
I think we should remove the fact that he is Jewish as it is unimportant and irrelevant, and it could be cause for vandalism or general anti semitism.Bobmandoom (talk) 22:09, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Anything can be a cause for vandalism or anti-Semitism. Neither is a good reason to remove the mention of someone's heritage, especially when it is not ambiguous. That he is Jewish actually happens to be important and relevant, since it has often been the focus of Sandler's work. Why would you want to hide it? Wildhartlivie (talk) 22:13, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It would be better if it was made clear whether he is of Jewish origin or is of Jewish faith (or both). --86.183.68.249 (talk) 13:51, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Jewish isn't an ethnic group it's a religion, just because his parents were Jewish doesn't mean he was, you can't be Jewish origin, otherwise that would mean I could be Protestant origin which I'm not because my parents are, I'm ethnically English, Davido488 (talk) 13:11, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * What's your problem people. Really that difficult for you to see reality as it is. Judaism is an ethnic religious group final. As a person born to Germans is a German (unsigned, added 08:58, 25 June 2011‎ by 87.69.128.211)

So Jew come from the country of Jewmandy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.194.128 (talk) 14:52, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Great, funny observation! IMHO, my salient point is that we're ALL just 'African', when taken to the logical, extreme, and absurd observation, presuming the evolutionary claim that humankind began there ~200,000 years ago is accepted. This fact would shut down ALL racism and ethnic claims, but, as usual, in the 'real world' today, it all depends on at which point in time someone's 'ox is gored' and claims of belonging to a 'certain' group begin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.81.245.95 (talk) 22:51, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Dave Matthews in Zohan and Chuck & Larry
I think it's worth mentioning that Adam Sandler apparently likes Dave Matthews as he's been in two of his more recent movies. I wonder if he'll be in any more. Yhyman (talk) 16:42, 17 June 2009 (UTC) yhyman 6/17/09


 * I was hoping to find more about his music than just a discography here. Anybody have more information to add? (John User:Jwy talk) 16:40, 12 October 2009 (UTC)


 * He also covered Neil Young's Like a Hurricane for the WB's 50th anniversary CD, Covered, A Revolution in Sound. 69.143.236.180 (talk) 22:04, 26 December 2010 (UTC)BIS/Zooomz

Werewolves of London
Adam Sandler does a wicked version of the song Werewolves of London on the Warren Zevon tribute album Enjoy_Every_Sandwich: Songs of Warren_Zevon - might be worth adding to his discography or mentioning somewhere (and definitely worth listening to) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.110.156 (talk • contribs) 13:21, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

There is a huge difference between including unfavorable commentary and criticism expressed by film critics and POV. The sentence is cited and sourced to a noted film critic, Roger Ebert. The link is present to his column where this was noted. The "wiki protocol" that covers this is reliable sources, citing sources, and, oddly enough WP:NPOV, which states: "All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view, representing fairly, and as far as possible without bias, all significant views that have been published by reliable sources." WP:YESPOV clarifies it even further: "The neutral point of view neither sympathizes with nor discourages its subject, nor does it endorse or oppose specific viewpoints. Also, it doesn't represent a lack of viewpoint, but is rather a specific, editorially neutral, point of view — it is not aimed at the absence or elimination of viewpoints." In other words, negative commentary and criticism should be included, otherwise, the negative criticism is being censored, which is, in fact, what you are doing. This isn't an unattributed statement and despite the fact that you can't see this, the actual statement isn't biased and slanted against Sandler. It isn't a subtle distinction, it's an elephant in the room.

The sentence says "Some critics concluded that Sandler possessed considerably more acting ability that they believed had been previously wasted on poorly written scripts and characters with no development." This isn't POV bias. This is a noted film critic saying Sandler is a far better actor than his early films indicate and that some of his early films had bad scripts and shallow characters. If you can't tnderstand this, I'm sorry. If you remove it again, I'll report you for trying to censor valid, cited criticism. Wildhartlivie (talk) 23:54, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Lead films listed
I usually have no problem with the edits you make in this article, Jay, but I just do not agree in any way with the films that are currently listed there. Per WP:LEAD, the lead should summarize the article, and from that, one would expect an inclusion of the most notable of the films that the actor has done. I can't see the rationale for using films that had box office losses or poor ratings, or are not covered very well in the article, and I do not see the rationale for removing any mention of romantic films as your last edit did. The films you've made much effort to cover in the lead are: The last thing you said was "let's mention that he appeared in these movies without mentioning how successful they were." This certainly begs the question of what criteria, then, are you using to put these films in the lead? Not box office, not critical reception. All that leaves is personal preference, which isn't valid rationale for listing these films over others. The only possible rationale for any of these films might be including Punch-Drunk Love, but only because he was nominated for a Golden Globe, although that isn't more than a parenthetical mention in the main body of the article.
 * Punch-Drunk Love - Budget $25 million, Box office $24 million worldwide, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, Metacritic 78% - critically generally favorable, a box office flop.
 * Spanglish - Budget $80 million, Box office $55 million worldwide, Rotten Tomatoes 52%, Metacritic 48% - huge box office flop, at best, mixed reviews.
 * Reign Over Me - Budget $20 million, Box office $22 million worldwide, Rotten Tomatoes 63%, Metacritic 61% - barely broke even, critically mixed reviews
 * Funny People - Budget $75 million, Box office slightly less than $58 million worldwide, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, Metacritic 60% - huge box office flop, mixed reviews

I listed three films, covering dramatic and romantic films and I chose them mostly based on at least a measurable criteria of success.
 * The Wedding Singer - Budget $21 million, Box office $123 million worldwide, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, Metacritic 48% - Box office hit, mixed reviews
 * 50 First Dates - Budget $75 million, Box office $196 million worldwide, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, Metacritic 48% - Huge box office hit, mixed reviews
 * The Longest Yard - Budget $82 million, Box office $190 million worldwide, Rotten Tomatoes 31%, Metacritic 48% huge box office hit, mixed reviews, however it is somewhere around the third highest grossing film he has done.

There needs to be some criteria for including a given film in the lead - box office, reviews, a combination of the two. I am seeing no rationale for keeping box office flops with, at best, mixed reviews in the lead over other films that are much, much more notable. But mainly, this needs to be discussed before going any further. Wildhartlivie (talk) 04:35, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

A large part of Sandler's on set along with personal life are his bulldogs. Meatball was his first dog, who died in January 2004. Jackie; Sandler's wife got Matzo Ball as a gift the same year Meatball passed away. Matzo was interviewed by Adam while he was hosting the Late Show with David Letterman back in 2007. The two dogs, Meatball (male) and Matzo (female) were "dating." Matzo and Meatball are now passed on, but there are tributes to them on Adam's website, in a section completely devoted to his dogs. While filming Bedtime Stories in 2008, Adam adopted yet another Bulldog, named Babu. Videos and tributes of all three bulldogs can be seen on his website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Angelaburruano1 (talk • contribs) 01:13, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Fired from SNL by NBC
Not sure if it was a bit due to the circumstances, but on the Tonight Show on 20th Jan Sandler seemed to be saying that he didn't leave SNL and was actually fired (along with Chris Farley). http://tv.gawker.com/5453348/cocos-revenge-obrien-reunites-with-the-masturbating-bear-and-makes-nbc-pay-big-while-leno-and-letterman-trade-insults?skyline=true&s=i&autoplay=true —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dave Dubya (talk • contribs) 10:04, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I was just coming here to say this. Sandler and Farley did not leave on their own accord. Here is a blog entry from the NY Post.—NMajdan &bull;talk 14:45, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

rv needs justification
I just reverted this reversion by and started this section to enable some discussion on the topic. The comment ("not helpful" ) is insufficient given the referenced and legitimate changes being undone. Thanks. 67.101.6.108 (talk) 06:03, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
 * It was quite clear, the edits aren't helpful to the article. I see changes to the titles of references that do not reflect the titles of the pages. The Box Office Mojo page title is "Adam Sandler", not "People > Actors > Adam Sandler] from Box Office Mojo". The YouTube clip shouldn't even be in here since it is from a copyrighted work. In fact, both of these changes reflects an unfamiliarity regarding how to format sourcing. There is no valid reason to dumb down a section pertaining to Punch-Drunk Love and you flat out omitted a note about his nomination for a Golden Globe Award. You removed plot description of Reign Over Me. In your zeal to remove any mention of the word "recently", you managed to delete the start and finish of filming for Grown Ups, and worse, deleted completely a paragraph dealing with Just Go With It and a mention of a voice role in Zookeeper. Removing correct formatting to replace it with incorrect formatting, removing blocks of content - as I said, it wasn't helpful. Wildhartlivie (talk) 08:02, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The good news is that you recognized the reversion you did was inappropriate and so, this time, you focused on the subset of the original changes that you had issues with. So I'll respond to your issues, ignoring for the moment that other changes were lost by your inappropriate reversion.
 * Changes to the titles of references that do not reflect the titles of the pages. The Box Office Mojo page title is "Adam Sandler", not "People > Actors > Adam Sandler] from Box Office Mojo"
 * There is a hierarchy to that section of the Box Office Mojo website and their convention is to represent the hierarchy by '>'. It's a trivial objection on your part but since you made it your lead issue and it would be just as trivial to debate this, I defer to your preference.
 * The YouTube clip shouldn't even be in here since it is from a copyrighted work.
 * Please note that the changes you reverted did not introduce YouTube as a reference: instead, they made it clearer that an pre-existing reference was citing a YouTube clip. But I guess you figured that out, since your latest changes replaced it with a .  Copyrighted works are always being cited as refs; whether this particularly two-minute clip from a 1995 episode violates YouTube's copyright policy is a separate issue.
 * no valid reason to dumb down a section pertaining to Punch-Drunk Love


 * Here's your preferred version: Although his earlier films did not receive critical praise, his more recent films, beginning with Punch-Drunk Love (2002), have received almost uniformly positive reviews. Some critics concluded that Sandler possessed considerably more acting ability that they believed had been previously wasted on poorly written scripts and characters with no development.
 * Here's the version you call dumbed-down: Although his earlier films did not receive critical praise, his more recent films, beginning with Punch-Drunk Love (2002), have received more positive reviews. Roger Ebert, in his review of Punch-Drunk Love, concluded that Sandler had been wasted in earlier films with poorly written scripts and characters with no development.
 * You're wrong to call the latter version "dumbed down"; "almost uniformly positive reviews" is puffery; the new version replaces "almost uniformly" (which is a strong assertion that needs a reference) in favor of "more" (which can be justified here because it is immediately following by a referenced example of one such review). And it replaces the vague "Some critics" with the name of the critic actually being quoted.


 * removed plot description of Reign Over Me
 * MOS:LINK doesn't address the pros and cons of selectively duplicating details like that. But upon reflection, the brief plot description that was removed does support the point being made about "more dramatic fare", so fair enough.
 * delete the start and finish of filming for Grown Ups
 * It's a released film, and the reverted changes better reflect that. I'll re-apply them.
 * deleted completely a paragraph dealing with Just Go With It
 * [deleted] a mention of a voice role in Zookeeper
 * Deleting unreferenced details about two films that may or may not be released a year from now is the right thing to do. To not have deleted them is to engage in WP:SPECULATION.
 * Removing correct formatting to replace it with incorrect formatting
 * Correct formatting can take various forms. For details lost by the reversion,  was used, a template that can hardly be criticized as incorrect.  The annotations applied to some existing refs were incomplete improvements to other editors failing to format references correctly.


 * BTW, if you want to follow wikiproject film MOS, don't cite IMDB's trivia's page like you did in your recent changes, where you've made repeated use of the new  you introduced. See  MOS:FILM for why IMDB shouldn't be cited in that way.  Thanks.  67.101.6.136 (talk) 23:54, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Dude, I don't know where you got it that I inserted an IMDb trivia page as a source, but you're mistaken. I may or may not have overlooked one stuck in there, but I most certainly did not add one. In fact, I removed three of them when I reverted the second time. You left them in. I don't require a lecture on using IMDb as a source, thank you very much. In fact, if you browsed my edit history, you'll find that I often remove them and to my knowledge, I have never added anything from an IMDb bio or trivia page. There is no place in the article where you had to remove a reference to that that I had added. The only link to IMDb left in the article at this point is to Sandler's page, not in any references. I helped and had input on MOS:FILM, I know this.
 * I thought the IMDb trivia was restored by you when you did the initial reversion. My mistake...which wouldn't have happened if you hadn't failed to assume my initial edits were in  good faith.

I did not "recognize that my reversion was inappropriate", in fact, I started with restoring my reversion and then moved on to removing, editing and tagging content. See that not much difference exists between my first revert and my second. And factually, we don't follow MOS:FILM on actor articles, so don't cite that to me either. I started at the top of the page and listed my issues as I went down. Don't attempt to glean any meaning from the order that I commented. Regarding the Box Office Mojo reference, please show me any use of that website on an Wikipedia featured or good article where the references follow your hierarchy. I've worked on featured articles, featured lists and several good articles, none of them tried to insist on your improper use of titles.
 * Much Ado About Nothing (film) ... Actually, I'm not citing that as a counter-example. It's a film whose title seems relevant to your response.  Remember, I already deferred above to your judgment about this...

As for YouTube, it matters a LOT on whether the clips uploaded to YouTube are copyrighted or not, and the one I removed was a copyright violation. ''We do not use that website when the clips are copyvios. Period.'' Please understand the technicalities. It is fine to use an appearance on a show as a reference itself, and we have citation templates for show episodes, but it is improper and a huge issue to link to a copyright violation show clip on YouTube. Trust me on this, I've dealt with it many many times.
 * It would be nice if you referenced the MOS: or WP: link instead of "We do not use that website when the clips are copyvios. Period." But don't bother now. I'm not making my point clear to you, and your counterpoints seem tangential to me.  But it's moot, so ...

Why would you remove a mention of the degree Sandler earned in order to reference that he went to TSOA? You've diminished the coverage of his degree. There is nothing anywhere that tells us to remove filming dates of films. That's just unhelpful.


 * I replaced an unreferenced claim with a referenced one. The reference I used doesn't say what the degree was.  If I hadn't removed it, readers might think the reference I added said he had gotten a BFA.  It didn't.

Please look into the policy on future films on actor biographies at WP:ACTOR. If there is content covering a future film that can be referenced, it is entirely proper to discuss them in the main body of the article. There is a source available from The Los Angeles Times. Once a film has entered into the filming phase of production, which both Zookeeper and Just Go With It have, it is perfectly acceptable to include them in both the body of the article and in the filmography. There is no valid reason to remove them. Check again, they are in post-production.

As for citation styles, it is improper to reformat the correct citation of to, which was what was done before my first revert. Wildhartlivie (talk) 02:05, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
 * See Much Ado About Nothing comment above. 67.101.5.51 (talk) 23:44, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Psychomiklos, 28 February 2011
edit semi-protected Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Shell  babelfish 07:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Received the 2,431st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 1, 2011. At the ceremony were his wife, Jackie Sandler, their daughters Sadie and Sunny, Henry Winkler and Kevin James.

Psychomiklos (talk) 12:57, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Could someone who can edit it, please remove my comment about Sandler being dead. Got caught in the hoax. My apologies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.92.14.172 (talk) 23:31, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Celticcello, 24 April 2011
Adam met wife under a tree when she was in a bit of an embarrassing situation. She was so nervous that she had to run to the bathroom. She said it was his eyes that were so beautiful.

Also, his motivation for the character in Billy Madison was the high school classmates of the wife. She came from a neighborhood where quite a few of the kids were products of wealthy families who abandoned them. She introduced Sandler to the neighborhood as well as some of the adults who showcased the behavior. There would be kids like this in their forties acting out in this manner, and it was amusing to study and investigate. The primary motivation was the competitive nature of the neighborhood itself, creating alcoholics at the age of thirteen, if not younger. The kids did not have to work for the entirety of their lives or were the complete opposite, pushed to excel in a wide array of subjects at an extreme level.

Adam and his wife have a home in New York (Albany). Her dream was to live a normal life with a husband and children. She is a former model and likes to stay at home with the children. Adam fulfilled her dream, and she loves him very much.

Edited by - "Firestarter." Celticcello (talk) 03:06, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. I think this would require some reliable sources as well. — Bility (talk) 08:34, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 67.11.130.117, 26 April 2011
67.11.130.117 (talk) 02:44, 26 April 2011 (UTC) The edit regarding New York is pending. A friend of mine is a journalist and did a tour of their home in Manhattan. She works for a magazine that documents celebrity lifestyles, and she said it was beautiful.
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. What is it you would like changed? Stickee (talk)  14:00, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Amiii97, 5 August 2011
Adam Sandler died in a skiing accident 5th of August 2011

Amiii97 (talk) 13:47, 5 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: No he didn't. It's a lame hoax. Favonian (talk) 14:39, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Republican?
He might very well be a Republican. I'm not disputing it. But I went to the website listed as the "source" of the information. That website contains no proof. It's a list of celebrities who are supposedly Republicans, with no sources cited. If he's a Republican, somebody cite something solid -- not a website offering no proof of any kind.
 * I agree, the source provided is not reliable. all other sources of this statement on the internet are likewise unreliable (same exact article found at multiple blogo/rumory sites). So, setting aside whether he is or is not, we cant add unreliably sourced material to biographies of living people, so i have removed it. the reference referred to the "federal election commission" as a source, so if someone knows how to use FEC data to search for party registration, that would be a reliable source.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 17:17, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Adripalmieri, 18 August 2011
Please remove the line "The song 'Lunchlady Land' from his debut album They're All Gonna Laugh at You! is dedicated to Emalee, the lunchlady at Hayden Dining Hall at New York University.

Please change Jackie Sandler's middle name to Anastasia. Her middle name is not Samantha.

"I Hate You Dad" should be changed to "Donny's Boy"

Please remove that Adam has a home in NY as that is not true.

Adripalmieri (talk) 18:05, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Topher385 (talk) 19:59, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Recent?
"his more recent films, beginning with Punch-Drunk Love"

wikipedia is not news WP:NOTNEWS. wikipedia is supposed to be an encyclopedia and should avoid time words unless they are fixed by the context of the sentence WP:RELTIME. Words like recent/currently/now should be avoided and in the case in question is no longer "recent". a simple rephrase would be to say "his later films" but there are probably other better ways to rephrase it. It does need to be rephrased. -- 109.77.186.142 (talk) 00:09, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 December 2012
Please add date of death as December 9, 2012; cause of death is snowboarding accident in Zermatt, Switzerland

Kellydaiberk (talk) 22:53, 9 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This is getting tiresome. Favonian (talk) 23:04, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for providing this link to debunk the hoax. Is the hoax notable enough to mention in the article?  GoingBatty (talk) 19:33, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 * IMO, no, the hoax isn't notable enough. It's one of several death hoaxes that keep reappearing for many celebrities. --StarGeek (talk) 21:28, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 January 2013
14rosnering (talk) 04:32, 19 January 2013 (UTC) ADAM SANDLER DIES
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: No request made; please specify what is wanted to be changed - and include a reliable source to support statements. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 04:35, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request on February 12, 2013 ; Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' - Voice role
I'd like to add that Adam Sandler is now in talks with with Marvel Studio to join the cast of the Guardians of the Galaxy film.

(sources: http://www.ifc.com/fix/2013/01/jim-carrey-adam-sandler-guardians-of-the-galaxy, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/adam-sandler-jim-carrey-marvel-guardians-of-the-galaxy_n_2533810.html, http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/48722820/guardians-of-the-galaxy-taps-jim-carrey-and-adam-sandler-superhero-films-are-fun-again?page=all, http://collider.com/jim-carrey-adam-sandler-guardians-of-the-galaxy/, http://latino-review.com/2013/01/23/exclusive-marvel-big-comedic-actors-guardians-galaxy/)

❌. All of the sources link the same report from latinoreview.com that is making an unattributed claim.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 02:06, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Give credit where credit is due
Opening paragraph says his films 'grossed over $100 million...'. MANY of his films have EACH done that, and have, in total, grossed well over $1 billion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.81.245.95 (talk) 18:28, April 19, 2013
 * I interpret that sentence to mean that many of his films individually grossed over $100 million, not that the combined gross for all of his films is over $100 million. Do you have a suggestion on how the sentence could be improved?  GoingBatty (talk) 23:08, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, just say that his films have grossed over TWO billion (actually -- see the ref link) dollars; since becoming a 'star', he is one of the top lifetime 'grosser's (unadjusted for inflation) in Hollywood. Your interpretation is not 'clear', as you're implying/inferring a meaning; you yourself 'added' the word 'individually' above. Maybe some have prejudice against him, since he is not generally known for 'serious' acting? For comparison, Samuel L. Jackson, even if not THE top grosser, has done $3.6 billion, in a much longer career, and with many more 'big' films. See http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=samuelljackson.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.81.245.95 (talk) 04:18, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * OK - how's ? GoingBatty (talk) 06:16, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you - it's fine, a-okay, just great!

Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Did he win? It says on his filmography that he did.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.28.91.232 (talk) 02:11, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 June 2014
Please remove the first comma after the parenthesis. Please change: Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966), is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer and musician. into: Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer and musician. because the comma after the closed parenthesis is not correct.

Rob4you (talk) 02:30, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 05:56, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2014
In section headlined Happy Madison Productions, the article reads "SNL contemporary Kevin Nealon has appeared in ten Happy Madison productions or Sandler films, including Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Little Nicky, Joe Dirt, Eight Crazy Nights, Anger Management, Grandma's Boy, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Just Go With It and the Dana Carvey vehicle, The Master of Disguise."

This should read "SNL contemporary Kevin Nealon has appeared in eleven Happy Madison productions or Sandler films, including Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Little Nicky, Joe Dirt, Eight Crazy Nights, Anger Management, Grandma's Boy, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Just Go With It, Blended and the Dana Carvey vehicle, The Master of Disguise."

(note the change from "ten" to "eleven" with the inclusion of 2014 film, Blended)

See:

67.172.214.72 (talk) 05:06, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ though I should mention that IMDb is not a reliable source. Snuggums (talk • contributions) 06:25, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 February 2015
Please add somewhere in the introductory paragraph that Adam Sandler is of Jewish origin.

KingofKings2345 (talk) 17:35, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Not done: According to our style guide, we don't emphasize ethnicity in the lead. Favonian (talk) 17:40, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

New Hampshire?
It says Sandler was born in Brooklyn. But at the bottom, it says Manchester, NH, is his "hometown." When did Sandler move there? Perhaps say so in the early bio section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.238.150.165 (talk) 15:12, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

sandlers hometown
obviously he was born in brooklyn therefore brooklyn new york was his hometwon. and then he moved to new hampshire — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnykash323 (talk • contribs) 11:48, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Can we unprotect?
This page has been semi-protected since April 2014. Do we have any reason to believe there would still be heavy vandalism if we unprotected it? If not, can we unprotect it? BeIsKr (talk) 07:12, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2016
He has won award for One of the most popular ROMCOM 50 First Dates opposite Drew Berrymore

Saurabh10u (talk) 11:17, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 11:20, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Awards
I noticed the awards section is missing Sandler's many Razzie "wins". Do they not count as actual awards or they were just forgotten? If it's the latter, then a table for Razzie Awards should be added in the Awards and nominations section. 201.27.188.119 (talk) 17:09, 16 February 2016 (UTC)


 * They don't belong in the awards section as they are not awards, but sarcastic criticism. Coretheapple (talk) 20:30, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Years active missing
His years active is missing from the Infobox, I can't add it in because it's protected. When you add it in, it needs to say "years_active = 1987-present". 2600:1000:B03C:69BE:5526:5B39:314C:EDC4 (talk) 15:18, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2016
His years active is missing from the Infobox of the article, can someone add it in please as a request for myself please? Example: "| years_active = 1987–present".

2600:1000:B02D:CC9D:14E2:F00F:F2E5:ED0D (talk) 01:08, 2 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done MeowMoon (talk) 01:24, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 27 October 2016
Jcole112112 (talk) 23:41, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

take out bill cosby as influence
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Height
On the Howard Stern Show, Adam himself commented that his height was reported incorrectly and that his height is in fact 5' 11" (Five foot, Eleven inches) / 180.34 cm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TechStud (talk • contribs) 16:03, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 July 2018
50 first dates (2004) with drew barrymore 2.28.241.47 (talk) 08:08, 1 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. L293D (☎ • ✎) 10:32, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Remote Control
Sandler's character on the game show Remote Control was "Stick Pin" Quinn. Juvenile delinquent cousin of cast member comedian Colin Quinn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.223.21.130 (talk) 21:00, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

Fired from SNL
Why is there nothing in the article about bim being fired from SNL back in 1995? Presario2200 (talk) 12:52, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Add eight crazy nights
It is missing from his filmography — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1c2:1a00:5af0:7994:4f0d:7837:5eb1 (talk) 09:45, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Sandler’s Wikipedia page semi-protected exipire request
Ok. I had enough with the semi-protected pages. Hank9172 (talk) 00:17, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Adam Sandler’s Political affiliation
I do not believe Adam Sandler is Republican. The attribution was added by G1butler615 in May 2020. I’d like to see verification. Mattucee (talk) 04:12, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2020
SarujanTheSRJN (talk) 20:52, 2 August 2020 (UTC) Can you put one more row in the filmography in the film section in 2021 section, which is the movie, Animal Crossing, The role that Adam Sandler played in that movie is the voice of Tom Nook?

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Crboyer (talk) 21:02, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Frequent Collaborators
Someone to add to Females he has Collaborated with is Jennifer Aniston, they did 'Just go with it'(2011) and also 'Murder Mystery'(2019) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malblues (talk • contribs) 12:47, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Lithuanian Ancestor
I removed the sentence about the specific ancestor who was born in Lithuania, because it cited geni.com as a source. Geni is a collaborative site where amateur genealogists publish their research. The information on the site may be accurate or not, but it is certainly not a peer-reviewed, reliable source. It also comes pretty close to original research.

If there is a reliable source that talks about this specific ancestor, feel free to put the information here and cite it. Tea and crumpets (talk) 01:05, 7 September 2020 (UTC)