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...hasn't really changed at all. Rather, Hollywood has adapted to him. Sandler, 36, is not the kind of actor who "stretches." Like Humphrey Bogart or Jimmy Stewart, Sandler ultimately plays himself, which is what his fans pay money to see. Sandler's shrewd move is to keep playing Adam Sandler and get a thoughtful movie made around...
Sandler was dumped from the show in 1995. Fortunately for him, that was the same year Billy Madison was released. It was a hit with teens, and Sandler followed it in 1996 with Happy Gilmore. Suddenly the comedian who had been fired back East was being courted out West. "Adam has always been more highly regarded in Hollywood than by the critics," says an agent who knows him. "Anyone with kids usually likes him because their kids are so into...
There's a jokey axiom in Hollywood: Show business is a homophobic, anti-Semitic industry dominated by homosexuals and Jews. In reality, Sandler is widely admired within the entertainment community for proudly proclaiming his Jewish heritage. And it's one reason that audiences of all stripes like him: Adam Sandler seems authentic; he's not hiding anything. His hilarious Chanukah Song, which he introduced on Saturday Night Live, is considered a holiday classic...
...loves poo jokes. "He has a cult following of millions," says Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box-office-tracking firm Exhibitor Relations. "The thing about his audience--they are growing up with him, and they're still in that most-frequent-moviegoer category." Adam Sandler appears to be growing up but not wearing thin. Nothing dumb about that...
...achieved by attacking Iraq. Peace will come when a nation like the U.S. understands that we are all part of the same human species and what happens to those in Rwanda or Zimbabwe or Iraq or India is as important as what happens to people in New York City. Adam Hess Cape Town...