Sandler was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Sandler made his first appearance as host of Saturday Night Live and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Netflix announced that The Ridiculous 6 had been viewed more times in 30 days than any other movie in Netflix history.

Sandler reunited with Drew Barrymore for a third time in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy Blended.

Sandler voiced a capuchin monkey in Kevin James's Zookeeper.

The film Funny People was released.

Adam Richard Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician.