American actor/comedian, screenwriter, film producer and musician Adam Richard Sandler was born on 9 September 1966, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, and is perhaps best known through his contributions to the TV show “Saturday Night Live” beginning in 1990.
So just how rich is Adam Sandler, as of early 2017? Considering his alround involvement in the entertainment industry, it is probably not surprising that Adam’s net worth is estimated by authoritative sources at over $380 million, accumulated during a career which began over 30 years ago.
Adam Sandler Net Worth $380 Million
Adam’s mother, Judy worked as a teacher in a nursery school, whereas his father, Stanley Sandler was an electrical engineer, both of Russian-Jewish ancestry. Adam Sandler began performing in various comedy clubs in the mid-1980s, while he was studying at the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts thus opening Sandler’s net worth.
After the graduation in 1988, Adam continued working in various comedy clubs, and fortunately was seen by one of the cast members from ‘Saturday Night Live’, Dennis Miller, and Adam was invited to work on the show as a featured actor, which immediately helped Adam’s net worth as well as his rise in popularity.
Meanwhile, Sandler starred on the big screen in ‘Airheads’ directed by Michael Lehmann. ‘Billy Madison’ directed by Tamra Davis and written by Sandler himself, increasing his net worth as he was nominated by MTV Movie Awards for the Best Comedic Performance. Adam continued his career starring in the films ‘Bulletproof’ with the box office grossing 22 million dollars, ‘Happy Gilmore’ – 41 million, ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan’ – 201 million , ‘Bedtime Stories’ directed by Adam Shankman with the box office grossing 212 million, and ‘Grown Ups’ directed by Dennis Dugan and written by Adam Sandler, grossed 162 million dollars, indicating the popularity of the films written by and/or starring Adam Sandler, and lifting his net worth too.
Adam’s later films were also appreciated by both cinema goers and critics, including ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ directed by Paul Thomas Anderson for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, ‘Big Daddy’ directed by Dennis Dugan which has brought Adam two MTV Movie Awards for Best Comedic Performance, and ‘Funny People’ directed by Judd Apatow after which Adam was invited to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In 1999 Adam established the film and television production company ‘Happy Madison Productions’, where he worked with Barry Bernardi, Allen Covert, Heather Parry and Scott Sandler among others, producing such films as ‘The Shortcut’, ‘Jack and Jill’, ‘Here Comes the Boom’, ‘Grown ups’ and many others which have also boosted Adam Sandler’s net worth.
In his personal life, Adam Sandler has been married to actress Jackie Sandler (Jacqueline Samantha Titone) since 2003, and they have two daughters. Adam’s generous donations to charity are well known too, including to Boys and Girls Club located in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he is domiciled.
