Claim: Adam Sandler acts professionally.

Adam Richard Sandler -LRB- born September 9 , 1966 -RRB- is an American actor , comedian , screenwriter , film producer , and musician . After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member , Sandler went on to star in many Hollywood feature films that combined have grossed over $ 2 billion at the box office . He is best known for his comedic roles , such as in the films Billy Madison -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , the sports comedies Happy Gilmore -LRB- 1996 -RRB- and The Waterboy -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , the romantic comedy The Wedding Singer -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Big Daddy -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and Mr. Deeds -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and voicing Dracula in Hotel Transylvania -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Hotel Transylvania 2 -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . Several of his movies , most notably the widely panned Jack and Jill , have gained harsh criticism , culminating in a shared second place in the number of Raspberry Awards -LRB- 3 -RRB- and Raspberry Award Nominations -LRB- 11 -RRB- , in both cases second only to Sylvester Stallone . He has ventured into more dramatic territory with his roles in Punch-Drunk Love -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Spanglish -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Reign Over Me -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Funny People -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and The Meyerowitz Stories -LRB- 2017 -RRB- .   Sandler has released five comedy albums in his career . They 're All Gon na Laugh at You ! -LRB- 1993 -RRB- and What the Hell Happened to Me ? -LRB- 1996 -RRB- are both certified double-platinum . In 1999 , Sandler founded Happy Madison Productions .