1966年9月9日，亚当·桑德勒（Adam Richard Sandler）出生在纽约的布鲁克林，双亲分别是朱迪（Judy）和斯坦利·桑德勒（Stanley Sandler）。 17岁时，亚当·桑德勒登上波士顿一家喜剧俱乐部的舞台，迈出了成为杰出喜剧演员的第一步。他发现自己天生就是喜剧演员的料。在纽约大学求学期间，他经常在夜总会和各大学校中表演，才华得到进一步提升，1991年他大学毕业，并获得美术学士学位。大学一年级时他抓住机会出演了真人秀节目《天才老爹》（The Cosby Show），扮演Huxtable一家的朋友斯密蒂（Smitty）。 在洛杉矶一家喜剧俱乐部工作时，亚当被丹尼斯·米勒（Dennis Miller）相中，并推荐给了综艺节目《周六夜现场》（Saturday Night Live）的制作人罗恩·迈克尔斯（Lorne Michaels），米勒告诉后者，桑德勒极富才能。1990年，亚当·桑德勒成为"夜现场"的一员，并为节目撰搞，此后他开始向影坛发展。 从90年代中期桑德勒陆续出演了《电波头》（Airheads）、《球场古惑仔》（Happy Gilmore）、《超龄插班生》（Billy Madison）、《冒牌老爸》（Big Daddy）等喜剧影片。他的主要作品有与薇诺娜·瑞德（Winona Ryder）联袂主演的《迪兹先生》（Mr. Deeds）、动画片《八夜疯狂》（Eight Crazy Nights）和《拳击情缘》（Punch-Drunk Love）等。他还创作并制作了多部自己的影片，并亲自为《婚礼歌手》（Wedding Singer）影片写主题歌。他创作的《The Chanukah Song》等几首歌曲曾登上告示牌排行榜。 Adam's first brush with comedy was at age 17 when his brother encouraged him to go on stage spontaneously at a Boston comedy club, Until then comedy had never entered his mind as a profession, but after his first appereance, he was hooked. While still in college, he continued to perform regularly in comedy clubs and universities througout New York. During his freshman year, he snagged a recurring role as Theo Huxtable's friend Smitty on THE COSBY SHOW, Sandler further cut his comedy working the local comedy-club circuit in Los Angeles, Where he was discovered by DENNIS MILLER. Miller told SNL producer Lorne Michael's that the kid had no mean talent. The recommendation helped Sandler secure a spot on the show in 1990, primarily as a writer, but also as a performer. Before his first year was up, Sandler became a regular player of enormous popularity. With characters such as Cajun man, Iraqi Pete,Canteen Boy and Operaman. Herlihy Boy and the host of the Denise Show. Sandler also performed memorable impersonations of Axl Rose, Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen.In 1993, Sandler released his first album of comedy material,called "They're All Gonna Laugh At You!" Sandler immediatley went on to receive a Grammy Nomination, even as it made its unprecedented run up the charts, spending over 100 weeks on Billboard's charts alone. The album spawned the hit single "Lunchlady Land" as well as the popular "Buddy" while bringing back the "Thanksgiving Song" and showing the world "The BUffoon." Sandler's film career kicked into high gear, starting with small cameos in Shakes the Clown and in ConeHeads, followed by co-starring roles in Going Overboard, AirHeads and Mixed Nuts. Sandler began his starring role in Universal's Billy Madison, a box office smash that he co-wrote. Next up in the film arena for Sandler was his second Universal comedy, Happy Gilmore. Soon after, he co-starred with Damon Wayons in the action/comedy BulletProof. Next up was the romantic comedy The Wedding Singer with Drew Barrymore set in 1985. The WaterBoy was Sandler's next movie which was released in November of 1998 and grossed over $39 million it's opening weekend. His next release, Big Daddy, extended the winning streak, easily beating out the competition it's first weekend out at the box office with an estimated $41 million haul. Sandlers next movie Little Nicky is due out for realease in the fall of 2000.