His career really began to take off after he appeared on Saturday Night Live in the ‘90s, but he quickly rose to be a leading man in dozens of comedies. And I kept getting choked up, I think it was just being at SNL and being at the place that I hung with the man.Today, Adam Sandler is one of the most recognized comedians in Hollywood. Nearly 25 years after he was asked to leave, he got the last laugh.īut it was his heartfelt tribute that night to pal Chris Farley, who died in 1997 of a drug overdose, that stole the show.Īdam Sandler: I sang it in rehearsal when we were first doing it in the daytime. Sandler returned to SNL last spring for the first time. You don't like telling anybody, "Hey, you know that - that thing I was doing? They said I was no good at it." It was almost like a recommendation, maybe it's a good time to- to resign, right? Somethin' like that.Īdam Sandler: My heart was broken and I was scared. But I think- it's gonna be- it could be a rough year.Īdam Sandler: That's right. Lorne Michaels: I said I think I can protect him. Sharyn Alfonsi: Was he fired? Or did he quit? Everybody agreed that this group of people weren't funny. Lorne Michaels: It was the rare moment in the history of the show where the network and the critics were on the same side. Just a few years in, even powerful SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels couldn't save Sandler. Their generation loved them, critics did not. And you guys keep it a lot nicer than us. His time at SNL was spent alongside, among others, Chris Rock, David Spade and the late Chris Farley.Īdam Sandler: That was Farley's desk, he had a desk right there. I said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll do that." That was kinda that stupid. And writing SNL classics like "The Chanukah Song."Īdam Sandler: My brother said to me when I was applying for colleges- I- I said, "What should I study?" He goes, "Why don't you be an actor? You should be a comedian.
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Sandler and Alfonsi on the set of "Saturday Night Live"īeing like Eddie Murphy meant becoming a movie star but first getting to "Saturday Night Live." He made it there when he was just 23 years old, Introducing us to characters like Canteen Boy and Operaman. I gotta be-"Īdam Sandler: I was the- I wanted the Eddie Murphy. Sharyn Alfonsi: What did you want? Was it, "I gotta get to SNL. I don't know what the hell was goin' through my head. Got to- it's basically, the big part of the movie, this block.Īdam Sandler: I was very driven, man. Sandler and correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi walk through New York City's Diamond District.Īdam Sandler: This is kind of the street where we- we shot a lot of stuff, got prepared. I was like, I don't know, man I don't like him very much. (LAUGH) Did you have any reservation about that?Īdam Sandler: I was scared, yeah. And then you play this loud, sweaty, obnoxious character. Sharyn Alfonsi: Everybody always talks about you being such a likable guy.
It's a plum part with serious acting chops required for every scene.
He plays Howard Ratner, a jewelry dealer and sports gambler in desperate straits. It's an intense, dark drama set in the cut throat world behind New York's 47th Street Diamond District. "Uncut Gems" is far from a predictable Sandler farce. His newest film may surprise his critics.
I was- kinda shell-shocked like, "What happened? They say I suck?" (LAUGH) I thought I was good at this. I fly in, try to find a game somewhere, play, get a little sweat.Īdam Sandler: That stuff doesn't hurt me anymore. Adam SandlerĪdam Sandler: It looks like a bunch of high school kids, or junior high. We got our answer, when fresh off an overnight flight, he wanted to meet us at a basketball court. We wondered if all the buzz had turned Sandler into a serious, self-important, actor. He takes on a gritty, dramatic role, in a movie called "Uncut Gems" and his performance is drawing some of the best reviews of his career. This month, the 53-year-old who's sometimes described as "juvenile," may surprise audiences who think they know the Sandman's shtick.
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It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since Adam Sandler first appeared on "Saturday Night Live." But did you know that Sandler was let go, just a few years after he joined the cast? We wanted to know why - and how he evolved from a TV comic, to the rarest of things, a humble movie star who's brought in billions of dollars at the box office.
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