Adam Sandler

by Dwayne Epstein

Describes the private life and professional career of actor-comedian Adam Sandler, who achieved popularity on the Saturday Night Live series.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

Dwayne Epstein is the author of a number of young adult biographies, covering such celebrity personalities as Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Hilary Swank, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, and Denzel Washington for Lucent Books' "People in the News" series.

Epstein also contributed to Bill Krohn's bestselling books "Hitchcock at Work" and "Joe Dante and the Gremlins of Hollywood."

Prior to writing biographies, Epstein contributed to film chronicles on a regular basis. He wrote for Filmfax Magazine on subjects such as Bobby Darin, the Rat Pack, television pioneer Steve Allen, film director Sam Fuller, comic book artist Neal Adams, "Invasion of the Body Snatcher's" Kevin McCarthy, John Belushi, and comedy legend Sid Caesar.

Epstein later contributed to Cahiers Du Cinema's "Serious Pleasures" which had a high profile in Europe. He wrote on American films chosen for rediscovery by directors Oliver Stone, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, and Clint Eastwood.

His N.Y. Times bestselling biography, "Lee Marvin: Point Blank," will soon be followed by 'Killin' Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, The Most Iconic World War II Film of All Time," to be published on April 25, 2023, by Citadel Press.

Reviews

[May Agouzzal]

Adam Sandler is an extraordinary person who is famous all around the world. This book is a biography about his life, written by Dwayne Epstein. There were a lot of highlights throughout his life. It all started in 1966, September 9, in Brooklyn, New York. In 1984 Adam is offered a scholarship in NYU for theater after his amazing performance at a comedy club. His first role and appearance in TV was in 1987. In 1990 he dates Margaret Ruden and was hired in the Saturday Night Live as the writer. After that he keeps getting roles for movies and TV shows. But in 1995, he unfortunately breaks up with Margaret, however he releases his first single. His life continues as a comic in very well known movies and he continues with his music career. In conclusion, Adam Sandler’s life has always been about TV and music.

Adam Sandler is an amazing actor. People admire how he makes them laugh even if they are in a very bad mood. He can easily turn peoples from upside down by simply watching one of his movies. Adam Sandler became famous after being discovered in a performance at school and was offered a scholar ship at NYU. This book can easily be identified as a biography because this book helps us learn and discover more about Adam Sandler’s career and private life.

I would certainly recommend this book to any middles schooler that love Adam Sandler and is searching for a famous actor/comic/singer. Adam always has been an inspiration for slot of people because he handled being an actor in the same time a singer. Most of his movies appeared in the box office, which is extraordinary. In conclusion, I would without hesitating, recommend this book to anybody that love Adam Sandler and need someone to be inspired by because Adam is an amazing inspiration.