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ADAM<br />
SANDLER<br />
Comedy Star of the Year<br />
Brooklyn-born comic ADAM<br />
SANDLER, who broke into the<br />
mainstream with notoriously bizarre<br />
characters like Opera Man, Canteen Boy,<br />
Carlos and Cajun Man on television's "Saturday<br />
Night Live," is the recipient of<br />
ShowEast' s Comedy Star of the Year<br />
award. Sandler's first foray into comedy<br />
was at age 17 when his brother encouraged<br />
him to go onstage spontaneously at a Boston<br />
comedy club. While attending New York<br />
University, Sandler continued to perform in<br />
clubs and universities throughout New York.<br />
Shortly thereafter, he won a spot as part of<br />
"Saturday Night Live's" cast for the i990/'91<br />
season; he and his unique, outrageous characters<br />
became increasingly popular over the<br />
five years he appeared on the show.<br />
ShowEast '97<br />
Sandler made his feature film debut in<br />
i993's "Coneheads," and subsequently<br />
starred in several comedies including "Airheads,"<br />
"Billy Madison," "Bulletproof"<br />
and "Happy Gilmore." Coming up for<br />
Sandler is New Line's "The Wedding<br />
Singer," slated to open Feb. 13, in which<br />
he'll star in the title role opposite Drew<br />
Barrymore. Set in New Jersey circa 1985,<br />
the film tells the story of Robbie (Sandler),<br />
lead singer for a band that does cover versions<br />
of Culture Club and Dead or Alive<br />
songs to mixed reactions at small-town<br />
wedding receptions. When he's jilted at the<br />
altar of his own wedding, he's devastated,<br />
and his work suffers.<br />
The role "marries" Sandler's aptitudes as<br />
both a comic actor and a singer—the multitalented<br />
entertainer wrote and performed<br />
such hits as "Lunchlady Land," "Chanakah<br />
Song" and "Red-Hooded Sweatshirt," and<br />
has released three comedy albums which<br />
feature both spoken-word pieces and songs:<br />
"They're All Gonna Laugh At You!,"<br />
"What the Hell Happened to Me?," and his<br />
latest, "What's Your Name," which recently<br />
hit record stores everywhere.<br />
Sandler is currently busy co-scripting<br />
"The Water Boy" with his writing partner<br />
Tim Herlihy. The film, in which Sandler<br />
will also star, is scheduled to go into production<br />
this month and will be released<br />
through Buena Vista.<br />
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