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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (2012)PRODUCTION NOTESthen on he was hooked, performing regularly in comedy clubs throughout the state,while earning a degree in Fine Arts from New York University.Sandler’s production company Happy Madison Productions was co-founded by JackGiarraputo and Sandler and has gone on to become an almost self-contained ministudio, being involved in all aspects of film production. Happy Madison has producedClick, The Benchwarmers, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Dickie Roberts: FormerChild Star, Strange Wilderness and the recent films The House Bunny, Paul Blart: MallCop, Zookeeper, and the upcoming film Here Comes the Boom. Sandler has alsocollaborated with writer Tim Herlihy on the screenplays for Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky,Billy Madison, Big Daddy, and The Waterboy and executive produced Grandma’s Boy,The Animal, Joe Dirt, The Master of Disguise, The Hot Chick and Deuce Bigalow: MaleGigolo.Happy Madison Productions also has a deal with Columbia Tri-Star Domestic Televisionto develop shows for the studio including the current hit show “Rules of Engagement”starring David Spade and Oliver Hudson. Sandler’s comedy albums on Warner BrosRecords have gone multi-platinum. Collectively, they have sold more than six millioncopies to date.With a diverse range of comedic talents, ANDY SAMBERG (Jonathan) has emerged asa captivating and hilarious leading man on screens both big and small. As an Emmy®award winning writer, Samberg is achieving as much success behind the scenes as heis on screen.Samberg can currently be seen in Lee Toland Krieger's Celeste and Jesse Forever,written by and co-starring Rashida Jones. The film premiered at the 2012 SundanceFilm Festival and was released by Sony Pictures Classics. Samberg was last seenstarring opposite Adam Sandler in the comedy That’s My Boy. Samberg recentlywrapped production in London on “Cuckoo”, a BBC3 series produced by Ash Atalla.© 2012 Sony Pictures Animation 25