Get to know Adam Sandler’s wife Jackie Sandler.
Who is Adam Sandler’s wife Jackie?
Fans might recognize Jackie from some of her famous husband’s movies. The actress has had roles in several of Adam’s flicks, including Hubie Halloween, Murder Mystery, Just Go with It, Little Nicky and Grown Ups. Jackie’s credits also include Netflix’s The Wrong Missy. Aside from occasionally sharing the screen with Adam, Jackie also helps her husband off-camera with his potential movie roles. “We do this together, me and Jackie. Movies, you know, we discuss what I’m gonna to do. And she gives me, you know, strength and courage to jump into this stuff,” he told Ellen DeGeneres in 2019. In fact, Jackie encouraged Adam to take the role in the critically acclaimed film Uncut Gems. “My badass wife, she gave me the balls to take the part. I was scared and she said, ‘Go f— do that’ and ‘you can do that s—’ and we rehearsed together all the time," Adam said at the 2020 National Board of Review Gala (via PEOPLE).
How did Adam Sandler meet his wife Jackie?
It’s been reported that the pair met on the set of 1999’s Big Daddy. Jackie played a waitress in the comedy. Adam commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the day he met his future wife in 2020. Alongside photos of him and Jackie, the Happy Gilmore actor sweetly penned, “22 years ago today we locked eyes and fell deep. Look forward to the next 22, young lady. Love you my forever girl.”
When did Adam and Jackie Sandler get married?
The couple tied the knot in 2003. Jennifer Aniston, Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Osbourne and Rob Schneider were among the 400 guests at the Jewish ceremony in Malibu, according to PEOPLE. Prior to marrying Adam, Jackie converted to Judaism in 2000, per the outlet.
Does Adam Sandler have kids?
Jackie and Adam share two children: daughters Sunny and Sadie Like their mother, Sunny, born in 2008, and Sadie, born in 2006, have appeared in some of their father’s films. Adam previously told PEOPLE, “I hear sometimes in the house, ‘I wanna be in a movie’ and I say, ‘You are, you were in this, this and this’ and they go, ‘Not yours.’ I go, ‘Oh, Daddy’s not good enough!’” adding, “They wanna do their own thing one day.”
How does Adam Sandler’s wife feel about his romantic scenes?
Jackie is one supportive wife. While Adam confessed to W Magazine that he is “never excited for romantic scenes,” his wife “loves the women” he works with. The 50 First Dates star shared, “She’s always saying, ‘Come on, make sure you kiss the best you can.’” The mom of two also offers her husband kissing tips. In an interview with the Associated Press, Adam recalled a kissing scene with Aniston for their movie Murder Mystery. “The only awkward part is hearing my wife on the side go, ‘Harder! Kiss her harder! Deeper!’" he said, to which Aniston added, “That was awkward.” Adam told Ellen DeGeneres in 2014 that “there’s no jealousy at all.” “She’s just like, ‘Get in there!’” he said of his wife. “We’re [him and Drew Barrymore] doing a nice romantic scene and I think I’m doing pretty great, being as romantic as I can be and then I go ‘OK. Moving on. Let’s go. That was great, Drew. Good job.’ And I’m walking away and I just see my wife like [shaking her head]. ‘What’s the matter?’ [Jackie says] ‘Just please, for the sake of women, get in there and just look a little more alive.’”
What’s the secret to Adam Sandler and his wife’s marriage?
For Adam, the secret is “just getting time together.” “Making sure that you don’t run off too long and hanging out together and telling the truth and that kind of thing’s good,” the Uncut Gems star told said at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Next, find out how to watch all of the 2021 Oscar movies.
