You may not see it onscreen, but a lot of the heart in Netflix's new Adam Sandler-led drama "Hustle" may not have been possible without one big tie to the Capital Region.
Legendary comedian and actor Adam Sandler will be making a stop in Upstate New York in 2020. It will be part of his stand-up tour and the first time ever he will appear at this venue.
Adam Sandler, the comedic-acting genius behind Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, The Waterboy and The Wedding Singer (just to name a few) released a schedule of stand-up comedy tour dates. While it appears that he'll only be making a handful of appearances in 2019, one stop on his "100% Fresher" tour will be well within driving distance of the Capital Region.
Last year, Forbes dubbed Adam Sandler the most overpaid actor in Hollywood with the help of some basic math skills — the publication looks at how much a studio makes for every dollar they paid their leading man. Johnny Depp came in second place in 2014, and although Sandler has had an impressively terrible year, Depp succeeded in overthrowing the former funny man and stealing his overpaid crown.
On The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show they watched the trailer to the new Adam Sandler movie Pixels. They failed to mention that this movie looks a lot like Raiders of the Lost Arcade from Futurama.
Having been fired from 'SNL' in 1995 along with fellow comedic legend Chris Farley, Sandler recently spoke to yet another notable alum, Norm MacDonald, who asked Sandler why he never returned to host an episode.