Editing Adam Sandler (section)

===1987–1994: Early television and film roles===

In 1987, Sandler played [[Theo Huxtable]]'s friend Smitty on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and the Stud Boy or Trivia Delinquent on the [[Game show|MTV game show]] ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''. After his film debut in ''[[Going Overboard]]'' in 1989, Sandler performed in comedy clubs, having first taken the stage at his brother's urging when he was 17. He was discovered by comedian [[Dennis Miller]], who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles and recommended him to ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' producer [[Lorne Michaels]]. Sandler was hired as a writer for ''SNL'' in 1990, and became a featured player the following year. He made a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including "[[The Thanksgiving Song]]" and "[[The Chanukah Song]]".<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/adam-sandler-9542505|title=Adam Sandler: Film Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Comedian, Screenwriter (1966–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]| access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> Sandler told [[Conan O'Brien]] on ''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien|The Tonight Show]]'' that [[NBC]] fired him and [[Chris Farley]] from the show in 1995. Sandler used his firing as part of his monologue when he [[List of Saturday Night Live cast members#Returning to host|returned in 2019 to host the show]].<ref name="Sandler fired">{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_youre_not_alone_conan_obrien_adam_sandler_says_nbc_fired_him_and_chris_farley_fr.html | title=You're not alone, Conan O'Brien: Adam Sandler says NBC fired him and Chris Farley from 'SNL' | first=Joe | last=Dziemianowicz | work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] | location=New York City | date=January 21, 2010 | access-date=January 23, 2010 | archive-date=January 24, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124044753/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_youre_not_alone_conan_obrien_adam_sandler_says_nbc_fired_him_and_chris_farley_fr.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Sandler's "I Was Fired" Monologue – SNL | date=May 4, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eghK5yMpNuc | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/eghK5yMpNuc| archive-date=2021-10-28|publisher=SNL}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1993, Adam Sandler appeared in the film ''[[Coneheads (film)|Coneheads]]'' with fellow SNL performers Farley, [[David Spade]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Phil Hartman]], and [[Jane Curtin]]. In 1994, he co-starred in ''[[Airheads]]'' with [[Brendan Fraser]] and [[Steve Buscemi]].