LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Sandler would be the subsequent recipient of AARP’s Films for Grownups profession achievement award, the group stated Tuesday.
And perhaps this time, the actor will await his sign.
When Sandler received the group’s greatest actor prize in 2020 for“Uncut Gems,” he rushed to the stage too quick — earlier than host Conan O’Brien had time to sing his praises. O’Brien made comedian hay of the second, sending the sheepish actor again to his seat with directions to await “a signal.”
From his “Saturday Night Live” roots to beloved comedies like “Billy Madison” (1995) and the cult basic “Happy Gilmore” (1996) to dramas like “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002) and his high-energy flip in “Uncut Gems” (2019), Sandler, 59, has displayed an ever-growing vary.
This summer season he reprised “Happy Gilmore” on Netflix and in November will seem alongside George Clooney in Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly.”
Winner of the 2023 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Sandler “is one of Hollywood’s most enduring and ever-evolving stars, whose talents resonate across generations,” AARP stated in an announcement on Tuesday.
Myechia Minter-Jordan, the group’s CEO, known as the actor “a Hollywood legend whose exceptional profession has set a brand new commonplace for comedic storytelling, charming audiences throughout generations.
“Adam’s enduring success, his skill to reinvent himself, encourage laughter, and transfer us by way of dramatic performances is a testomony to the ability of creativity at all ages,” Minter-Jordan stated.
AARP launched the Films for Grownups initiative in 2002 to advocate for audiences over 50, combat ageism in Hollywood and promote motion pictures “for grownups, by grownups.”
Actor Alan Cumming will host the ceremony in Beverly Hills on Jan. 10, to be broadcast by “Great Performances” on PBS in February.
