Sunny Sandler
Birth nameSunny Madeline Sandler
Birth dateNovember 2, 2008 (age 17)
Birth placeCalifornia, U.S.
ParentsAdam Sandler (father)
Jackie Sandler (mother)
RelativesSadie Sandler (sister)
Joseph H. Titone (grandfather)
Tyler Spindel (cousin)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Sunny Madeline Sandler (born November 2, 2008) is an American actress. Her parents are actors Adam Sandler and Jackie Sandler. She is known for playing Stacy Friedman in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)[1][2] and Vienna Gilmore in Happy Gilmore 2, both of which star her parents.

Early life

Sunny Madeline Sandler was born on November 2, 2008 in California to actor and comedian Adam Sandler and model and actress Jackie Titone. She has an older sister named Sadie, who is also an actress.[3] The sisters are of Russian-Jewish descent on their father's side and Italian descent on their mother's side.[4][5] The two are cousins of actor, comedian, and director Tyler Spindel[6] as well as granddaughters of politician Joseph H. Titone.[7][8]

Career

Sunny Sandler began her acting career as a child, often appearing in films produced by her father. The first film in which she appeared was Grown Ups (2010). She played the daughter of Tardio, a friend of her father's character. She has appeared in several other Adam Sandler films including Just Go with It (2011), Jack and Jill (2011), That's My Boy (2012), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Sandy Wexler (2017), The Week Of (2018), Murder Mystery (2019), and Hubie Halloween (2020).[9][10]In many of the films, she portrayed minor roles or played the daughter of her father's character. In You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023), she had a leading role as Stacy Friedman, earning praise for her performance.[11][12][13][14]

In 2023, she voiced the character of Summer Chapman in the animated film Leo, a talkative girl who forms a bond with Leo, the class pet voiced by her father.[15][16]

In 2025 she had a major role as Vienna Gilmore, the daughter of Happy Gilmore in Netflix's Happy Gilmore 2[17][18] and a small role in Kinda Pregnant with Amy Schumer.[19]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Grown UpsSunny Tardio
2011Just Go with ItGirl at Rope Bridge
Jack and JillLittle Girl on Ship
2012That’s My BoyLemonade Stand Kid
Hotel TransylvaniaAdditional VoicesVoice role
2013Grown Ups 2Sunny Tardio
2014BlendedWall Street Stepdaughter
2015PixelsSweet Scout Girl
Hotel Transylvania 2Baby DennisVoice role
The Ridiculous 6Dancing Kid
2016The Do-OverDaisy
2017Sandy WexlerLola
2018The Week OfEva
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationSunnyVoice role
2019Murder MysteryBrittany
2020The Wrong MissyLobby Strong Sunny
Hubie HalloweenCooky
2022Home TeamBrooke
Hustle13 Yr Old Girl
2023The Out-LawsGracie
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat MitzvahStacy Friedman
LeoSummerVoice role
2024SpacemanAnna
2025Kinda PregnantDaisy
Happy Gilmore 2Vienna Gilmore
Jay KellyGirl on train
2026Don't Say Good LuckSophie BirenbaumPost-production

References

  1. ^ Lekic, Raquel (May 3, 2025). "Meet Adam Sandler's Talented Teen Daughters— Movie Stars in the Making!". First For Women. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Rosenbloom, Alli (August 27, 2023). "Adam Sandler's daughter Sunny had her own starry bat mitzvah 1 year before starring in her dad's movie". CNN. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. ^ Wihlborg, Ulrica (May 7, 2006). "Adam Sandler, Wife Have a Baby". People. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Mayer, Beth Ann (November 21, 2024). "Big Daddy, Indeed! All About Adam Sandler's Kids, Sadie and Sunny". Parade. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Adam Sandler Keeps His 2 Daughters Busy - by Putting Them in His Movies!". Yahoo. July 15, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (July 12, 2021). "Pierce Brosnan Joins Adam Devine in Netflix's Action-Comedy 'The Out-Laws'; Tyler Spindel To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Archived October 31, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Political Tidbits: Adam Sandler's Father-in-Law Can Practice Again". BrowardBeat.com
  8. ^ Olmeda, Rafael (August 26, 2021). "Adam Sandler's father-in-law arrested with gun in bag at Broward courthouse". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved July 13, 2024. – via Yahoo! News
  9. ^ Bradney-George, Teneal Zuvela, Amy (2024-09-17). "Adam Sandler's Daughters Are All Grown Up As They Join Dad On The Red Carpet". marie claire. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  10. ^ "'Don't Say Good Luck': Sunny Sandler Headlining New Comedy Film For Netflix". What's on Netflix. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  11. ^ "All about Adam Sandler's 2 daughters". TODAY.com. 2025-01-02. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  12. ^ "'You Are So Not Invited': Adam Sandler's bat mitzvah film gets trailer". The Jerusalem Post. 2023-08-15. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  13. ^ Zaltzman, Lior. "The makings of an authentic Jewish film". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  14. ^ Bartov, Shira Li (24 August 2023). "'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' draws inspiration from real celebrations". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  15. ^ Jennifer Hudson Show (2023-12-29). Adam Sandler's Daughter Voiced Summer in the Animated Movie 'Leo'. Retrieved 2025-06-17. – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "The fabulous lives of Adam Sandler's teenage daughters, Sadie and Sunny". South China Morning Post. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  17. ^ "Meet Happy Gilmore 2 Star Adam Sandler's Wife Jackie Sandler, Daughters Sunny And Sadie". Times Now. 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  18. ^ Robinson, KiMi. "'Happy Gilmore 2' shoots up the charts, earns Netflix's biggest opening weekend numbers". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  19. ^ "Adam Sandler's Teen Daughter and His Wife Jackie Make Fun Cameos in Amy Schumer's Kinda Pregnant Trailer". People.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.