{{short description|American comedian, actor and director}} {{Infobox person | name = Tyler Spindel | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1984}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth (Sandler) Spindel (born 1956) - New Hampshire |url=https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/elizabeth-sandler-spindel-birth-1956-united-states/192792890 |website=www.ancientfaces.com}}</ref> | alma_mater = [[Harvard University]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/12/1/alumnispotlight-tylerespindel/ |title=Alumni Spotlight: Tyler e. Spindel '07 &#124; Arts &#124; the Harvard Crimson |access-date=2022-03-07 |archive-date=2021-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317134216/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/12/1/alumnispotlight-tylerespindel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|director}} | relatives = [[Adam Sandler]] (uncle)<br>[[Jackie Sandler]] (aunt)<br>[[Sadie Sandler]] (cousin)<br>[[Sunny Sandler]] (cousin) }} '''Tyler Spindel''' is an American comedian, actor and director.

==Life and career== Spindel was born in 1984 to dentist Elizabeth (née Sandler)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Elizabeth Sandler Spindel, DDS - Dentistry - Vitals |url=https://www.vitals.com/dentists/Dr_Elizabeth_Spindel |website=www.vitals.com}}</ref> and Gerald Spindel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Schumer, Adam Sandler and Tyler Spindel |url=https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/amy-schumer-adam-sandler-and-tyler-spindel#:~:text=The%20film%20was%20co%2Dwritten,%E2%80%9Cbest%20thing%20in%20town%E2%80%9D. |website=www.jewishtampa.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Sandler's 3 Siblings: All About Scott, Elizabeth and Valerie |url=https://people.com/all-about-adam-sandler-siblings-7966304 |website=people.com}}</ref> Spindel is the nephew of actor and comedian [[Adam Sandler]] and the cousin of actresses [[Sadie Sandler]] and [[Sunny Sandler]] through his mother Elizabeth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2021-07-12 |title=Pierce Brosnan Joins Adam Devine in Netflix's Action-Comedy 'The Out-Laws'; Tyler Spindel To Direct |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/pierce-brosnan-adam-devine-the-out-laws-1234790913/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031102330/https://deadline.com/2021/07/pierce-brosnan-adam-devine-the-out-laws-1234790913/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is best known for his work on ''[[Father of the Year (film)|Father of the Year]]'',<ref> {{Cite web |title= 'Father of the Year (special screening with David Spade' |url=https://nhfilmfestival.com/films/father-of-the-year/}}</ref> ''[[The Wrong Missy]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-29 |title='The Out-Laws': Nina Dobrev, Michael Rooker, and More Join the Netflix Action-Comedy |url=https://collider.com/the-out-laws-cast-nina-dobrev-michael-rooker-netflix/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Collider |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104102813/https://collider.com/the-out-laws-cast-nina-dobrev-michael-rooker-netflix/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2021-11-08 |title=Dianne Doan & Connor Paolo To Star In Rom-Com 'Better Half'; Geoff Pierson & Clark Backo Join 'The List' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/dianne-doan-connor-paolo-to-star-in-better-half-geoff-pierson-joins-the-list-1234870092/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127074748/https://deadline.com/2021/11/dianne-doan-connor-paolo-to-star-in-better-half-geoff-pierson-joins-the-list-1234870092/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[The Out-Laws (film)|''The Out-Laws'']]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2019-01-10 |title=New David Spade-Starring, Adam Sandler-Produced Netflix Movie Finds Director |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/new-adam-sandler-produced-netflix-film-wrong-missy-finds-director-1175199/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123193325/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/new-adam-sandler-produced-netflix-film-wrong-missy-finds-director-1175199/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Rebecca |title=Disney Is Casting a Twist on 'Romeo and Juliet' With Kaitlyn Dever |date=25 August 2021 |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/casting-disney-romeo-juliet-kaitlyn-dever-73877/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |archive-date=2021-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119005417/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/casting-disney-romeo-juliet-kaitlyn-dever-73877/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Kinda Pregnant]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kinda Pregnant|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kinda_pregnant#cast-and-crew |access-date=2025-09-02}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Directing=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title |- |2025 | ''[[Kinda Pregnant|Kinda Pregnant]]'' |- |2023 |''[[The Out-Laws (film)|The Out-Laws]]'' |- |2020 |''[[The Wrong Missy|The Wrong Missy]]'' |- |2018 |''[[Father of the Year (film)|Father of the Year]]'' |}

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