"He's always been funny; he always woke up in a good mood. We knew he would be an entertainer", says Adam's Mom. Adam Sandler is a book by David Seidman about the life of comedian, actor, and solo artist, Adam Sandler. In this report I will be talking about his childhood, influences (i.e. being Jewish and his father), his and accomplishments.
             Adam was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 9, 1966. As he is the youngest of four, children he has two older sisters, Elizabeth and Valerie, and one older brother, Scott. When he was six, he moved to Manchester, New Hampshire where he spent most of his childhood. When he was young he was the family joker. Whenever his mother or teachers would try to punish him, he would try to make them laugh instead. He would tell a joke or sing in a funny voice. His mom tried to have him take singing lessons because he would always sing in funny voices. Adam did not like it too much. He stated, "...that it didn't work out too well because I would rather be playing baseball than singing in a room with an old lady."
             When he was seventeen he went to New York to attend college at NYU, and so his life as a comedian began. He started doing stand up comedy in the clubs by NYU. At first the club didn't think he was that good but they let him do it anyway because all his friends came when he performed and the club charged them $2 a person. Rejection did not stick well with Sandler; it acted as further motivation to prove everyone wrong.
             He had unique challenges during his career that has influenced his work and can be seen in his movies and songs. He had to deal with his parents and their not liking his comedy, which sometimes makes fun of his father and dealing with their disappointment in him not taking education seriously. He said, "Instead of being book smart, I decided to have fun." His mother would
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