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Education and breakout on SNL

Sandler was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, the youngest of four children. Academically disinclined, he was frequently disciplined for his comedic antics in school. He first performed at a stand-up comedy club in Boston at age 17 at the urging of his brother. Following high school, Sandler took classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York City and attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, graduating in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in acting.

Sandler’s first television appearance was on The Cosby Show (1987), in which he featured as a friend of the Huxtable family. He continued to perform stand-up, and during a performance in Los Angeles, comedian Dennis Miller took notice and later recommended him to Saturday Night Live (SNL) impresario Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for the sketch comedy show in 1990 and made occasional appearances before becoming a cast member the next year. During his five-year tenure on SNL, Sandler created a range of oddball characters, among them Opera Man, an opera star who riffed on news headlines in a mock bel canto tenor. In 1995 Sandler and other cast members, including Chris Farley, were fired from SNL amid low ratings.

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