Allen Covert
| Allen Covert | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Allen Stephen Covert October 13, 1964 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Covert (4 children) |
Allen Stephen Covert (born October 13, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Best known for his starring role in the 2006 comedy film Grandma's Boy, he is also a frequent collaborator with actor and friend Adam Sandler with prominent roles in such films as Happy Gilmore (1996), The Wedding Singer (1997), Big Daddy (1999), Little Nicky (2000), Mr. Deeds (2002), Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates (2004), and the Happy Madison Productions film Strange Wilderness (2008).
Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Elizabeth Ann (née Duhy) and Stephen Covert. He studied theater at New York University, where he was a classmate of Adam Sandler. Covert has served as a performer, writer, and/or producer for almost every film and comedy album Sandler has ever released. Covert currently resides in California.
Covert's father was Jewish and his mother was a Southern Baptist; Covert identifies as Jewish. Covert describes himself as a political conservative.
Covert's first film role, as a bartender, was in Sandler's 1989 film Going Overboard. He had minor parts in several subsequent Sandler films before his first prominent role in 1998's The Wedding Singer alongside Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Covert would continue to have fairly large roles in Sandler's next four films, including one in Little Nicky for which he gained 40 pounds. He eventually settled back into smaller walk-on and single-scene appearances in Sandler's films beginning with 50 First Dates in 2004. However, in 2006 Covert starred in the comedy film Grandma's Boy, his first (and only) lead role. Sandler didn't act in that film but served as an executive producer. Covert has also had small roles in three films that neither star or are produced by Sandler: Never Been Kissed, Late Last Night, and Heavyweights.
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