Screenshot of the company's logo | |
Film and Television Production Company | |
Industry | Films and Television |
Founded | February 27, 1996 |
Founder | Adam Sandler |
Headquarters | Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, U.S. |
Key people
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Adam Sandler (CEO) Barry Bernardi Allen Covert Jack Giarraputo Tim Herlihy Heather Parry Scott Sandler |
Products | Films and Television |
Website | AdamSandler.com |
Happy Madison Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1996 by Adam Sandler which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, two box office successes starring Sandler himself, both produced by Robert Simonds. The elderly man depicted in the logo is Sandler's late father, Stanley.
In addition to various Sandler-produced films, the company has also released films produced by others, such as Steven Brill (Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds), Dennis Dugan (The Benchwarmers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2), Frank Coraci (Click, Zookeeper, Blended), Fred Wolf (Strange Wilderness, The House Bunny), Tom Brady (The Animal, The Hot Chick, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star), Peter Segal (Anger Management, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard), and Nicholaus Goossen (A Day with the Meatball, Grandma's Boy, The Shortcut).