Adam Sandler Reacts to Being an 'Accidental' Gen Z Fashion Icon (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Adam Sandler.Photo:Roy Rochlin/Getty

Roy Rochlin/Getty

Adam Sandlerdidn’t ask to become a fashion icon.

“You know, this is an accidental thing,” he told PEOPLE exclusively, “but here I am wearing goofy clothes, and I don’t know. I don’t think about it.”

“Crop top, I used to wear when I was young,” he said. “I used to wear the half shirt. Now, it would not be great for anybody, but I get it. Comfortable. That sounds like a good outfit.”

On the red carpet, Adam posed with his wifeJackie Sandler. The comedian stuck with his usual casual aesthetic in a yellow polo shirt and red pants, while Jackie, 49, opted for an elegant black mini dress and pointed-toe flats.

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Jackie Sandler and Adam Sandler at the “Love You” premiere.Roy Rochlin/Getty

During a March 2023 appearance on theDrew Barrymore ShowalongsideJennifer Anistonto promote their movie,Murder Mystery 2, the star explained the process behind choosing his outfits.

Adam Sandler, September 2023.London Entertainment/SplashNews

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“I go into my closet, I got a bunch of t-shirts and shorts, kinda they’re all the same … I usually go t-shirt first … I just want to cover that quickly. I’m like what the hell, grab anything,” he told hostDrew Barrymore. “Then I go with shorts and I throw them on. Sometimes they’ll be slightly too tight. I go let me take those off and get the triple-X shorts on.”

Barrymore, 49, then brought up Adam’s 2008 movieYou Don’t Mess with the Zohan, saying he wore some very “form-fitting” clothes for his role.

“When I was the Zohan I wore a large and then I wrapped the Zohan, a week later I was in the XLs,” he said. “What did you do?” Aniston asked, to which Sandler responded: “I had pizza at [George] Clooney’s house.”

source: people.com