Margaret Qualley Says Husband Jack Antonoff Lied to Get HerHappy Gilmore 2Role: 'Never Golfed a Day in My Life'

Mar. 15, 2025

Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff in Elmont, New York, on Sept. 11, 2024; Adam Sandler in Berlin on Feb. 21, 2024.Photo:Taylor Hill/Getty; Dominique Charriau/WireImage

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Margaret QualleyhasJack Antonoffto thank for her next role inHappy Gilmore 2!

While appearing onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTuesday, Sept. 24, theSubstanceactress admitted that her husband fibbed to help her secure her part in the upcoming sequel alongsideAdam Sandler.

A self-confessed “mega fan” of Sandler, Qualley, 29, told hostJimmy Fallon, “I saw that there was gonna to be aHappy Gilmore 2and I emailed my agents right away and I said, ‘Anything it takes — no part is too small. Please. I gotta be a part of this, I’m begging you. Please. Whatever it takes.' "

Fallon, 50, explained to the audience that Sandler, 58, then texted Antonoff, 40, and asked him if Qualley golfs at all, referring to the sport played in the film — to which the music producer replied, “ ‘Yeah, she’s actually good!’ "

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Margaret Qualley onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSept. 24, 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

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Reading out their text exchange on the show, Fallon shared a follow-up question Antonoff asked Sandler — ‘ “We talking Gilmore or charity golf tournament?’ ” — to which the actor and comedian replied, " ‘Gilmore, might have to bug her for a couple of days funny thing. She’d be awesome.’ "

Qualley admitted that her husband “lied for the sake of the family,” telling Fallon, “I’ve never golfed a day in my life. I’m terrible, actually."

“So what did you do? How did you skate your way thorough?” He asked.

“I went out to the barn and I hit some balls with the woman who runs the barn — her partner used to golf,” Qualley said, laughing. “That’s where I started. … I took some lessons, but mostly I’m still bad.”

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Despite the white lie, the actress shared that she has no regrets. “It was the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” she said of appearingHappy Gilmore 2.

Qualley revealed on the show that Sandler was her “first crush" andHappy Gilmoreis her “favorite movie,” as she explained herlove for the actor.

“I adore Adam Sandler. Like everyone, I think he’s the greatest of all time,” she shared on the show. “I met him on a red carpet once and at a party once, and … I probably scared him … I just told him I love him and that he’s the greatest.”

source: people.com