Rob Schneider Says Adam Sandler Checks in on Him Every Week: ‘He’s a Special Cat’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler.Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesRob SchneiderandAdam Sandler’s close friendship is still going strong after all these years.While supporting Sandler at the New York City premiere of his new Netflix comedy specialAdam Sandler: Love Youon Tuesday, Aug. 20, Schneider, 60, spoke to PEOPLE about how theMurder Mystery 2star, 57, has been a steadfast friend to him.“There’s not been a week in 30 years where he doesn’t check in on me. I mean, that’s true. No matter where I am in the world, I’ll get a phone call, sometimes in the middle of the night,” Schneider says. “He called me from Italy, [and said], ‘What are you doing?’ I go, ‘It’s two o’clock in the morning.’ ‘Well get up. I need to talk to you. Are you good?’ “Dan Bulla, Ronald Bronstein, Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, and Rob Schneider.Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesThe pair, who first met in the 1980s while both working to become comedians, have also been longtime collaborators onscreen. They first starred alongside each other inThe Waterboyin 1998, and went on to appear in more than a dozen other movies together.Schneider praised Sandler for bringing him on board for so many of his big projects.“We’ve been friends for five decades now. He’s a special cat, and for him to include me in all this stuff ever is just, it’s incredible,” theDead Wrongactor tells PEOPLE. “I mean, I really, I don’t have any words to say except I love him and I just want him to be healthy, happy, successful. He’s just incredible.““And he’s doingHappy Gilmore 2,” he adds. “How amazing is that?“The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!When asked if he will be joining his longtime collaborator in the follow-up to the 1996 golf comedy, Schneider teases, “We’ll see.“As Schneider reflected on Sandler’s flourishing career, he tipped his hat to his friend’s success, saying, “He’s just getting started.““It’s beautiful. Him doingHustlewas great, andUncut Gemsis great. … He’s working with really, really talented people,” continues Schneider, who recently made headlines for his fractured relationship with his daughter,Elle King.“He’s got a new movie coming out withGeorge Clooneyfor Netflix. It’s been a wonderful, great experience for him and a great deal for Netflix to get the biggest movie star in the world on there,” he adds, referring to Sandler’songoing partnershipwith the streaming platform.Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider in 2005.Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesAt Thursday’s premiere, Sandler spoke enthusiastically to PEOPLE about making the long-awaitedHappy Gilmoresequel.“I’m more than excited, probably the most excited I’ve been in many years to shoot something,” he says. “We worked hard trying to write something that we thought people would have a good time with.“Netflixconfirmedon May 15 that Sandler is teaming up with the streamer for the sequel. Months later, during an Aug. 20 appearance onThe Tonight Show, the50 First Datesstar revealed that Kansas City Chiefs tight endTravis Kelcewill beamong a number of athletes to make cameos in the forthcoming film.“We didn’t want to let anybody down. People have been asking me for a long time, ‘DoHappy Gilmore 2,’ and I was always like, ‘Nah, I’ll only let you down,’ " Sandler said at the time. “But then me and my buddy Tim Herlihy, we came up with this idea, we’re really excited about it, we wrote our asses off, we’re continuing to try to make it a movie that you guys will like and I think it’s — we’re excited. So many golfers are being nice and they’re going to be a part of it and all.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Adam Sandler: Love Youpremieres Tuesday, Aug. 27, on Netflix.

Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler.Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Rob SchneiderandAdam Sandler’s close friendship is still going strong after all these years.While supporting Sandler at the New York City premiere of his new Netflix comedy specialAdam Sandler: Love Youon Tuesday, Aug. 20, Schneider, 60, spoke to PEOPLE about how theMurder Mystery 2star, 57, has been a steadfast friend to him.“There’s not been a week in 30 years where he doesn’t check in on me. I mean, that’s true. No matter where I am in the world, I’ll get a phone call, sometimes in the middle of the night,” Schneider says. “He called me from Italy, [and said], ‘What are you doing?’ I go, ‘It’s two o’clock in the morning.’ ‘Well get up. I need to talk to you. Are you good?’ “Dan Bulla, Ronald Bronstein, Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, and Rob Schneider.Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesThe pair, who first met in the 1980s while both working to become comedians, have also been longtime collaborators onscreen. They first starred alongside each other inThe Waterboyin 1998, and went on to appear in more than a dozen other movies together.Schneider praised Sandler for bringing him on board for so many of his big projects.“We’ve been friends for five decades now. He’s a special cat, and for him to include me in all this stuff ever is just, it’s incredible,” theDead Wrongactor tells PEOPLE. “I mean, I really, I don’t have any words to say except I love him and I just want him to be healthy, happy, successful. He’s just incredible.““And he’s doingHappy Gilmore 2,” he adds. “How amazing is that?“The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!When asked if he will be joining his longtime collaborator in the follow-up to the 1996 golf comedy, Schneider teases, “We’ll see.“As Schneider reflected on Sandler’s flourishing career, he tipped his hat to his friend’s success, saying, “He’s just getting started.““It’s beautiful. Him doingHustlewas great, andUncut Gemsis great. … He’s working with really, really talented people,” continues Schneider, who recently made headlines for his fractured relationship with his daughter,Elle King.“He’s got a new movie coming out withGeorge Clooneyfor Netflix. It’s been a wonderful, great experience for him and a great deal for Netflix to get the biggest movie star in the world on there,” he adds, referring to Sandler’songoing partnershipwith the streaming platform.Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider in 2005.Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesAt Thursday’s premiere, Sandler spoke enthusiastically to PEOPLE about making the long-awaitedHappy Gilmoresequel.“I’m more than excited, probably the most excited I’ve been in many years to shoot something,” he says. “We worked hard trying to write something that we thought people would have a good time with.“Netflixconfirmedon May 15 that Sandler is teaming up with the streamer for the sequel. Months later, during an Aug. 20 appearance onThe Tonight Show, the50 First Datesstar revealed that Kansas City Chiefs tight endTravis Kelcewill beamong a number of athletes to make cameos in the forthcoming film.“We didn’t want to let anybody down. People have been asking me for a long time, ‘DoHappy Gilmore 2,’ and I was always like, ‘Nah, I’ll only let you down,’ " Sandler said at the time. “But then me and my buddy Tim Herlihy, we came up with this idea, we’re really excited about it, we wrote our asses off, we’re continuing to try to make it a movie that you guys will like and I think it’s — we’re excited. So many golfers are being nice and they’re going to be a part of it and all.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Adam Sandler: Love Youpremieres Tuesday, Aug. 27, on Netflix.

Rob SchneiderandAdam Sandler’s close friendship is still going strong after all these years.

While supporting Sandler at the New York City premiere of his new Netflix comedy specialAdam Sandler: Love Youon Tuesday, Aug. 20, Schneider, 60, spoke to PEOPLE about how theMurder Mystery 2star, 57, has been a steadfast friend to him.

“There’s not been a week in 30 years where he doesn’t check in on me. I mean, that’s true. No matter where I am in the world, I’ll get a phone call, sometimes in the middle of the night,” Schneider says. “He called me from Italy, [and said], ‘What are you doing?’ I go, ‘It’s two o’clock in the morning.’ ‘Well get up. I need to talk to you. Are you good?’ "

Dan Bulla, Ronald Bronstein, Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, and Rob Schneider.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

The pair, who first met in the 1980s while both working to become comedians, have also been longtime collaborators onscreen. They first starred alongside each other inThe Waterboyin 1998, and went on to appear in more than a dozen other movies together.

Schneider praised Sandler for bringing him on board for so many of his big projects.

“We’ve been friends for five decades now. He’s a special cat, and for him to include me in all this stuff ever is just, it’s incredible,” theDead Wrongactor tells PEOPLE. “I mean, I really, I don’t have any words to say except I love him and I just want him to be healthy, happy, successful. He’s just incredible.”

“And he’s doingHappy Gilmore 2,” he adds. “How amazing is that?”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

When asked if he will be joining his longtime collaborator in the follow-up to the 1996 golf comedy, Schneider teases, “We’ll see.”

As Schneider reflected on Sandler’s flourishing career, he tipped his hat to his friend’s success, saying, “He’s just getting started.”

“It’s beautiful. Him doingHustlewas great, andUncut Gemsis great. … He’s working with really, really talented people,” continues Schneider, who recently made headlines for his fractured relationship with his daughter,Elle King.

“He’s got a new movie coming out withGeorge Clooneyfor Netflix. It’s been a wonderful, great experience for him and a great deal for Netflix to get the biggest movie star in the world on there,” he adds, referring to Sandler’songoing partnershipwith the streaming platform.

Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider in 2005.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Kevin Winter/Getty Images

At Thursday’s premiere, Sandler spoke enthusiastically to PEOPLE about making the long-awaitedHappy Gilmoresequel.

“I’m more than excited, probably the most excited I’ve been in many years to shoot something,” he says. “We worked hard trying to write something that we thought people would have a good time with.”

Netflixconfirmedon May 15 that Sandler is teaming up with the streamer for the sequel. Months later, during an Aug. 20 appearance onThe Tonight Show, the50 First Datesstar revealed that Kansas City Chiefs tight endTravis Kelcewill beamong a number of athletes to make cameos in the forthcoming film.

“We didn’t want to let anybody down. People have been asking me for a long time, ‘DoHappy Gilmore 2,’ and I was always like, ‘Nah, I’ll only let you down,’ " Sandler said at the time. “But then me and my buddy Tim Herlihy, we came up with this idea, we’re really excited about it, we wrote our asses off, we’re continuing to try to make it a movie that you guys will like and I think it’s — we’re excited. So many golfers are being nice and they’re going to be a part of it and all.”

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Adam Sandler: Love Youpremieres Tuesday, Aug. 27, on Netflix.

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