Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1966,[2] the son of Judy, a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer.[3] His family is Jewish, descending from immigrants from Russia on both sides.[4][5] When he was five, his family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he attended Manchester Central High School. He found he was a natural comic, and nurtured his talent while at New York University by performing regularly in clubs and on campuses. His comedic influences included Mel Brooks, Bill Murray, and Rodney Dangerfield.[6] Sandler graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1988.[7]
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