Sadie Madison Sandler
The comedian reflected on becoming a dad for the first time in a June 2006 interview with Access Hollywood.
“You know what was funny? When my kid was born, I was so nervous, I didn’t know what I felt,” he shared. “Five minutes later, maybe 10 minutes later, it was me and the kid and a nurse. We walked down alone to just check the vital signs and all that stuff, and I had a chemical reaction in my body, where I loved the kid so much, and I was so nervous for her, and that’s when I lost my mind for the kid.”
Just two years after she was born, Sadie made her film debut in 2008’s Don’t Mess with the Zohan. That same year, she appeared with her parents in the fantasy film Bedtime Stories. The talented actress already has an incredible resume full of film credits including Grown Ups, Just Go With It and Hotel Transylvania.
The proud dad reflected on his eldest daughter growing up right before his eyes during a May 2019 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
“You know, I drive around with [her and] her friends and I hear them talking about boys now … it’s amazing, the feelings I had about the same boys five years ago,” the dad of two confessed ahead of Sadie’s Bat Mitzvah. “When they would mention the kid’s name, I’d be like, ‘I love that kid.’ Now, I get very jumpy.’”
When it came time to celebrate Sadie’s special day, the Hollywood funnyman reached out to Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine to see if he would perform at the event. After the Grammy winner agreed to stop by and sing some tunes, Sadie was happy as can be.
“Oh, she hugged me so much, my Sadie,” Adam gushed during a May 2019 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Adam would do anything for his kids, including singing a pop anthem at one of his comedy shows with them on stage. Sadie and Sunny joined their famous father at the Rock4EB! fundraiser in Malibu in October 2019. They all performed Taylor Swift’s “Lover” in front of a huge crowd.
“Thank you for being so nice to them,” he told the audience after the performance. “They were dying to be a part of it. Girls, you did great! Sounded awesome — confident and cool. I love you, now get out of here.”