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Happy Madison
Happy Madison Productions, Inc. is an American independent film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler, which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films ''Happy Gilmore'' and ''Billy Madison'', written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and distributed by Universal Pictures. In addition to various Sandler-produced films, the company has also released films produced by others, such as Steven Brill (scriptwriter), Steven Brill, Dennis Dugan, Frank Coraci, Fred Wolf, Tom Brady (film director), Tom Brady, Peter Segal, Nicholaus Goossen, and Tyler Spindel. The 1998 films ''The Waterboy'' and ''The Wedding Singer'' helped jump start Sandler's movie career and production company. He produced ''The Waterboy'' and co-wrote the script with Tim Herlihy. The film was extremely profitable, earning over $160 million in the United States alone and made Sandler a successful actor with ''The Waterboy'' becoming his second $100 million film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Happiness is a complex and multifaceted emotion that encompasses a range of positive feelings, from contentment to intense joy. It is often associated with positive life experiences, such as achieving goals, spending time with loved ones, or engaging in enjoyable activities. However, happiness can also arise spontaneously, without any apparent external cause. Happiness is closely linked to well-being and overall life satisfaction. Studies have shown that individuals who experience higher levels of happiness tend to have better physical and mental health, stronger social relationships, and greater resilience in the face of adversity. The pursuit of happiness has been a central theme in philosophy and psychology for centuries. While there is no single, universally accepted definition of happiness, it is generally understood to be a state of mind characterized by positive emotions, a sense of purpose, and a feeling of fulfillment. Definitions "Happiness" is subject to deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Spindel
Tyler Spindel is an American comedian, actor and director. Life and career Spindel is the nephew of actor and comedian Adam Sandler. He is best known for his work on '' Father of the Year'', ''The Wrong Missy'', ''The Out-Laws'' and ''Kinda Pregnant ''Kinda Pregnant'' is a 2025 American comedy film directed by Tyler Spindel, written by Julie Paiva and Amy Schumer, and starring Schumer alongside Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey, and Will Forte. It tells the story of 40-something school teacher La ...''. References External links * Living people American television directors Film directors from Los Angeles American male film actors 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American comedians Harvard University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholaus Goossen
Nicholaus Edward Goossen (born August 18, 1978) is a director, and a photographer. Life and career Goossen's first feature film was '' Grandma's Boy'' for Happy Madison Productions and 20th Century Fox. He collaborated with Adam Sandler (executive producer of ''Grandma's Boy'') on the album '' Shhh...Don't Tell'' as a writer and co-producer in addition to performing on the track " Gay Robot". Goossen directed the music video for the album's first single "Secret". It features Adam Sandler and comedian Nick Swardson (co-writer and co-star of ''Grandma's Boy'') singing about the benefits of having trimmed pubic hair. Goossen's previous credits include the short film '' A Day with the Meatball'', which once again featured Sandler but focused primarily on his bulldog Meatball. The two-minute piece showcases the dog meandering around various places until he ends up back in his master's arms. It was shown in theaters around the United States in 2002 as an attachment to Sandler's animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Segal
Peter Segal (born 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Segal has directed the comedic films '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994), '' Tommy Boy'' (1995), '' My Fellow Americans'' (1996), '' The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' (2000), '' Anger Management'' (2003), '' 50 First Dates'' (2004), '' The Longest Yard'' (2005), ''Get Smart'' (2008), '' Grudge Match'' (2013), and '' My Spy'' (2020). Early life and education Segal grew up in New York City, where his father was head of publicity at MGM. In the 1970s, Segal and his family moved to Los Angeles. Segal attended the University of Southern California, where he double majored in Broadcast Journalism and English. Segal graduated from the USC School of Cinema and Television. Career Segal began his career writing and directing television. In 2002, he created the NBC sitcom '' Hidden Hills'' (2002–2003). In 1995, he formed his production company, Callahan Filmworks, along with long-tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brady (film Director)
Thomas Adam Brady (born September 2, 1964) is an American filmmaker and producer best known for directing and co-writing the fantasy comedy film ''The Hot Chick'' (2002), and co-founding '' Tiki Tāne Pictures''. Career Brady was raised in New Jersey. He began writing and acting during high school, earning him a scholarship to Harvard College. At Harvard, where he graduated in 1986 with a B.A. in English Literature, Brady acted in and directed various theater productions, and began writing his own plays and screenplays. Afterwards, he attended the theater department of the University of Hawaiʻi to get a Master of Fine Arts - Directing. After being invited to work for Mike Reiss and Al Jean, Brady went on to write and produce episodes of ''The Critic'' and ''The Simpsons'', which he would follow with other television work such as ''Home Improvement'', ''Men Behaving Badly'', ''Sports Night'', and '' Good Vibes''. Film credits include ''The Animal'', ''The Hot Chick'', ''The Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Coraci
Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with actor Adam Sandler. Biography Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. In 1984, he graduated from William Floyd School District, William Floyd High School, where he was on the wrestling team for several years. In 1988, he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has directed three successful films with Adam Sandler (''The Wedding Singer,'' ''The Waterboy'' and ''Click (2006 film), Click'') and several music videos for the actor. He worked as an actor in Sandler's video clip "The Lonesome Kicker," playing the character that gives the song its name. He directed the movie ''Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film), Around the World in 80 Days,'' starring Jackie Chan, which turned out to be a box office flop, grossing only $24 million in the U.S. (made on a budget of $110 million). Coraci also directed ''Zookeeper (film), Zookeeper,'' a romant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Dugan
Dennis Barton Dugan (; born September 5, 1946) is an American film director, actor, and comedian. He is known for directing the films ''Problem Child (film), Problem Child'', ''Brain Donors'', ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' and ''National Security (2003 film), National Security'', and his partnership with comedic actor Adam Sandler, for whom he directed the films ''Happy Gilmore'', ''Big Daddy (1999 film), Big Daddy'', ''The Benchwarmers'', ''I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry'', ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan'', ''Grown Ups (film), Grown Ups'', ''Just Go with It'', ''Jack and Jill (2011 film), Jack and Jill'' and ''Grown Ups 2''. Dugan is a four-time Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director nominee, winning once. Early life Dugan was born in Wheaton, Illinois, the second of four sons of Marion, a housewife, and Charles Dugan, an insurance executive. He graduated from The Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) and started his acting career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Brill (scriptwriter)
Steven Brill (born May 27, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote ''Little Nicky'' and directed '' Mr. Deeds'', ''Without a Paddle'', ''Heavyweights'', and ''Drillbit Taylor''. He has had cameo roles in all three ''Mighty Ducks'' movies, and appeared in ''The Wedding Singer'', ''Mr. Deeds'', and ''Knocked Up'', although his role in the latter has been miscredited to Judd Apatow. He also appeared as the Barfly in ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape''. As a director, Brill was one of the central players (alongside Harvey Weinstein) in the 2007/2008 '' Fanboys'' reshoot/editing controversy. Education Steven Brill attended high school (1976–1980) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brill graduated from Boston University's Film School. There he studied with poet Derek Walcott and collaborated with Marc Maron on screenplays and standup comedy during a tumultuous formative period discussed on the 500th episode of ''WTF with Marc Maron '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures
Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal City Plaza, Universal Studios complex in Universal City, California, and is the flagship studio of Universal Studios, Inc., Universal Studios, the film studio arm of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers (producer), Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States and the fifth oldest globally after Gaumont Film Company, Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus and Nordisk Film, and is one of the Major film studios, "Big Five" film studios. Universal's most commercially successful film franchises include ''Fast & Furious, Jurassic Park'', and ''Despicable Me''. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Madison
''Billy Madison'' is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Tamra Davis, written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds. The film stars Sandler in the title role, alongside Bradley Whitford, Bridgette Wilson, Darren McGavin, Mark Beltzman, Larry Hankin, and Norm Macdonald in his feature film debut. It tells the story of a wealthy but immature man (Sandler) who must repeat grades 1 through 12 to prove himself worthy of inheriting his father’s (McGavin) company. ''Billy Madison'' debuted at #1 at the North American box office and grossed approximately $26.4 million worldwide. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics. However, in subsequent years, ''Billy Madison'' has developed a cult following and is frequently cited as one of Sandler's most popular and defining works. Plot Billy Madison is a dimwitted, immature, and spoiled 27-year-old heir to Madison Hotels, a Fortune 500 company founded by his father, Brian Madison. Rather than p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Gilmore
''Happy Gilmore'' is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Robert Simonds, and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, with Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Carl Weathers. The film follows the namesake failed ice hockey player who seeks to gather enough money to stop the foreclosure of his grandmother's house. Happy discovers a talent for golf and competes in paid tournaments, causing upset in the golf community as he gains a following for his skill and unconventional behavior. The screenplay was written by Sandler and his writing partner Tim Herlihy, in their second feature collaboration after the previous year's '' Billy Madison''. The film also marks the first of several collaborations between Sandler and Dugan. ''Happy Gilmore'' was released in theaters on February 16, 1996, by Universal Pictures. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, earning $41.2 million on a $12 million budget, and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
