Adam Sandler Says His Daughters Urge Him to ‘Calm Down’ and Eat Better: 'I Want This Guy Around’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Adam Sandler’s kids care about his health.

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the New York City premiere of his Netflix comedy specialAdam Sandler: Love Youon Tuesday, Aug. 20, Sandler, 57, revealed that hisdaughtersSadie, 18, and Sunny, 15, encourage him to take his health seriously.

“They always look out for me and my health just like I used to with my dad,” Sandler says. “You go, ‘Man, I want this guy around,’ so I used to scream at my dad to quit smoking, and my kids scream at me to just calm down and try to eat a little more like a normal person.”

“I used to take working out so serious … and now I can’t f—–g do it,” the comedian said. “I play hoop and then I eat. Every time I’m eating I’m going, ‘What are you doing, man? You don’t need to do this.’ I can’t stop, just got a little bit of thickness all over.”

From left: Sadie Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler and Sunny Sandler attend the 2024 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in July 2024.Monica Schipper/Getty

Monica Schipper/Getty

“Now it’s f—–g rough,” he continued of trying to stay in shape. “My kids, one daughter, Sadie’s always saying, ‘Dad, get the train from theZohan. Why would you ever give that up? Why did you stop?’ " he added, before revealing that he told his daughter “it’s a lot of work.”

Jackie Sandler and Adam Sandler attend the New York premiere of ‘Adam Sandler: Love You’ on August 20, 2024.Roy Rochlin/Getty

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“I just can’t get back in there … She’s right about everything [but] I don’t promise her. I go, ‘Let me think about that; that’s a good idea,’ ” he added.

Sandler shares his two daughters with his wifeJackie Sandler, whojoined him at Tuesday’s premiere.

Adam Sandler speaks during the Adam Sandler: Love You Netflix NY Special Screening at The Paris Theatre on August 20, 2024 in New York City.Roy Rochlin/Getty

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“Our kids want to be actors. And we go, ‘Well, watch Carey,’ ” he said of his NetflixSpacemancostar, 39.

source: people.com