Adam Sandler’s children worry about his health.
Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the New York premiere of his Netflix comedy special Adam Sandler: I love you on Tuesday, August 20, Sandler, 57, revealed that his daughters Sadie, 18, and Sunny, 15, encourage him to take his health seriously.
“They’re always looking out for me and my health, just like I used to do with my dad,” Sandler says. “You’re like, ‘Man, I want this guy around,’ so I used to scream at my dad to stop smoking, and my kids scream at me to just calm down and try to eat a little more like a normal person.”
The actor’s comments come after he made the revelation The Joe Rogan Experience podcast earlier this month that Sadie suggested he get the same sneaker he wore while filming his 2008 movie. Don’t mess with Zohan.
“I used to take exercise so seriously … and now I can’t fucking do it,” the comedian said. “I play hoop and then I eat. Every time I eat, I’m like, ‘What are you doing, man? You don’t have to do that.’ I can’t stop, I just got a little fat.”
“It’s f—–g rough now,” he continued, trying to stay in shape. “My kids, one daughter, Sadie, always says, ‘Dad, get on the train from Zohan. Why would you 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 at the New York premiere of ‘Adam Sandler: Love You’ on August 20, 2024.
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“I just can’t go back there… She’s right about everything [but] I don’t promise her. I say, ‘Let me think about it; that’s a good idea,’ he added.
Sandler shares his two daughters with wife Jackie Sandler, who joined him at the premiere on Tuesday.
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Adam Sandler speaks during a special screening of Adam Sandler: Love You Netflix NY at The Paris Theater on August 20, 2024 in New York City.
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Photos of Adam Sandler and his family through the years
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Back in February, Leo star revealed to PEOPLE that he and his wife, 49, tell their daughters — who are both aspiring actresses — to learn from Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan by watching her work.
“Our children want to be actors. And we say, ‘Well, watch Carey,'” he said of his Netflix Space costar, 39.
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