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Sandler with husband Adam Sandler in 2011, photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Jacqueline Samantha Titone
Place of Birth: Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 24, 1974
Ethnicity: Italian/Sicilian
Jackie Sandler is an American actress and model. She often appears in the films of her husband, comedian and actor Adam Sandler ; and those of his production company Happy Madison Productions. Her roles include the films Big Daddy , Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo , Little Nicky , Joe Dirt , The Animal (2001), Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights , 50 First Dates , The Benchwarmers , I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry , Bedtime Stories , Paul Blart: Mall Cop , and its sequel; Grown Ups , and its sequel; Just Go with It , Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star , Zookeeper , That’s My Boy , Hotel Transylvania , Blended , Pixels , The Ridiculous 6 , The Do-Over , Sandy Wexler , The Week Of , Father of the Year , The Last Summer , Murder Mystery , The Wrong Missy , Hubie Halloween , Home Team (2022), Daddy Daughter Trip , The Out-Laws , You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah , Leo (2023), Drugstore June , Kinda Pregnant , and Happy Gilmore 2 ; and the show Kevin Can Wait . She is also known as Jackie Titone.
Jackie and Adam have two children, actresses Sadie Sandler and Sunny Sandler. Jackie is of Italian descent. She converted to Judaism when marrying Adam.
Jackie and their children have all acted in many of Adam’s films, and more broadly in those of his production company Happy Madison.
Jackie’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Titone (the son of Joseph Titone and Guiseppina Caprio). Anthony was born in New York, to Italian parents, from Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily.
Jackie’s paternal grandmother was Vita/Rita Ditta (the daugter of Antonino/Antonio “Tony” Ditta and Providenza Spadafora). Vita was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents, from Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily.
Jackie’s maternal grandfather was Mario Edward Impellizeri (the son of Gaspare J. Impellizzeri and Lillian Adragna). Mario was born in New York, to Italian parents.
Jackie’s maternal grandmother was Monica LoPinto (the daughter of Benjamin LoPinto and Concetta/Elizabeth Priolo). Monica’s ancestry was Italian.
Sources: Genealogy of Jackie Sandler (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Jackie’s paternal grandfather, Anthony Titone, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jackie’s paternal grandfather, Anthony Titone – http://www.legacy.com
Jackie’s paternal grandmother, Vita Ditta, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jackie’s paternal grandmother, Vita/Rita (Ditta) Titone – http://www.legacy.com
Jackie’s maternal grandfather, Mario Edward Impellizeri, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jackie’s maternal grandfather, Mario Edward Impellizeri – http://www.nytimes.com