Adam Sandler is perhaps Hollywood’s king of comedy, however with regards to dressing up, he’s positively not in on the joke. The actor, well-known for rocking outsized tees, hoodies, and basketball shorts, lately needed to swap consolation for sophistication whereas selling his new film, Jay Kelly, alongside George Clooney and Laura Dern. Nevertheless, Sandler’s not loving it one bit. In true Sandler style, he known as the entire expertise “horrendous.”
Adam Sandler opens up about his dislike for sporting fits in the course of the Jay Kelly press tour
In a chat with Leisure Tonight, Adam Sandler shared his style struggles in the course of the Jay Kelly press tour. “It’s been horrendous,” he joked in basic Sandler method. “I don’t like the sensation. I feel I solely have three completely different fits and certainly one of them I don’t even like.”
True to himself, the actor admitted he’s by no means been one for Hollywood’s high-fashion scene.“I can’t stand the pants, I can’t stand the jackets, the silly shirts — hate all of them,” he mentioned, proving as soon as once more that consolation will all the time be his red-carpet look of alternative.
Even when folks advised him he appeared nice all dressed up, Sandler couldn’t pretend it. His trustworthy response was “No… thanks,” he mentioned with fun.
Nevertheless, it seems that George Clooney is perhaps the rationale behind Sandler’s current style improve. On the Jay Kelly premiere in the course of the New York Movie Competition, Clooney revealed that he’s the one who has been making an attempt to get the Blissful Gilmore star to ditch the dishevelled shorts.
“I truly [have] been making Adam put on fits,“ Clooney advised PEOPLE. “Don’t you suppose he appears nicer as a substitute of these huge, dishevelled shorts?”
Funnily sufficient, Sandler’s love for dishevelled shorts and outsized tees has changed into a cultural phenomenon. Followers on TikTok reportedly even coined it “Sandlercore,” a mode development celebrating his zero-fuss angle and unapologetic consolation.
“, that is an unintended factor,” the actor advised PEOPLE in a 2024 interview. “However right here I’m sporting goofy garments, and I don’t know. I don’t give it some thought.”
And whereas Sandler would possibly hate dressing up, his work in Jay Kelly is incomes a lot of love. Clooney, who performs the movie’s lead, advised Vainness Truthful that Sandler’s efficiency proves he’s a “lovely, heartfelt, and soulful actor.”