Philip Fine Schneider (no, he's not related to Sandler pal Rob Schneider) makes his onscreen debut in Happy Gilmore 2 as Bobby Gilmore, the third son of Happy and Virginia. Before landing the role, Schneider was playing none other than Hamlet in a 2023 college production of the Shakespeare tragedy at Yale University.

Adam Sandler recently opened up about a major character death in Happy Gilmore 2 and its emotional impact. In a new interview, Sandler and Tim Herlihy said they built the story around grief and aging.

COMMENT: The star of ‘Uncut Gems’ and ‘The Waterboy’ is often discussed in stark, binary terms. After watching his latest Netflix sequel, Louis Chilton wonders if Sandler deserves more nuance