In celebration of the opening weekend of the extremely anticipated sequel “Happy Gilmore 2,” a contest was held on Friday to search out New York Metropolis’s finest Adam Sandler look-alike.
Jason Nagin, a lawyer from the Flatiron District who calls the unique 1996 “Happy Gilmore” his favourite Sandler flick, emerged because the winner. He took residence $50 and a bag of pickles.
Jason Nagin takes the $50 prize and a bag of pickles after successful an Adam Sandler lookalike contest in Vesuvio Playground in Manhattan on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Barry Williams / New York Each day Information)
“I get told weekly that I look like Adam Sandler,” Nagin instructed reporters on the contest held at Vesuvio Playground in SoHo. “My whole life really, but definitely in the last 20 years or so.”
In response to Nagin, he was speculated to be at work when the competitors came about, however was satisfied to throw his hat within the ring by his spouse, who purchased him an outsized T-shirt from Marshall’s so he’d look the half.
Contestants vie for $50 and a bag of pickles throughout an Adam Sandler lookalike contest in Vesuvio Playground in Manhattan on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Each day Information)
Nagin stated he’s not an actor and doesn’t do an Adam Sandler impersonation — no less than not intentionally.
“People do say not only do I look like him, but I sound like him,” Nagin instructed reporters. He added that when he arrived on the playground for the competition, he introduced “Adam Sandler is here” and should have fooled some attendees.
“I followed him my whole life and his whole career. I’m a fan,” Nagin stated. “Definitely a fan.”
Sandler and Nagin haven’t met, although by the sounds of it, a Knicks sport is likely to be the suitable place to make that occur.
“I know he’s a big NBA fan and I’m a big NBA fan as well,” Nagin stated.
As for the occasion itself, Nagin — who belongs to a Fb group of Sandler look-alikes — stated he anticipated to see extra folks competing for the cash-and-pickle prize. A few dozen contestants participated within the 3 p.m. competitors, when temperatures hovered within the mid-90s and threatened to deliver extreme thunderstorms to New York Metropolis.
Contestants vie for $50 and a bag of pickles throughout an Adam Sandler lookalike contest in Vesuvio Playground in Manhattan on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Each day Information)
“Happy Gilmore 2” continues the story of the combative golfer Sandler delivered to life almost 30 years in the past with assist from Bob Barker and Carl Weathers, who died in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The movie is at present accessible to stream on Netflix.
Initially Printed: July 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM EDT
