10 Typecast Actors Who Will Always Be "That Guy/Girl"

2. Adam Sandler - The Man Child

Adam Sandler Adam Sandler has been starring in movies for nearly twenty years, going from a young guy in his early thirties to a middle-aged man. With very few exceptions, his specialty has been portraying a particular brand of man-child, an adult in name only. His characters all have the same stunted emotional maturity, with the mentality of a 14-year-old boy. They all inexplicably attract very attractive women, like moths to a flame, despite their inability to fulfill even the most basic requirements of adulthood. Some are a little more put together, some are a little more intelligent, but the basic formula is the same. And hey, why change now? Aside from a few notably awful films in recent years that bombed in spectacular fashion (Jack and Jill and That's My Boy spring immediately to mind), his films have kept him on the gravy train and have been consistently successful, if not particularly inspired.
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.