Allen Covert facts for kids

Allen Stephen Covert (born October 13, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is well-known for his acting roles in many comedy movies, especially those made with his friend Adam Sandler. Allen Covert starred in the 2006 movie Grandma's Boy. He also had important parts in films like Happy Gilmore (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), and Big Daddy (1999).

About Allen Covert's Life

Allen Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida. He studied theater at New York University. This is where he met Adam Sandler, who would become a close friend and frequent work partner.

Covert has worked on almost every movie and comedy album that Adam Sandler has released. He has helped as an actor, writer, or producer.

Allen Covert's Career in Movies

Allen Covert's first movie role was a small part in Adam Sandler's 1989 film Going Overboard. He then had minor roles in other Sandler movies, like playing Otto the homeless caddy in Happy Gilmore.

His first bigger role was in the 1998 movie The Wedding Singer, where he acted alongside Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Covert continued to appear in many of Sandler's films. For example, he gained 40 pounds for his role in Little Nicky.

In 2006, Covert got his first main role in the comedy film Grandma's Boy. Adam Sandler was one of the main producers for this movie. Allen Covert has also acted in a few films that were not made by Adam Sandler, such as Never Been Kissed.

Even though he has had fewer acting roles recently, Allen Covert is still very active behind the scenes. He works as an executive producer for Happy Madison Productions, which is Adam Sandler's movie company. He also sometimes helps write the scripts for their films.

Besides movies, Covert has also helped a lot with Adam Sandler's comedy albums. He often gets credit for helping write the original songs that Sandler sings in his movies.

Allen Covert also appeared as himself with Adam Sandler in an episode of the TV show Undeclared. The person who created that show, Judd Apatow, was also a friend and classmate of Covert and Sandler from college.

Covert is also one of the people who started Cherry Tree Books. This company publishes eBooks for children.

Allen Covert's Film Roles

Allen Covert has acted in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of his notable roles:

• Going Overboard (1989) – Bartender
• Happy Gilmore (1996) – Otto
• The Wedding Singer (1998) – Sammy
• Big Daddy (1999) – Phil D'Amato
• Little Nicky (2000) – Todd
• Mr. Deeds (2002) – Marty
• Anger Management (2003) – Andrew
• 50 First Dates (2004) – Ten Second Tom
• Grandma's Boy (2006) – Alex (his main role)
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) – Steve
• Strange Wilderness (2008) – Fred
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) – Jerky Security Guy
• Just Go with It (2011) – Soul Patch
• Jack and Jill (2011) – Otto
• Grown Ups 2 (2013) – Hippie Teacher
• Blended (2014) – 10 Second Tom
• Pixels (2015) – Abusive Citizen
• Sandy Wexler (2017) – Gurvy
• Murder Mystery (2019) – Tourist Dad
• Hubie Halloween (2020) – Zombie Movie Dad
• Home Team (2022) – Referee Covert
• Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) – Otto

Allen Covert has also worked as a producer or executive producer on many films, including Big Daddy, Anger Management, The Longest Yard, Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania, and many more. He often helps write scripts too.

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