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Adam Sandler Recalls Feeling 'Invisible' Beside George Clooney at Knicks Game During ER Peak

A candid New York Times interview links their decades-long rapport to Jay Kelly, now in theaters ahead of a Dec. 5 Netflix debut.

Overview

  • Sandler says the 1995 outing showed the intensity of Clooney’s ER-era fame, recalling that “not a soul” was looking at him in the arena.
  • The pair first met on Saturday Night Live in 1995 and later reunited onscreen in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, with Clooney as a movie star and Sandler as his manager.
  • Clooney reflected on the costs of celebrity through his aunt Rosemary Clooney’s career struggles, calling it a cautionary view of fame.
  • Sandler told People they bonded during production and grew close, with the film showcased at AFI Fest during its Los Angeles premiere on Oct. 23.
  • Jay Kelly is playing in select theaters now and will stream on Netflix starting Dec. 5.