NJ Goes ‘Ga-Ga’ for 'Happy Gilmore’ Star Adam Sandler

NEW JERSEY — Actor Sander keeps popping up here and there – across North Jersey and sometimes with his family – as filming continues for “Happy Gilmore 2,” the Netflix sequel to Sander’s 1996 comedy classic.

Sandler’s impromptu and scheduled appearances have become a big thrill for shoppers; store and restaurant owners, and their lucky customers. A number of New Jerseyans have posted ‘ Sander-sightings ’ on social media.

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For instance, Sandler showed up in Verona on Friday, Sept. 27th, to film at the town’s Community Center; and on Tuesday, Sept. 24th, he filmed scenes at the Montclair Golf Club in West Orange.

There have been Sandler-sightings at Goldberg’s World Famous Deli & Bagels in Millburn, Faubourg-Montclair Restaurant & Bar , and at Farmview Golf Center in Hackettstown.

In September,  Sandler twice visited a small Morristown coffee shop, LOKL Café , where owner Panos Stogioglou says Sandler “stayed for quite a while,” posing for selfies with an employee and customers.

In the coming weeks, the ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ production company will film scenes in Bedminster at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club’s three 18-hole courses, TAPinto Somerset Hills reports.

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Sandler-sightings are no surprise. Sandler reportedly moved his family to New Jersey while he fiims “Happy Gilmore 2.” He looked at temporary rentals in Montclair and West Orange’s Llewelyn Park, a gated community where Whoopi Goldberg lives, according to NJ Monthly .

So it’s likely the 58-year-old actor, his wife Jackie, and their daughters Sadie, 18, and Sunny, 16, will be out-and-about for meals and shopping trips.

“ I looked up from my cart. There was Mr. Sandler browsing the shelves,” said Montclair shopper Jenny Stillwell. “I didn’t want to bother him, but I wish I had not forgotten my (cellphone) out in the car … so no photos.”

West Orange resident Corrine Gershberg gave TAPinto West Orange her thoughts about being a “paid extra” during filming at the Montclair Golf Club .

Gershberg says Sandler “was on and off set the entire time. There were about 500 extras … but I wasn’t able to get any pictures, because they had us put stickers (over) the cameras of our phones.”

Gershberg called it “an incredible experience,” saying Sandler interacted with “extras, giving fist-bumps” for those close enough. “He was such a nice, stand-up guy,” she said.

Manhattan-based Grant Wilfrey Casting is still looking for New Jerseyans to be “paid extras” for upcoming shoots in Bergen, Essex, Morris, Monmouth and Somerset counties. Visit the company website to find out more, and please read:

TAPinto Editor Goes Undercover at ‘Happy Gilmore’ Casting Call

West Orange 'Happy Gilmore 2' Extra Shares Her Experience

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