| Occupation Actor/comedian/writer Spouse Kathryn Covert Role Comedian | Name Allen Covert Years active 1989–present Education New York University | |
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| Full Name Allen Stephen Covert Born October 13, 1964 (age 51) (1964-10-13) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Parents Stephen Covert, Elizabeth Ann Duhy Movies Grandma's Boy, The Wedding Singer, Happy Gil, Little Nicky, Mr Deeds Similar People Adam Sandler, Peter Dante, Nick Swardson, Tim Herlihy, Jack Giarraputo Profiles | ||
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Allen Stephen Covert (born October 13, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Best known for his starring role in the 2006 comedy film Grandma's Boy, he is also a frequent collaborator with actor and friend Adam Sandler with prominent roles in such films as Happy Gilmore (1996), The Wedding Singer (1997), Big Daddy (1999), Little Nicky (2000), Mr. Deeds (2002), Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates (2004), and the Happy Madison Productions film Strange Wilderness (2008).
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- Youtube presents nick swardson allen covert
- Allen covert on conan 1998 02 19
- Personal life
- Career
- Filmography
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Allen covert on conan 1998 02 19
Personal life
Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Elizabeth Ann (née Duhy) and Stephen Covert. He studied theater at New York University, where he was a classmate of Adam Sandler. Covert has served as a performer, writer, and/or producer for almost every film and comedy album Sandler has ever released. Covert currently resides in California.
Covert's father was Jewish and his mother was a Southern Baptist; Covert identifies as Jewish. Covert describes himself as a political conservative.
Career
Covert's first film role, as a bartender, was in Sandler's 1989 film Going Overboard. He had minor parts in several subsequent Sandler films before his first prominent role in 1998's The Wedding Singer alongside Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Covert would continue to have fairly large roles in Sandler's next four films, including one in Little Nicky for which he gained 40 pounds. He eventually settled back into smaller walk-on and single-scene appearances in Sandler's films beginning with 50 First Dates in 2004. However, in 2006 Covert starred in the comedy film Grandma's Boy, his first (and only) lead role. Sandler didn't act in that film but served as an executive producer. Covert has also had small roles in three films that neither star or are produced by Sandler: Never Been Kissed, Late Last Night, and Heavyweights.
Although Covert's on-screen presence has been reduced in recent years, he has continued to serve an active role in Adam Sandler's movie production company, Happy Madison Productions, where Covert is an executive producer and sometimes co-writer on most of the company's films. In addition, Covert has contributed heavily to Sandler's many comedy albums, and frequently receives co-songwriting credits on the original songs that Sandler performs in many of his films.
Covert also appeared as himself, along with Adam Sandler, in an episode of the television series Undeclared. The show's creator, Judd Apatow, is another friend and former college classmate of Covert and Sandler.
Covert is also a cofounder of Cherry Tree Books, a publisher of eBooks for children.
Filmography
As actor
As writer
As producer