Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage
Adam SandlerandJennifer Anistongo way back.
TheMurder Mysterycostars — who reunite forMurder Mystery 2, the Paris-set sequel to their 2019 hit — first appeared together on the big screen in 2011’sJust Go with It.
But they’d already known each other for 20 years before that,having “met at Jerry’s Deli in 1990-91,“Aniston, 54, said in 2019 during a joint appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!as Sandler, 56, explained that she was dating a friend of his at the time: “It was fun. We had breakfast together.”
“We were friends beforeFriends,” Aniston added. “[We love each other]. We must have been real family in another life.”
Sandler agreed. “We’re so comfortable with each other,” he toldJimmy Kimmelof Aniston, who evenattended his daughter Sunny’s bat mitzvahlast year. “She knows my family and I know hers.”
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Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler inJust Go with It(2011).SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT
In December 2021,Sandler opened up about his friendshipwith theEmmy-winning actress and how she “tag-teams” with his wifeJackieto help him live a healthier lifestyle.
“[Jennifer is] certainly not afraid to have me show up on a set, and in my trailer is a whole bunch of whatever shake I should be drinking and it’s usually green,” he joked toThe Hollywood Reporter. “And I actually drink it so I can look her in the eye.”
“She and my wife have a nice timetag-teaming to try to make me a healthierhuman being. Like, they want me to stretch more — eventually be able to touch my toes, which I’m about 9 inches away from,” Sandler shared.
Added theSaturday Night Livealum, “But Jen’s also just funny as hell, and she makes you so happy. When we go to parties with her, there’s no leaving the party. At 1 in the morning, I’ll say to my wife, ‘We’re going to keep going, huh?’ "
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Back in January 2020, Aniston gavea special nodto her longtime friend while accepting her trophy at that year’sSAG Awards, shouting out his performance inUncut Gems.
“Oh, Adam Sandler, your performance is extraordinary,your magic is real, buddy. I love you,” she said onstage.
“Congrats to the great@jenniferanistonfor her SAG award and her just being the best,” wroteTheWedding Singeractor.
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler inMurder Mystery 2(2023).Scott Yamano/Netflix
They play love interests again inMurder Mysteryand its sequel, in the form of a married couple caught in the middle of a whodunnit — and the longtime pals previously shared a funny story about preparing for their kissing scenes in the first film.
“Shesends me texts, ‘Nine days till kissing— here it comes,’ " Sandler told theAssociated Pressin 2019.
However, theHorrible Bossesactress went on to share that before the cameras started rolling, she made sure Sandler did one very important thing to prepare.
“I did have him learn to oil the beard up a little bit,” she shared before he added, “Yeah, she wanted me to have a nice, soft beard.”
Murder Mystery 2is streaming March 24 onNetflix.
source: people.com
