Adam Sandler Accepts ‘The People’s Icon’ Award! _ 2024 People’s Choice Awards
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00:00 Please welcome the people's icon, Adam Sandler!
00:04 [Applause]
00:08 [Music]
00:12 [Applause]
00:16 [Music]
00:20 [Applause]
00:24 Thank you! I'm sorry.
00:28 First of all, Anniston, I love you so much.
00:32 And I know you don't love doing stuff like this.
00:36 You're okay. Thanks. I do too.
00:40 You were fantastic. Sorry for coming up early. I got nervous too.
00:44 This is going to be a little humiliating.
00:48 So what happened was, I know you should prepare
00:52 a speech for a big night like this. I had one prepared
00:56 for you. So when my agent called me and said I won the People's Choice Icon
01:00 Award, I was driving. I had him on speaker phone.
01:04 And I was also eating Frosted Flakes.
01:08 I didn't hear. I think I misheard him. I thought he said
01:12 "Congratulations Adam, you won the People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive."
01:16 [Applause]
01:20 I wrote a speech for that.
01:24 And I don't have one prepared for the
01:28 icon thing, but I'm going to do the speech I wrote. Because they said
01:32 I've got to talk a few minutes, so let's get to it. Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is
01:36 Adam Sandler.
01:40 And I am the sexiest man alive.
01:44 Can I get a "hell yeah"?
01:48 To the People Magazine's
01:52 Academy members of hotness and sexual attractiveness,
01:56 I would like to say thank you for recognizing me as the man who made our entire country
02:00 the horniest this year.
02:04 And was by far the most talked about person in the bedroom
02:08 by couples or thruffles during fantasy role playing sloppy time.
02:12 Can I get another "hell yeah"?
02:16 [Applause]
02:20 Very gracious, People Magazine. But I have to admit,
02:24 three words keep popping into my head right now. About freaking time.
02:28 [Applause]
02:32 For decades, Adam Sandler
02:36 has been waiting patiently on the sexy bench
02:40 with his legs wide open, radiating sensuality,
02:44 finger licking desirability,
02:48 and a slight
02:52 hint of man bulge.
02:56 Tastefully displayed for his, her, or their pleasure.
03:00 But now that this award has finally been bestowed upon
03:04 me, it will sit proudly on my nightstand,
03:08 where it will witness many feats of romantic gymnastics
03:12 performed gently on my finest hellwife,
03:16 Macalina.
03:20 You can do it, yes.
03:24 It will witness
03:28 me pulling off the regular style,
03:32 the weird noises style, and of course my specialty,
03:36 the "sorry about that, get you next time" style.
03:40 Can I get another "hell yeah"?
03:44 [Applause]
03:48 Still going, sorry. Over the years, many people have said to me,
03:52 "Sandman, you're always wearing baggy clothes. What are you hiding
03:56 under there?" To which I say, "I ain't hiding nothing.
04:00 Underneath my double X, loose-fitting leisure wear is pure perfection.
04:04 Here are the highlights. My abs don't have any.
04:08 My hip bones under there somewhere.
04:12 My belly button, lost that thing years ago.
04:16 My nipples, one pointing east, the other pointing
04:20 south, and a third pointing at anything that would dare to look
04:24 at it. And of course, lastly, my pee-pee.
04:28 Let's just say on a Pinocchio scale, it is six to
04:32 twelve lies long, depending on wind
04:36 chill and/or humidity." Wrapping up, I want to say
04:40 Adam Sandler doesn't want to take this award without giving back to the community.
04:44 So here's some advice to the ugly folk out there
04:48 who would also like to unlock their full beefcake potential.
04:52 Embrace your chubbiness, lean into your
04:56 goofiness, and just start hanging out with David Spade and Rob
05:00 Schneider so you can look handsomer and three feet
05:04 taller than you actually are.
05:08 [applause]
05:12 I really do. Sally, I've been up here so long, but let me hurry up.
05:16 I really, I do want to say something real to my
05:20 everybody. I wrote it, shoot. I want
05:24 to say thanks to all the people who've worked hard on the movies. Anderson, you're one of them.
05:28 My friends for being such a huge part of all we do. My family
05:32 for always making me feel loved. Mom, Dad, Liz, Val, Scott, I'm glad
05:36 you're good. Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces, my in-laws, I love you
05:40 guys. My daughters, Sadie and Sunshine.
05:44 Not a minute goes by without me thinking of you
05:48 and how much I love you and how awesome I think you are. You're my best friends.
05:52 And my darling wife, Jackie, you are.
05:56 [applause]
06:00 You are my partner for life. I love every car ride and every
06:04 kiss we've ever had. Forever and ever, my girl. And to all
06:08 the people out there, because this is the People's Award.
06:12 Thank you for all the amazing times we've had together. Let's keep
06:16 it going. Love you!
06:20 (upbeat music)
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