Allen Stephen Covert is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer best known for
his frequent collaborations with actor Adam Sandler.
Personal life Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida,
the son of Elizabeth Ann and Stephen Covert.
He was educated at New York University, where he was a classmate and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
brother of Adam Sandler.
The two have remained friends since, and have also developed a professional partnership
that has continued throughout both of their careers.
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 is generally considered 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 Grandma's Boy, his first role as the top-billed
actor.
Sandler didn't act in that film but served as an executive producer.
Covert has also had small roles in two films that neither star or are produced by Sandler:
Never Been Kissed and Late Last Night.
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 the founder of Cherry Tree Books where he makes children's books for
the iPad and iPhone.
Filmography Going Overboard
Airheads – Officer Samuels Billy Madison – Burger Joint Clerk Uncredited
Heavyweights – Kenny the camera man Happy Gilmore – Otto
Bulletproof – Detective Jones The Wedding Singer – Sammy
The Waterboy – Walter Never Been Kissed – Roger in Op/Ed
Late Last Night – Coked Guy Freaks and Geeks – Greasy Clerk
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo – Vic Big Daddy – Phil D'Amato
Little Nicky – Todd Undeclared – Himself
Mr. Deeds – Marty Eight Crazy Nights – Old Lady, Bus Driver
& Mayor's Wife Anger Management – Andrew
The King of Queens – Towel Guy, Matthew Klein
50 First Dates – Ten Second Tom The Longest Yard – Referee
Grandma's Boy – Alex I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry – Steve
Strange Wilderness – Fred The House Bunny – Waiter
Bedtime Stories – Ferrari Guy Paul Blart Mall Cop – Jerky Security Guy
Just Go With It – Soul Patch Jack and Jill – Joel Farley / Otto
Grown Ups 2 – Hippie Teacher Blended – 220 Tom
As producer Pixels
References
External links AllenCovert.com
Allen Covert at the Internet Movie Database