Adam Sandler Says He 'Loved' Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show: He 'Made Everybody Ecstatic'
- - Adam Sandler Says He 'Loved' Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show: He 'Made Everybody Ecstatic'
Tommy McArdleFebruary 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Adam Sandler on Feb. 8, 2026; Bad Bunny on Feb. 8, 2026
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Adam Sandler praised his Happy Gilmore 2 costar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show performance
Bad Bunny portrayed a caddie to Sandler's title character in the sequel to his classic 1996 golf comedy, which released on Netflix in July 2025
The Puerto Rican artist brought celebrities like Cardi B, Pedro Pascal and Jessica Alba on stage during his Super Bowl performance
Adam Sandler had a blast experiencing Bad Bunny's halftime show at Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8.
"Oh, Benito was unbelievable," Sandler, 59, told Entertainment Tonight of the musician's halftime show performance in a quick interview directly after the Seattle Seahawks' 29-13 win over the New England Patriots.
"Loose, happy, made everybody ecstatic. I loved it. Congrats to the Bunny — he's a great human being," added Sandler.
Bad Bunny, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist whose real name is Benito Antoino Martínez Ocasio, led a fun-filled dance party through a medley of his biggest hits that featured guest performances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, as well as appearances from celebrities like Cardi B, Alix Earle, Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba on stage.
The musician's performance ended with him shouting out countries throughout North America, Central America and South America. He also displayed a message on a video board that read, "The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love," and said in Spanish, “We’re still here," before he spiked a football that was inscribed with the message, "Together We Are America."
Bad Bunny performs during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.
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Sandler and Bad Bunny worked together on 2025's Happy Gilmore 2, a Netflix sequel to the comedian's 1996 golf comedy.
The rapper starred as a character named Oscar, who works as Sandler's title character's caddie through the golf matches. The film ends with Oscar realizing his dreams of owning a restaurant after Happy wins the story's pivotal match.
The rapper referred to Sandler as "my uncle" multiple times in a January 2025 interview with Rolling Stone and revealed that he saved Sandler's contact information in his phone as "Tío Sandler."
Bad Bunny and Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 2
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"He’s Tío Sandler. He’s super nice," said Bad Bunny, who has also appeared in movies like Bullet Train and Caught Stealing in recent years.
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