The Rarest of Celeb Sightings: Adam Sandler in a Tux

Actor gets gussied up for the Venice Film Festival
Posted Aug 29, 2025 12:29 PM CDT
The Rarest of Celeb Sightings: Adam Sandler in a Tux
Adam Sandler poses for photographers on the red carpet for the film 'Jay Kelly' at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.   (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/Invision/AP)

The upcoming movie Jay Kelly is getting some Oscar buzz, and one of its stars appears to be taking it seriously: None other than Adam Sandler showed up in a tux at the Venice Film Festival, reports USA Today. "It's a total 180 from his typically laidback look," notes InStyle. The comedic actor is more typically seen in sweatshirts, oversized T-shirts, and baggy shorts even at ostensibly formal occasions. At the premiere of Happy Gilmore 2 earlier this year, he wore a Hawaiian shirt and coral shorts.

At this point, the 58-year-old has become what People describes as an unintentional "style icon" with his informal attire. "It's funny as hell," he once told Complex of his fashion status. "How did that happen?" As for the movie, Sandler stars with George Clooney, with the latter playing a famous actor—the title character—"who embarks on a journey of self discovery," according to the movie synopsis. Sandler plays his manager.

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