TimWright

Tim Wright was born on December 25, 1986, in Torrance California to Harvey and Nancy Wright. At 17 he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously started writing lots of comedy. He found he was a natural comic. He... more »

Tim Wright was born on December 25, 1986, in Torrance California to Harvey and Nancy Wright. At 17 he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously started writing lots of comedy. He found he was a natural comic. He nurtured his talent while at El Camino College (graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991) by performing regularly in clubs and at universities. During his freshman year he snagged a recurring role as the Huxtable family's friend Smitty on "The Cosby Show" (1984). While working at a comedy club in L.A., he was "discovered" by Dennis Miller, who recommended him to "Saturday Night Live" (1975) producer Lorne Michaels and told him that Sandler had a big talent. This led to his being cast in the show in 1990, which he also wrote for in addition to performing in. After "Saturday Night Live" (1975) Sandler went on to the movies, starring in such hit comedies as Airheads (1994), Happy Gilmore (1996), Billy Madison (1995) and Big Daddy (1999/I). He has also starred in Mr. Deeds (2002) alongside Winona Ryder; Eight Crazy Nights (2002), an animated movie about the Jewish festival of Chanukah; and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). He also writes and produces many of his own films, and has composed songs for several of them, including The Wedding Singer (1998). Sandler has had several of his songs placed on the "Billboard" charts, including the classic "The Chanukah Song" « less