Allen Covert

Allen Stephen Covert^[1] (born October 13, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Best known for his starring role in the 2006 comedy film Grandma's Boy, he is also a frequent collaborator with actor and friend Adam Sandler with prominent roles in such films as Happy Gilmore (1996), The Wedding Singer (1997), Big Daddy (1999), Little Nicky (2000), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), and the Happy Madison Productions film Strange Wilderness (2008).

Personal life

Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Elizabeth Ann (née Duhy) and Stephen Covert.^[2] 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.^[3][4] Covert is generally considered a political conservative.^[5]

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 (and only) 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 three films that neither star or are produced by Sandler: Never Been Kissed,Late Last Night' and Heavyweights.

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.^[6][7]

Filmography

As actor

• Going Overboard (1989)
• Airheads (1994) – Officer Samuels
• Billy Madison (1995) – Burger Joint Clerk (Pickle Race Scene) Uncredited
• Heavyweights (1995) – Kenny the camera man
• Happy Gilmore (1996) – Otto
• The Cable Guy (1996) – Himself (uncredited cameo)
• Bulletproof (1996) – Detective Jones
• The Wedding Singer (1998) – Sammy
• The Waterboy (1998) – Walter
• Never Been Kissed (1999) – Roger in Op/Ed
• Late Last Night (1999) – Coked Guy
• Freaks and Geeks (1999) – Greasy Clerk
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) – Vic
• Big Daddy (1999) – Phil D'Amato
• Little Nicky (2000) – Todd
• Undeclared (2001) – Himself (uncredited)
• Mr. Deeds (2002) – Marty
• Eight Crazy Nights (2002) – Old Lady, Bus Driver & Mayor's Wife (voice)
• Anger Management (2003) – Andrew
• The King of Queens (2004, 2007) – Towel Guy, Matthew Klein
• 50 First Dates (2004) – Ten Second Tom
• The Longest Yard (2005) – Referee
• Grandma's Boy (2006) – Alex
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) – Steve
• Strange Wilderness (2008) – Fred
• The House Bunny (2008) – Waiter
• Bedtime Stories (2008) – Ferrari Guy
• Paul Blart Mall Cop (2009) – Jerky Security Guy
• Just Go With It (2011) – Soul Patch
• Jack and Jill (2011) – Joel Farley / Otto
• Hotel Transylvania (2012) – Additional Voices (voice)
• Grown Ups 2 (2013) – Hippie Teacher
• Blended (2014) – 10 second Tom
• Pixels (2015) - Abusive Citizen
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) - Candle Cake Monster (voice)

As writer

• Big Daddy (1999)- soundtrack writer
• Eight Crazy Nights (2002)- also soundtrack writer
• 50 First Dates (2004)- soundtrack writer
• Grandma's Boy (2006)
• The Benchwarmers (2006)
• Grown Ups (2010)- soundtrack writer
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)

As producer

• Going Overboard (1989)- production assistant
• Big Daddy (1999)- associate producer
• Little Nicky (2000) – associate producer
• Mr. Deeds (2002) – associate producer
• Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
• Anger Management (2003)- executive producer
• The Longest Yard (2005) – executive producer
• Grandma's Boy (2006)
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) – co-producer
• The House Bunny (2008)
• Grown Ups (2010)- executive producer
• Just Go With It (2011) – executive producer
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
• Jack and Jill (2011) – executive producer
• That's My Boy (2012)
• Grown Ups 2 (2013) – executive producer
• Blended (2014) – executive producer
• Pixels (2015)
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) - executive producer
• The Ridiculous Six (2015)
• The Do-Over (2016)
• Sandy Wexler (2017)^[8]

References

External links

• Allen Covert at the Internet Movie Database