Quiz: Are These Stars from '90s Adam Sandler Movies Dead or Alive?
Answers at bottom
1. Juanita, Billy Madison
“If you’re gonna stay home today, you can help me shave my armpits.”
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2. Mr. Larson, Happy Gilmore
“I beg to differ. Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago.”
3. Principal Anderson, Billy Madison
“It was just a stunt! He was supposed to pinch my leg if he was running short of air.”
4. Farmer Fran, The Waterboy
“[unintelligible]”
5. Rollo The Janitor, Billy Madison
“Miss Lippy’s car is green.”
6. Bus Driver, Billy Madison
“That Veronica Vaughn is one piece of ace, I know from experience dude. If you know what I mean.”
7. Happy’s Grandma, Happy Gilmore
“Could I please trouble you for a warm glass of milk. It helps send me to sleep.”
8. Ernie, Billy Madison
“Miss Vaughn, would you uhh ever go out with anybody from class?”
9. Tour Guide, Billy Madison
“If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.”
10. Julian ‘Frankenstein’ McGrath, Big Daddy
“The goddamn Jets.”
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1. Juanita, Billy Madison
Existence Status: Dead
Sadly, the actress died in 1998, three years after the release of Billy Madison, at age 75.
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2. Mr. Larson, Happy Gilmore
Status: Dead
Unfortunately, the 7’1” star died of a suspected acute myocardial infarction in 2014 at age 74.
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3. Principal Anderson, Billy Madison
Status: ALIVE
Josh Mostel, 72, is very much alive but hasn’t appeared in a movie since 2015.
4. Farmer Fran, The Waterboy
Status: ALIVE
Farmer Fran, played by 73-year-old comedian and actor Blake Clark, is still alive and will be the voice of “Slinky Dog” in the upcoming Pixar hit Toy Story 4.
5. Rollo The Janitor, Billy Madison
Status: ALIVE (probably)
Christopher Kelk, the actor responsible for one of the most iconic scenes in modern cinema, is still alive and gave a speech at the Toronto Reference Library on April 14, 2018. However, no evidence of his existence since that date is available online.
6. Bus Driver, Billy Madison
Status: Dead
“Bus Driver #1,” who also went by Chris Farley, passed away from a drug overdose in 1997 at age 33, just two years after Billy Madison was released.
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7. Happy’s Grandma, Happy Gilmore
Status: ALIVE
“Grandma” from Happy Gilmore, played by Canadian actress Frances Bay, currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba and just celebrated her 100th birthday. The centenarian was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2008 but hasn’t done anything remotely notable in the past decade.
8. Ernie, Billy Madison
Status: Dead
Last April, Jared Cook, the former person and child actor who played Billy’s likable third grade classmate Ernie, was allegedly murdered by the Mexican cartel after drunkenly threatening them outside of the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Sadly, Cook was on his honeymoon.
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9. Tour Guide, Billy Madison
Status: ALIVE
The 112-year-old actress, Gladys O’Connor, is shockingly still alive but hasn’t been in a movie since The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998). She currently lives in Saudi Arabia with her husband and billionaire oil tycoon, Mohammed Al Amoudi, who she married in 2001.
10. Julian ‘Frankenstein’ McGrath, Big Daddy
Status: Half Alive
The lovable Big Daddy child star was actually played by twin boys, Cole and Dylan Sprouts, who are currently alive and dead respectively. Cole Sprouts, 26, now stars in Riverdale and has 22.5 million Instagram followers. Dylan Sprouts, dead, died in a 2017 snowmobile accident in Whitehorse, Yukon but still has over 6 million followers.