Donald Floyd, Sr. was played by Joe Flaherty, but Flaherty died in 2024 and could not reprise his character. Instead, Sandler gave Eminem (Marshall Mathers) a call as the two had been friends for decades and asked him to take a day out of his schedule to work on the film.

Adam Sandler’s kindness is once again in full swing. The actor, 58, is addressing the heartfelt tribute he filmed in honor of Cameron Boyce in “Happy Gilmore 2.” Sandler and Boyce, who died at age 20 in 2019 after suffering an epileptic seizure, starred in the 2010 comedy “Grown Ups” and the 2013 sequel “Grown Ups 2” together.

Adam Sandler's “Happy Gilmore” became one of the most beloved comedies of the ’90s and codified the hockey-style swing as a mainstay on golf courses.