"Kennedy Center" Honors Actor Adam Sandler with Mark Twain Prize

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler won the 24th edition of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center on Sunday, during an evening celebrating his comedy and career. The event celebrated Sandler's comedy, which has earned public acclaim and generated billions of dollars, despite receiving limited praise from critics. Friends, his mother, and his wife took the stage at the Kennedy Center to share the moment of recognition with him. The prize is named after the novelist and writer Samuel Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain.