Adam Sandler Hyped Up ‘Modern Family’ Star With One Heartfelt Line

“Modern Family” star Julie Bowen never expected to reprise her role as Virginia Venit in “Happy Gilmore 2“. Despite starring opposite Adam Sandler in the original 1996 comedy, Bowen, now 55, had assumed she would be replaced by someone younger.

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“I thought, ‘Well, I won’t be in it.’ And that was OK,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s been 30 years, he’s got a hottie. He’s got some little bitty on the side, like a cart girl.”

She even heard the casting rumor from her teen: “My now 18-year-old said, ‘Mom, I hear they’re doing a sequel and he’s with Sydney Sweeney as a cart girl,’” Bowen shared. “I went, ‘I’m hurt, and I so respect that move.’”

So when the call came confirming she’d be in the sequel, Bowen was stunned. “Are you sure? Come on,” she recalled saying.

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Adam Sandler Shut Down Her Doubts With One Sweet Sentence

In a recent appearance on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, Bowen opened up further about her return to the “Happy Gilmore” universe.

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“I didn’t think they’d bring me back at all,” she said. “I mean, who am I supposed to be? He’s got to have a younger woman in this one, Happy Gilmore 2.”

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She downplayed her role again, saying she’s “in it for, like, a heartbeat.” But Sandler wasn’t having it. “Stop saying that! You’re the heart of the movie!” he told her.

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Julie Bowen Recalls Her First Audition for the Original Film

In the same podcast, Bowen also looked back on her original audition for “Happy Gilmore”, remembering how nervous she felt walking into a room full of “super sexy girls.”

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“They were all sexy and they had it together,” she said. “I was wearing jeans, maybe. I don’t know, it was something very normal. The girl that had gone in before me was real, real bombshelly.”

However, what she thought was a disadvantage turned out to be the edge she needed. “I read, and they were visibly relieved,” she recalled. “They’re like, ‘Yeah, some of these girls are just so aggressively sexy.’”

“Happy Gilmore 2” will be available to stream on Netflix starting July 25, bringing fans back into the world of golf, laughs, and one of Adam Sandler’s most iconic characters.

For Julie Bowen, it’s not just a return to the role of Virginia Venit—it’s a reminder that time, friendship, and heart always win.

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Adam Sandler’s History of Being a Supportive, Wholesome Friend

Julie Bowen isn’t the only friend Adam Sandler has supported so lovingly.

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Sandler has also shown quiet, consistent support to Jennifer Aniston, his longtime co-star and close friend. In a 2023 interview with the Wall Street Journal, Aniston revealed that Sandler and his wife, Jackie, send her flowers every Mother’s Day. This thoughtful gesture began after Sandler learned of Aniston’s struggle with infertility.

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In 2022, she opened up to Allure about going through IVF and the challenges she faced trying to conceive. “I was trying to get pregnant. It was a challenging road for me,” she said. “I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs.’”

Despite the heartbreak, Sandler and his wife have ensured that Aniston feels loved and remembered during what can be an emotionally challenging time.

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