LOS ANGELES – Adam Sandler will be the next recipient of AARP’s Movies for Grownups career achievement award, the group said Tuesday.

And maybe this time, the actor will wait for his signal.

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When Sandler won the group's best actor prize in 2020 for“Uncut Gems,” he rushed to the stage too fast — before host Conan O’Brien had time to sing his praises. O’Brien made comic hay of the moment, sending the sheepish actor back to his seat with instructions to await "a signal."

From his “Saturday Night Live” roots to beloved comedies like “Billy Madison” (1995) and the cult classic “Happy Gilmore” (1996) to dramas like “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002) and his high-energy turn in “Uncut Gems” (2019), Sandler, 59, has displayed an ever-growing range.

This summer he reprised “H

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