The Wedding Singer

…to romantic comedy, starring in The Wedding Singer as the humble waitress Julia, who is torn between her rude fiancé and the funny and considerate wedding singer (played by Adam Sandler) who befriends her. She continued as a romantic lead in Ever After (1998), a Cinderella-like story, and Never Been…

…comedies, notably Billy Madison (1995), The Wedding Singer (1998), and Big Daddy (1999). While many of these roles were minor, Buscemi’s scenes were often among the films’ funniest moments.

In The Wedding Singer (1998), a romantic comedy with Drew Barrymore, and Big Daddy (1999), in which his character adopts a child to impress his girlfriend, Sandler demonstrated an ability to temper his outrageous antics with sentiment.