{"id":6737,"date":"2025-07-30T11:21:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=6737"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:21:48","slug":"adam-sandler-pays-tribute-to-late-co-star-in-happy-gilmore-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=6737","title":{"rendered":"Adam Sandler pays tribute to late co-star in \u2018Happy Gilmore 2\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"174\"><strong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"174\">Adam Sandler Honors Cameron Boyce with Subtle Tribute in <em data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"172\">Happy Gilmore 2<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"334\">Adam Sandler quietly paid tribute to his late onscreen son, Cameron Boyce, in <em data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"271\">Happy Gilmore 2<\/em>, a small Easter egg that didn\u2019t go unnoticed by longtime fans.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"679\">Sandler, 58, known for his loyalty to collaborators, included a brief but touching nod to Boyce in the Netflix sequel released in late July. Boyce, a former Disney star, was more than just a co-star\u2014he was part of Sandler\u2019s extended film family. The two first worked together on <em data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"626\">Grown Ups<\/em> and <em data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"644\">Grown Ups 2<\/em>, where Boyce played Sandler\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"885\">Boyce tragically passed away in 2019 at age 20 from an epileptic seizure, just before he was set to film with Sandler again on <em data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"825\">Hubie Halloween<\/em>, which later included a heartfelt dedication in his memory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"1187\">Now, six years later, Sandler honors him once more. In an early scene of <em data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"977\">Happy Gilmore 2<\/em>, a TV in the background shows footage of Boyce from his Disney Channel show <em data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1062\">Jessie<\/em>. The subtle moment sparked emotional reactions online, with fans calling it a \u201cbeautiful tribute\u201d and \u201ctouching Easter egg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1336\">Sandler\u2019s gesture reminds audiences that Boyce\u2019s legacy lives on \u2014 not just in memories, but in the quiet moments that show how deeply he\u2019s missed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Sandler Honors Cameron Boyce with Subtle Tribute in Happy Gilmore 2 Adam Sandler quietly paid tribute to his late onscreen son, Cameron Boyce, in Happy Gilmore 2, a small Easter egg that didn\u2019t go unnoticed by longtime fans. Sandler, 58, known for his loyalty to collaborators, included a brief but touching nod to Boyce&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=6737\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Adam Sandler pays tribute to late co-star in \u2018Happy Gilmore 2\u2019&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6739,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6737\/revisions\/6739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}