Adam Sandler called Henry Winkler in the middle of the night asking for a favor

Adam Sandler is known for his eye-catching gifts – he was famous for voicing the cast of Adult all Maseratis for the lead role in the film – but it seems his generosity runs out when it comes to actor Henry Winkler.

Talk about the Let's talk to Kelly Ripa off camera On the podcast, Winkler revealed that when Sandler called him in the middle of the night and asked him to star in the 1998 sports comedy as Coach Klein The water boy, the thank you Sandler gave him was missing.

“I did water boy,Winkler explained to Ripa. “He (Sandler) called me in the middle of the night and said, 'Henry, I need a favor.' My actor didn't show up. “You need to go to the park in LA right now.” And it's now 11:30 at night and I said, “OK.” I shave, I drive, I walk, I sit. “I do my makeup until 3:30 in the morning,” Winkler said.

“And do you know what I have?” he asked Ripa. “A cookie.”

“But you did three films with him. There is no Maserati for Henry Winkler?” asked Ripa in disbelief.

“I couldn’t even keep my wardrobe,” laughed Winkler.

When Ripa asked what kind of car he would replace Sandler with in an ideal world, Winkler said: “I don't want a Maserati because the entry would be so low that I would have to sleep in it. I could do that.” never go out.

Instead, he opted for a small Lexus version of the SUV.

Newsweek has emailed representatives for Henry Winkler and Adam Sandler for comment.

He may have only gotten a cookie, but it appears Sandler gave Winkler something on set The Waterboya lesson on how to smoke cigars.

Winkler said: “During the creation water boy, I had my first Cuban cigar,” adding that he now only smokes Cuban cigars when he goes fishing.

Why did Sandler give each of his “Grown” co-stars a Maserati?

Sandler, who wrote the screenplay and played the lead role Adult, is said to have given David Spade, Kevin James, Chris Rock and Rob Schneider Maseratis worth around $200,000 after the film was completed.

However, he did not warn them about the generous gifts that would come their way.

In an interview with Kevin Nealon, Spade revealed: “He (Sandler) gave us all a Maserati. Chris Rock called me and said, 'Are you going to check your driveway?' and I say, “No,” and he says, “Go to the front and call me.” So I go to the front and they pull a car in my driveway and I'm like, “What's going on?” and they say, ” “Adam Sandler.”

Spade continued, “I'm like, 'Oh, is that his car, should I look at it?'” And they say, “Yeah, it's for you.” I call Rock and say, “For some reason, keep I have Adam’s car here,” and he says, “No, this is for you, we all have one.”

Later in an interview with Jay Leno continued The Tonight ShowSpade admitted he was too “embarrassed” to drive the car.

Rock, for his part, joked that the car came with strings attached, telling host Howard Stern, “Now I think I'm Adam Sandler's ass.”

Sandler has been revealed as the highest-paid actor of 2023, with his work earning him an estimated $73 million. This is largely due to the lucrative deal he has signed with Netflix, which is reportedly worth $250 million.