Let’s not bury the lede here.
Adam Sandler, man-child laureate of the ’90 and early Aughts — and, yes, a talented dramatic actor — and Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the most legendarily committed and subsequently awarded actors of our time, are longtime pals.
And their relationship is such that Day-Lewis called Sandler out of the blue — while he was shoe-shopping at Macy’s, no less — to congratulate him for his work in the new film “Uncut Gems,” which has also won acclaim from a number of other, non-Day-Lewis sources, including The Post.
Sandler divulged the tidbit on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” Wednesday.
“I’m getting my sneakers and then I look down at my phone and it’s Daniel Day-Lewis … He starts talking about grabbing the seat in front of him. ‘I couldn’t let go of the seat in front of me,’ and just saying how much he dug the movie, he dug [Kevin Garnett], he dug the guys.”
Another notable piece of friendship trivia: Sandler calls Day-Lewis “Danny.”