Sandy Wernick Dies: Adam Sandler’s Manager Who Inspired ‘Sandy Wexler’ Movie Was 86

Sanford ‘Sandy’ Wernick, the talent manager and partner/senior executive VP at Brillstein Entertainment Partners, has died. He was 86. A family representative tells Deadline that Wernick died on Thursday in Rancho Mirage, surrounded by family and loved ones, following a brief illness. Private services will be held in Palm Desert, followed by a memorial celebration […] Sandy Wernick and Adam Sandler attend the premiere of Netflix's 'Sandy Wexler' on April 6, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA. Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Netflix Sanford ‘Sandy’ Wernick, the talent manager and partner/senior executive VP at Brillstein Entertainment Partners, has died. He was 86. A family representative tells Deadline that Wernick died on Thursday in Rancho Mirage, surrounded by family and loved ones, following a brief illness. Private services will be held in Palm Desert, followed by a memorial celebration in Los Angeles at a later date. Beginning his career as a manager in the 1970s, his clients included Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy, Lorne Michaels, Jeff Ross, Colin Quinn, Rob Schneider and many more. A co-creator and executive producer of Def Comedy Jam, Wernick also helped package and produce shows like Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, The Sopranos, Just Shoot Me, Alf and The Goldbergs. Related Stories News Hollywood Mourns Robert Duvall: "Greatness Personified" & "Funny As Hell"