He also served as an executive producer on several of Sandler's movies, including 'Happy Gilmore,' 'Billy Madison,' 'The Wedding Singer' and 'Bulletproof.'
Sanford “Sandy” Wernick, a longtime talent manager of clients including Adam Sandler, Lorne Michaels, Tim Herlihy, John Davies and Rob Schneider, who also became partner and senior executive VP at Brillstein Entertainment Partners, died on Thursday.
He was 86. Wernick died in Rancho Mirage, California, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family and loved ones, a family representative toldBorn on March 22, 1939, in the Bronx, New York, Wernick went on to serve in the Army from 1960 to 1962 and also graduated from NYU.Before becoming a manager in the 1970s, he worked as an agent and made his way from the mailroom at MCA to vice president of the TV division at ICM. Later in his career, he became a partner and senior executive VP of Brillstein Entertainment Partners.As a manager and agent, his clients included Sandler, Herlihy, Davies, Akira Yoshimura, Michaels, Ray Klausen, Don Mischer, Stan Lathan, Jeff Ross, Marilyn Wilson, Marty Pasetta, Victor Levin, Buz Kohan, Colin Quinn, Schneider, Norm Crosby, Peter Falk and Alexandra Pelosi, among others. Wernick also spent years as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Peter Stark Producing Program and volunteered in the Cedars Sinai emergency room. In his free time, he liked to golf and was also a former yo-yo champion. He is survived by his wife Barbara of 64 years, daughter Michele, son Barry, daughter-in-law Jillian, grandson Sammy, sister Joyce and brother-in-law Jules, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. A private service will be held in Palm Desert, followed by a memorial celebration in Los Angeles at a later date.From the MagazineThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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