Ben Stiller shares how he's constantly confused with Adam Sandler

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Ben Stiller shares how hes constantly confused with Adam Sandler
Ben Stiller shares how he's constantly confused with Adam Sandler

Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler are known for their comedic roles, at times, even fans struggle to distinguish between them.

Stiller made a recent appearance at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, November 27, and revealed that he is often mistaken as his longtime pal Sandler.

“We’ve been buddies for, I don’t know, 30 years or something now,” he told Jimmy Fallon.

“People always will yell out to me or to him, and he’ll text me and he’ll say, like, ‘I was in Italy and someone said, 'Ben Stiller, I love you!'' Or someone will say, like, ‘Oh man, Click changed my life’ to me," Stiller said referring to Sandler's 2006 film Click.

He went on to say, “And then I’ll say, ‘No, I’m not Adam Sandler. I’m Ben Stiller.’ And then they say, ‘Who?’ ”

The comedic duo, both 58, has shared big screens multiple times, including Stiller's notable role in the 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore, in the 2017 film The Meyerowitz Stories in which they starred as brothers, and a few more

Previously, Sandler gushed over working with Stiller during a chat on Good Morning America in 2017

“Me and Ben, I just loved him,” Sandler said of working with Stiller on Meyerowitz. “We loved seeing each other every day. I love seeing him. It was an amazing, brotherly feeling and our scenes together, I was so excited to do them.”