Adam Sandler heaps praise on Travis Kelce's performance in 'Happy Gilmore 2'

"Happy Gilmore 2" stars Adam Sandler and Julie Bowen tell Fox News Digital the one piece of advice the comedian gave to his daughters who are following in his acting footsteps, and his key to a successful career in comedy.

Actor Adam Sandler had high praise for Travis Kelce as the Kansas City Chiefs star is set to appear in "Happy Gilmore 2" on Netflix later this week.

Kelce is among the athletes who will appear in the second iteration of the comedic golf film. Reggie Bush, Boban Marjanović, Nikki Garcia, Becky Lynch and Maxwell Jacob Friedman are some of the others. There is also a whole host of golfers in the film, including Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley, John Daly, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.

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Travis Kelce stands in the second tee box during the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 11, 2025, in Stateline, Nevada. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

Sandler appeared on the "New Heights" podcast with the Kelce brothers.

"He was so cool, he was just like you (Jason Kelce), just like you when you took over with announcing. You guys just go, ‘All right if I’m doing this I might as well be great at this,’" Sandler said. "Anyways, yeah you were cool as s---, Travis was locked in, he kind of had to be a bad guy, he was just there"

Kelce said he received some guidance on how to play his role.

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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after making a catch during warmups before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, Nov. 4, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

"It was the perfect remedy, man, the perfect remedy. It was just so much fun to hearing