Jennifer Aniston calls Adam Sandler "very good friend" as she presents him with People's Icon Award

Jennifer Aniston is a big fan of Adam Sandler and during her recent appearance at the award ceremony she called him an “extraordinary father, husband and one of the most loyal friends”.

“I am here to recognise my very good friend. My brother from another mother. And extraordinary father, husband and one of the most loyal friends you could ever, ever, have,” said Aniston as she presented him with the People’s Icon Award at People’s Choice Awards 2024.

“The People’s Icon, Adam Sandler,” she added.

“No, sit down, Adam, I’m not done! Sit down!” she continued after Sandler, 57, rose from his seat in the audience. “Eager to get up here! I love you. I mean, the Sand Man. Who’s more iconic than Adam Sandler, seriously?” Aniston asked the cheering crowd from her spot at the mic onstage.

The actress went on to offer a quick overview of Sandler’s career, from his debut on Saturday Night Live to his comedies and dramas, music tours, and everything in between. “And yet in all of this extraordinary success, he has stuck to his roots; he’s never strayed from the friends he’s had for 35 years and counting,” she said.

Aniston and Sandler first co-starred in Just Go With It (2011) before reuniting for Murder Mystery (2019) to play a married couple caught in the middle of a whodunit.