Substance star Margaret Qualley turns 30 on Wednesday, October 23. As the actress celebrates her special day, let’s take a moment to revisit the ridiculous lie her husband Jack Antonoff told actor Adam Sandler to help Qualley get her dream role on Netflix’s Happy Gilmore . 2.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress revealed that Sandler’s 1996 hit Happy Gilmore was not only her “favorite movie”, but it also featured her “first crush”.
Qualley further explained how she was determined to appear in the upcoming sequel to the 90s comedy after Netflix announced the film. “I saw that Happy Gilmore 2 was going to be made and I immediately emailed my agents and I said, ‘No matter what happens – no part is too small. Please. I have to be a part of it, I’m begging you.’ Please. Whatever it takes,” the actress recalled.
Shortly afterward, it was revealed how Margaret Qualley’s husband, singer, songwriter and record producer, Jack Antonoff, had lied about prior experience with golf while referring Sandler to include him in the film. .
During the talk show, Jimmy Fallon showed the audience a text message exchange between Antonoff and Sandler. When the Grown Ups star asked Antonoff “Does your wife ever play golf?” He replied, “Yeah she’s really nice.”
Qualley then admitted how she can’t play golf and jokingly called Antonoff a “good husband” because he “lied for the family.” The actress also confessed that she had never played golf a day in her life and revealed that she was “terrible” at the game.
The Made star also said that when she went to take golf lessons, she was “still bad” at the game.
Speaking about her role in Happy Gilmore 2, Margaret Qualley said that the film was “the best thing that ever happened to me”, even though she managed to get a “small role” in the sequel. Of getting the role, the actress said, “I’m basically from a dark background, but I can die happy now.”
Margaret Qualley made her acting debut in the 2013 drama Palo Alto and gained widespread recognition after appearing in a supporting role in the HBO drama series The Leftovers.
She earned further praise and Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for playing Ann Reinking in the FX miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019), as well as the lead role in the Netflix show Made (2021).
The actress is noted for her frequent collaborations with director Yorgos Lanthimos and has appeared in his critically acclaimed Poor Things (2023), Kinds of Kindness (2024) and The Substance (2024).
She also appeared in the films The Nice Guys (2016), Death Note (2017), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
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