IHOP waitress goes viral after turning away Adam Sandler. The waitress didn’t even know it was the famous actor. But she only realized it after watching the security footage.
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Nowadays, it’s difficult to recognize people on the street. When most people have stopped getting haircuts and wearing masks, how can you tell who is who? This happened to an IHOP waitress in New York.
Dayanna Rodas, 17, took it to TikTok and shared security camera footage of the 54-year-old Grown-Ups actor. He entered IHOP wearing a mask, a red hoodie, basketball shorts and sneakers. He arrived with one of his two daughters at the IHOP in Manhasset, Long Island before turning to leave.
She posted a funny video with her as a clown for not recognizing the actor. “Pleaseee come back. Not realizing its Adam Sandler and telling him its a 30min wait and him ofc leaving bc hes not going to wait 30mins for IHOP.”
@dayanna.rodas Pleaseee come back ##comedy ##fyp ##foryou ##viral ##adamsandler
♬ Be A Clown – ָ࣪ ۰♥︎ Osuna ࣪𖥔꒷
Dayanna later returned to TikTok to offer an explanation. “Everyone’s asking me how I didn’t recognize him. It’s because he had a big beard and I’ve never seen Adam Sandler with a beard. And the mask didn’t help.”
While a lot of people laughed at her experience, a lot thought it would be a humbling experience for Adam Sandler. Sure, getting VIP treatment everywhere is nice. But in an era where people photograph celebrities everywhere, they surely might like not getting recognized everywhere. Plus, taking into account that Adam Sandler is a very humbling person, he probably didn’t mind the treatment. But, like any other person, who would actually wait 30 minutes for a table when hungry?
Adam’s rep confirmed to HuffPost that it was the comic actor in the video.
