BIG DADDY - SANDLER TO BE A DAD

BIG DADDY star ADAM SANDLER is gearing up for life as a real-life dad, after learning that his wife JACKIE is pregnant.

Pals of the couple tell People magazine they're expecting their first child to arrive in the spring (06).

The pair, who exchanged nuptials in 2003, have been together for seven years.

Jackie, a model and actress, had a brief role in Sandler's Big Daddy, playing the waitress who takes his order for a root beer in the sports bar scene.