Margaret Qualley reveals white lie Jack Antonoff told Adam Sandler

Margaret Qualley's husband Jack Antonoff played a major role in getting her a role in Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore 2!

During his appearance in the last episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy FallonQualley said that Antonoff lied to Sandler to get her the role.

Qualley is a “mega fan” of Sandler and said she really wanted the role in the film.

She said: “I saw there was going to be a 'Happy Gilmore 2' and I immediately emailed my agent and said, 'Whatever it takes – no role is too small. Please. I have to be in it, I'm begging you. Please. Whatever it takes.'”

Fallon, 50, then told the audience that the Don't mess with the Zohan The star then texted the musician and asked if Qualley even played golf. Antonoff lied and said: “Yes, she is actually good!”

Fallon shared the screenshot of the next messages between the duo, where the Rollercoaster The hitmaker asked, “Are we talking about Gilmore or a charity golf tournament?” and Sandler replied, “Gilmore, maybe we need to bug her for a couple of days, funny. She'd be great.”

Qualley joked that her husband “lied for the sake of the family” before admitting, “I've never played a day of golf in my life. In fact, I'm terrible.”

“So what did you do? How did you get through?” asked Fallon.

She explained: “I went to the barn and hit a few balls with the woman who runs the barn – her partner used to play golf. That's how I started. … I took a few lessons, but overall I'm still bad.”

However, she noted, “It was the best thing that ever happened to me.”

Happy Gilmore 2 is the sequel to the classic 1996 comedy starring Adam Sandler as a hockey player who becomes a golf star. Qualley also said Happy Gilmore is her favorite movie.