Bowen, 55, has looked back on her upbringing with a real estate developer father who taught her a "golden rule" about success.

Meanwhile, Sandler and Bowen reacted to Bowen’s shocking “Happy Gilmore 2” death during an interview with Entertainment Weekly published shortly after the movie’s release. The “Modern Family” star suggested that her character needed to die to drive Happy and the events of the film.

Grading the film a B-, IndieWire quipped that "More often than not, it makes the shot" and commended Sandler on his comedic stylings, noting: "It is also often quite funny. Most of that humour comes care of Sandler, who slips back into Happy with something like grizzled ease."

The eagerly anticipated "Happy Gilmore 2," which was heavily filmed in NJ, is releasing this week. Here's how to watch, time, cast and more.

What happens to Virginia Venit in Happy Gilmore 2? Julie Bowen's character, Happy's wife, is killed off and fans aren't happy. Happy kills her by hitting her in the head.

Bowen is reprising her role as Virginia Venit in the sequel to Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore about a hockey player turned professional golfer who takes the sport by storm. She isn't the only notable name reprising a role, as Sandler returns as the main character, Christopher McDonald returns as Shooter McGavin and Ben Stiller returns as Hal.

Happy Gilmore 2 takes a shocking turn in the first few minutes, and the movie has a tough time recovering, but director Kyle Newacheck defends the choice.

The opening minutes of the long-awaited Happy Gilmore sequel reveal a legacy character has been shockingly killed off.