Lou Adler

Known for ProductionBorn 1933-12-13 (age 92)Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lester Louis Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American record and film producer and the co-owner of the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. Adler has produced and developed a number of high-profile musical artists, including the Grass Roots, Jan & Dean, the Mamas & the Papas, and Carole King. King's album Tapestry, produced by Adler, won the 1972 Grammy Award for Album of the Year and has been called one of the greatest pop albums of all time. Adler is an executive producer of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and discovered and produced comedy albums and films for Cheech & Chong. In 2006, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in music. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as the recipient, alongside Quincy Jones, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award.Read more

Movies & web series

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

Immediate Family

The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains

Herb Alpert Is...

The Wrecking Crew

Carole King: Natural Woman

Kareem: Minority of One

AKA Tommy Chong

American Me

20 Feet from Stardom

Behind the Music

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Cheech & Chong's Last Movie

Sam Cooke: Legend

You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

Monterey Pop

Echo in the Canyon

Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui

Up in Smoke

Adam Sandler: Love You

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

I'm Still Here

Brewster McCloud

Basketball Jones

Shock Treatment

The Last Impresario

Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

Legends

Sane Inside Insanity

Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been