Lou Adler
Production
- Born
- December 13, 1933 (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.
Known for
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
August 14, 1975
Up in Smoke
September 15, 1978
American Me
March 13, 1992
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
October 20, 2016
Shock Treatment
August 21, 1981
Brewster McCloud
August 18, 1971
Monterey Pop
December 26, 1968
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
October 1, 1982
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
April 18, 2013
Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park
January 19, 2023
Basketball Jones
January 1, 1974
Corduroy Plants
June 24, 2026
Behind the camera12
- 2026Corduroy Plants Producer
- 2023Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park Producer
- 2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Executive Producer
- 2013Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie! Producer, Music Supervisor
- 1992American Me Executive Producer
- 1982Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Director
- 1981Shock Treatment Executive Producer
- 1978Up in Smoke Director, Producer
- 1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show Executive Producer
- 1974