Person

Lou Adler

Production · Born 1933-12-13 · 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.

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  Behind the Music

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  Legends

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  The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  Executive Producer

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  I'm Still Here

  Thanks

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  Up in Smoke

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  American Me

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  20 Feet from Stardom

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  Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

  Director

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  Adam Sandler: Love You

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  Sane Inside Insanity

  Self – Producer

• 2026Corduroy PlantsProducer
• 2025Sane Inside InsanitySelf – Producer
• 2025Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky HorrorSelf
• 2025Cheech & Chong's Last MovieSelf
• 2024Adam Sandler: Love YouBooth Technician
• 2023Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central ParkProducer
• 2022Immediate FamilySelf
• 2020Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In MauiSelf
• 2020Herb Alpert Is...Self
• 2019Echo in the CanyonSelf
• 2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp AgainExecutive Producer
• 2016Carole King: Natural WomanSelf
• 2015Kareem: Minority of OneSelf
• 2015Meat Loaf: In and Out of HellSelf - Producer, The Rocky Horror Show
• 2014The Last ImpresarioSelf
• 2014You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
• 2013Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'Self - Music Producer
• 201320 Feet from StardomSelf
• 2013Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!Producer
• 2010I'm Still HereThanks
• 2008The Wrecking CrewSelf - Producer
• 2006LegendsSelf
• 2006AKA Tommy ChongHimself
• 2005California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The PapasHimself
• 2004Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SmileSelf
• 2003Sam Cooke: LegendSelf
• 2002Jan & Dean: The Other Beach BoysSelf
• 1999The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous StainsSelf
• 1997Behind the MusicSelf
• 1995The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video ShowSelf
• 1992American MeExecutive Producer
• 1982Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous StainsDirector
• 1981Shock TreatmentExecutive Producer
• 1978Up in SmokeProducer
• 1975The Rocky Horror Picture ShowExecutive Producer
• 1974Basketball JonesProducer
• 1971Brewster McCloudProducer
• 1968Monterey PopProducer
• —Darlene Love: I Know Where I've BeenSelf