Lou Adler
Production
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.
Filmography
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
2026 · Movie
TheatersCorduroy Plants
2026 · Movie
Sane Inside Insanity
2025 · Movie
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025 · Movie
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
2025 · Movie
Adam Sandler: Love You
2024 · Movie
Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park
2023 · Movie
Immediate Family
2022 · Movie
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
2020 · Movie
Herb Alpert Is...
2020 · Movie
Echo in the Canyon
2019 · Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 · Movie
Carole King: Natural Woman
2016 · Movie
Kareem: Minority of One
2015 · Movie
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015 · Movie
The Last Impresario
2014 · Movie
You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
2014 · Movie
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013 · Movie
20 Feet from Stardom
2013 · Movie
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
2013 · Movie
I'm Still Here
2010 · Movie
The Wrecking Crew
2008 · Movie
Legends
2006 · Series
AKA Tommy Chong
2006 · Movie
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas
2005 · Movie
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004 · Movie
Sam Cooke: Legend
2003 · Movie
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
2002 · Movie
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
1999 · Movie
Behind the Music
1997 · Series
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995 · Movie
American Me
1992 · Movie
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
1982 · Movie
Shock Treatment
1981 · Movie
Up in Smoke
1978 · Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · Movie
Basketball Jones
1974 · Movie
Brewster McCloud
1971 · Movie
Monterey Pop
1968 · Movie