Lou Adler
Known for: Production
Born: December 13, 1933
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
37 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
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Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
2026
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Corduroy Plants
2026
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Sane Inside Insanity
2025
8.2
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
7.1
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
2025
6.2
Adam Sandler: Love You
2024
8.7
Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park
2023
7.4
Immediate Family
2022
6.5
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
2020
7.6
Herb Alpert Is...
2020
6.8
Echo in the Canyon
2019
5.1
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
7.2
Carole King: Natural Woman
2016
7.2
Kareem: Minority of One
2015
9.0
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015
5.5
The Last Impresario
2014
7.0
You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
2014
7.5
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013
7.2
20 Feet from Stardom
2013
5.2
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
2013
6.0
I'm Still Here
2010
7.3
The Wrecking Crew
2008
5.0
Legends
2006
7.3
AKA Tommy Chong
2006
7.8
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas
2005
7.0
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004
7.1
Sam Cooke: Legend
2003
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Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
2002
7.5
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
1999
7.3
Behind the Music
1997
9.7
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995
7.4
American Me
1992
6.3
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
1982
5.9
Shock Treatment
1981
6.6
Up in Smoke
1978
7.4
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
6.0
Basketball Jones
1974
6.3
Brewster McCloud
1971
7.3
Monterey Pop
1968