Lou Adler
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- December 13, 1933
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
Movies with Lou Adler
- 20 Feet from Stardom 2013 · ★ 7.2
- The Wrecking Crew 2008 · ★ 7.4
- Echo in the Canyon 2019 · ★ 6.8
- Adam Sandler: Love You 2024 · ★ 6.3
- Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' 2013 · ★ 7.4
- Kareem: Minority of One 2015 · ★ 7.2
- Cheech & Chong's Last Movie 2025 · ★ 7.1
- AKA Tommy Chong 2006 · ★ 7.3
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror 2025 · ★ 8.2
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile 2004 · ★ 7.0
- Herb Alpert Is... 2020 · ★ 7.6
- Carole King: Natural Woman 2016 · ★ 7.2
- Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 2015 · ★ 8.6
- Sam Cooke: Legend 2003 · ★ 7.1
- Immediate Family 2022 · ★ 7.4
- California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas 2005 · ★ 7.8
- Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui 2020 · ★ 6.5
- The Last Impresario 2014 · ★ 5.5
- The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show 1995 · ★ 9.7
- The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains 1999 · ★ 7.5
- You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story 2014 · ★ 7.0
- Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys 2002
- Sane Inside Insanity 2025
- Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been 2026
Movies directed by Lou Adler
- Up in Smoke 1978 · ★ 6.6
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains 1982 · ★ 6.4