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