Lou Adler
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 (26)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
Sane Inside Insanity
Adam Sandler: Love You
Immediate Family
Herb Alpert Is...
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
Echo in the Canyon
Carole King: Natural Woman
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Kareem: Minority of One
You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
The Last Impresario
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
20 Feet from Stardom
The Wrecking Crew
AKA Tommy Chong
Legends
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Sam Cooke: Legend
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
Behind the Music
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show- Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Crew (13)
- Corduroy Plants
- Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
- Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
- I'm Still Here
- American Me
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
- Shock Treatment
- Up in Smoke
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Basketball Jones
- Brewster McCloud
- Monterey Pop