Production
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
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Film · 2026
Sane Inside Insanity
Film · 2025
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
Film · 2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Film · 2025
Adam Sandler: Love You
Film · 2024
Immediate Family
Film · 2022
Herb Alpert Is...
Film · 2020
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
Film · 2020
Echo in the Canyon
Film · 2019
Carole King: Natural Woman
Film · 2016
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Film · 2015
Kareem: Minority of One
Film · 2015
You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
Film · 2014
The Last Impresario
Film · 2014
20 Feet from Stardom
Film · 2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Film · 2013
The Wrecking Crew
Film · 2008
AKA Tommy Chong
Film · 2006
Legends
Series · 2006
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas
Film · 2005
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Film · 2004
Sam Cooke: Legend
Film · 2003
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
Film · 2002
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
Film · 1999
Behind the Music
Series · 1997
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Film · 1995