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.
Produced 11
2020s
- 2026
Corduroy Plants
Producer
- 2023
Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park
Producer
2010s
- 2016
- 2013
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
Producer
1990s
- 1992
1980s
- 1981
Shock Treatment
Executive Producer
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
- 1974
Basketball Jones
Producer
- 1971
Brewster McCloud
Producer
1960s
- 1968
Acted in 2
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2014
You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
Movie
Directed 2
1980s
- 1982
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Director
1970s
- 1978
Sound 1
2010s
- 2013
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
Music Supervisor
Appearances24
2020s
- 2026
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Self
- 2025
Sane Inside Insanity
Self – Producer
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
Self
- 2022
- 2020
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
Self
2010s
- 2019
Echo in the Canyon
Self
- 2016
Carole King: Natural Woman
Self
- 2015
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self - Producer, The Rocky Horror Show
- 2014
The Last Impresario
Self
- 2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Self - Music Producer
20 Feet from Stardom
Self
2000s
- 2008
- 2006
- 2005
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas
Himself
- 2004
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Self
- 2003
Sam Cooke: Legend
Self
- 2002
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
Self
1990s
- 1999
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
Self
- 1997
- 1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
Thanked in the credits2
2010s
- 2010
1990s
- 1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Thanks