Adler's first professional acting job was in a commercial in 1971. Afterward, he took a hiatus from acting. In 1984 and 1985, he starred as Arnold Beckoff in
Torch Song Trilogy, for which he was nominated for the 1985 Helen Hayes Best Actor Award, in
New York City before moving to
California in 1986. Adler's first animation role was recorded in New York City, voicing
Spike in
Rescue at Midnight Castle. In 1985, after convincing the head of the Abrams, Rubiloff and Lawrence agency to allow him to audition for their voice-over department, McSwain recalls that "he blew their minds" and later collaborated with
Klasky Csupo. Adler has directed
The Wild Thornberrys,
Rocket Power,
All Grown Up!,
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack,
The Replacements, among others. In 2002, Adler, with
David Feiss and Michael Ryan, directed his own short film
No Prom for Cindy. Adler also voiced Dr. Peacock in
Froot Loops commercials, Padrig Winks and Mr. Hornsby on
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, SAVO on
Danger Rangers, Mr. Whiskers on
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Optimatus on
Loonatics Unleashed and
Doctor Doom on
The Super Hero Squad Show. In 2007, Adler provided the voice of
Starscream in
Michael Bay's live-action
Transformers film franchise. Just as
Chris Latta voiced both Starscream and Cobra Commander in the Sunbow cartoons, Adler voiced
Cobra Commander on
G.I. Joe: Resolute and
G.I. Joe: Renegades. He also voiced the titular character in the webtoon
Inspector Beaver. Adler was the guest of honor at the 2017 edition of
AnthroCon. His subsequent credits as voice director include:
Nickelodeon's
Blaze and the Monster Machines,
New Looney Tunes (season 1),
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs and
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny. He also plays
MODOK on
Avengers Assemble. ==Filmography==