Lou Adler

Adler was born to a Jewish family, the son of Manny and Josephine (Alpert) Adler, in Chicago, in 1933, and grew up in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. ==Career==

Music Adler's career in music began as co-manager, alongside Herb Alpert, of Jan and Dean. Adler and Alpert transitioned from managing into songwriting, composing the songs "River Rock" in 1958 for Bob "Froggy" Landers, and the Cough Drops and "Wonderful World" with Sam Cooke. In 1964, Adler founded Dunhill Records. He was president and the chief record producer of the label from 1964 to 1967. During that time, Adler signed the Mamas & the Papas to Dunhill, producing six top-five hits for the group including "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday". Dunhill also reached No. 1 on the pop chart with Barry McGuire's single "Eve of Destruction". Capitalizing on Dunhill's success, Adler sold the label to ABC in 1967 and founded Ode Records, to which he signed Carole King, Spirit, Cheech & Chong, Scott McKenzie, Peggy Lipton, and others. Adler produced all of King's albums on Ode, which includes four gold, a platinum, and a diamond album, as certified by the RIAA. King's second album for Ode, Tapestry, sold more than 25 million copies worldwide and is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. as well as the film version, Monterey Pop, which he co-produced with John Phillips from the Mamas & the Papas. In 1975, Adler served as executive producer of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. After seeing The Rocky Horror Show at a theater in London, Adler bought the American rights to the show, presented it live in Los Angeles, and executive-produced the film version (adding "Picture" to the title). The movie became the longest-running theatrical film in history. In 1978, Adler directed the movie Up in Smoke, starring Cheech & Chong. The movie remains a cult hit, and in 2000 Adler and Cheech Marin recorded a commentary track for the DVD release. His 1981 film, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, did not make a large impact upon release but has enjoyed a long life on cable TV broadcasts. Also in 1981, Adler executive produced the follow-up to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment. ==Personal life==

Adler married actress and singer Shelley Fabares in 1964 and produced several of her songs. They separated in 1966 and formally divorced in 1980. In 1973, he fathered his first son, Nic Adler, with actress Britt Ekland. In 1978, he fathered another son, Cisco Adler, with then-girlfriend Phyllis Somer. In 2024, it was revealed that Hollman’s daughter Honey, who is two years older than Sonny, is also Adler's biological child. Before that, Honey was assumed to have been the daughter of Jack Nicholson, who Hollman was also seeing at the time. Adler is married to former actress Page Hannah. They have four children. He has often sat courtside next to Dyan Cannon and Jack Nicholson at Los Angeles Lakers home games. He owns the Roxy Theatre with his son Nic, who operates the historic music venue on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Peter Fonda based his character Terry Valentine in The Limey on Adler. In 1976, Adler and his administrative assistant were kidnapped from their Malibu home. One of the perpetrators pulled a gun on Adler's assistant and gained entry. The two men were held for eight hours and released after $25,000 in ransom money was paid. Three suspects were arrested and sheriff's deputies later recovered $14,900 of the ransom. Two suspects were convicted and one was sentenced to life in prison. ==Production discography==

Here is a list of albums produced by Lou Adler: ==Filmography==

The following is a list of films produced or directed by Lou Adler: • Monterey Pop (1968) – producer • Brewster McCloud (1970) – producer • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – executive producer • Up in Smoke (1978) – director, producer • Shock Treatment (1981) – executive producer • Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982) – director • ''Murphy's Romance'' (1985) – music producer • American Me (1992) – executive producer • ''Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie'' (2013) – producer • ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again'' (2016) – executive producer ==References==