Lou Adler
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Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American-born, legendary record producer, manager, and director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Jewish-Mexican family and was raised in East Los Angeles.
In 1964, Lou Adler founded and co-owned Dunhill Records. He was President for the label as well as the chief record producer from 1964-1967. That summer he sold Dunhill for three million dollars to ABC Records. Later in 1967, he founded Ode Records. In June 1967 Adler helped to produce the Monterey International Pop Festival, as well as the film version, Monterey Pop.
He is the former manager of Jan & Dean, and was the producer of Sam Cooke, The Mamas and the Papas, Johnny Rivers, Barry McGuire, Scott McKenzie, Spirit, Carole King, and Cheech and Chong. In 1974, he helped to produce the American stage version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show as well as the film version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. In 1978, Adler directed the movie Up In Smoke, starring Cheech & Chong. The movie remains a cult hit, and in 2000 Adler recorded a commentary track along with Cheech Marin for the DVD release.
Adler was once known as a major playboy in the 1960s and 1970s, having been romantically linked to some of the world's most beautiful women, such as singer-artist Jill Gibson, actress Tina Sinatra, singer-actress Michelle Phillips and movie actress Britt Ekland, whom he fathered a son with named Nicholai in 1973. Lou Adler was once married to actress and singer Shelley Fabares in 1964 and produced several of her songs. They separated in 1966 but divorced many years later in 1980.
In 1978 Adler fathered a second son called Cisco Adler with girlfriend Phyllis Somer.
Today Adler is now married to actress Page Hannah, Daryl Hannah's younger sister. The couple have sons named Manny, Pablo, Oscar, and Ike.
Lou Adler is the owner of The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California.
On April 6, 2006, Adler was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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