Ali Adler
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Allison Beth Adler (born May 30, 1967) is a Canadian-American television producer and writer. She is the co-creator of Supergirl and The New Normal, and is also known for her work on Chuck and Family Guy.[1]
Early life
Adler was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a Jewish family.[2][3] Her grandfather and father were Holocaust survivors from Romania.[2][3] They later became American citizens.[2][3]
Career
Adler began her career by working on a TV series named Veronica's Closet in 1997. From 2001 to 2002, Adler produced 13 episodes of Family Guy[4] and 16 episodes of Just Shoot Me!; she was supervising producer for nine episodes of Still Standing. She was co-executive producer on various shows, including Life As We Know It, Women of a Certain Age, and Emily's Reasons Why Not.
Adler produced Chuck as co-executive and executive producer from 2007 to 2010. Adler then joined the ABC series No Ordinary Family in May 2010 and in 2011 became a part of GleeTemplate:'s writing team starting with the third season.[5] She and Glee creator Ryan Murphy co-created The New Normal, which she worked on until it was cancelled in May 2013.[6]
In 2015, Adler co-created Supergirl with Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg. The drama based on Superman's female cousin, Kara Zor-El.[7] After two seasons, in 2017 Adler left Supergirl full-time to join The CW's reboot of Dynasty and sign a development deal with CBS Television Studios.[8]
Advocacy
In October 2023, Adler signed an open letter by Artists4Ceasefire to Joe Biden, President of the United States, calling for a ceasefire of Israeli bombardment in Gaza.[9]
Personal life
From 2001 to 2011, Adler was in a relationship with actress Sara Gilbert. They have two children—a son, Levi Hank, born to Adler in October 2004,[10] and a daughter, Sawyer Jane, born to Gilbert in August 2007.[11][12] In August 2011, Gilbert announced that she and Adler had separated amicably.[13]
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- ↑ Jordan, Julie. "The Talk's Sara Gilbert, Partner Break Up" Template:Webarchive. People. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
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