Ali Adler

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Ali Adler
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Ali Adler at the 2016 Wondercon.
Born
Allison Beth Adler

(1967-05-30) May 30, 1967 (age 57)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Producer, writer
Years active1991–present
Partner Sara Gilbert (2001–2011)
Children2

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]

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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 Glee '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]

References

  1. ↑ Haber, Matt (3 June 2015). "Ali Adler, 'Supergirl' Writer, Rescues the Sexually Befuddled Man". The New York Times .
  2. 1 2 3 Adler, Ali (October 29, 2018). "This is my Opa and his documentation saying he is Jewish. He had to wear a Jewish star at all times and present this card upon demand or risk being shot".
  3. 1 2 3 "Ali Adler on Instagram: "This is my Opa and his documentation saying he is Jewish. He had to wear a Jewish star at all times and present this card upon demand or…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  4. ↑ Haber, Matt (June 3, 2015). "Ali Adler, Supergirl Writer, Rescues the Sexually Befuddled Man". The New York Times . Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (June 16, 2011). "Glee: Six Join Writing Staff for Season 3". The Hollywood Reporter .
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 27, 2012). "NBC Picks Up New Normal Family Comedy Pilot From Ryan Murphy And Allison Adler; Is Network Done With Half-Hour Orders?". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 19, 2014). "Supergirl Drama From Greg Berlanti & Ali Adler Lands CBS Series Commitment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 16, 2017). "Supergirl Co-Creator Ali Adler Inks CBS TV Studios Overall Deal, Joins Dynasty". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ↑ "Artists4Ceasefire". Artists4Ceasefire. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  10. ↑ "Levi Hank Gilbert-Adler". MyHeritage.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sara Gilbert and partner welcome second child". People . August 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  12. ↑ "Sara Gilbert Gives Birth to Baby Girl". Fox News. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
  13. ↑ Jordan, Julie. "The Talk's Sara Gilbert, Partner Break Up" Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine . People. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
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