Allison Adler
| Allison Adler | |
|---|---|
 Ali Adler at the 2016 Wondercon. | |
| Born |
Allison Beth Adler May 30, 1967 Montreal, Canada |
| Occupation | Producer, writer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Partner(s) |
Sara Gilbert (2002—2011) Liz Brixius (2013–present; engaged) |
| Children | 2 |
Allison Beth Adler (born May 30, 1967) is an American television producer and writer. She is best known as the co-creator of Supergirl, The New Normal and her work on Chuck and Family Guy.
Career
1997: Adler starter her career by working on a TV series named Veronica's Closet .
2001-2002: Adler worked on shows such as Family Guy and Just Shoot Me! , helping produce 13 episodes of Family Guy and 16 of Just Shoot Me!.
2002-2003: She played a role as the supervising producer for 9 episodes of the TV Series Still Standing .
2004: She worked as the co-executive producer for various shows, including Life As We Know It, Women of a Certain Age, and Emily's Reasons Why Not.
2007-2010: She worked on the TV series Chuck, helping produce 34 episodes as a co-executive producer from 2007-2009 and 19 episodes as the executive producer in 2010.
May 2010: She worked on the ABC series No Ordinary Family and she worked there until 2011.
2011: Adler joined the writing team of Glee, with six other writers.[1]
2012: She and Glee creator Ryan Murphy co-created The New Normal, which she worked on until it was cancelled in May 2013.[2]
2015: She is working on Supergirl with co-creator Greg Berlanti. The show is based on Superman's female cousin, Kara Zor-El, and is one of the many strong female shows being started by CBS.[3] Adler is being represented by WME Entertainment Agency.[4]
Personal life
Adler was born in Montreal, Canada on May 30, 1967. She later became an American citizen.
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, and a daughter, Sawyer Jane, born to Gilbert on August 2, 2007. After the breakup they have joint custody of their two children.[5][6]
In 2013, Adler began dating producer and writer Liz Brixius. The couple got engaged in November 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (June 16, 2011). "'Glee': Six Join Writing Staff for Season 3". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Ali Adler". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "'Supergirl' Drama From Greg Berlanti & Ali Adler Lands CBS Series Commitment". Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "WME". www.wmeentertainment.com. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20522469,00.html
- ↑ "Sara Gilbert Gives Birth to Baby Girl". Fox News. August 13, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Ali Adler, ‘Supergirl’ Writer, Rescues the Sexually Befuddled Man". Retrieved 2015-10-16.