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Bill Adler

Bill Adler

ActorWriter Sep 18 (age 74) New York City, New York, USA 1988–2024 (36 year career)
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Biography

Bill Adler is an American music journalist and critic. He is known best for his tenure as director of publicity at Def Jam Recordings (1984–1990), the period of his career to which the critic Robert Christgau was referring when he described Adler as a "legendary publicist".

Known For

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self (archive footage)
Just for Kicks
Film

Just for Kicks

Self
Tougher Than Leather
Film

Tougher Than Leather

Story
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Film

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

Writer
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Film

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Film

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Self
A Hip Hop Minute
Film

A Hip Hop Minute

Self
Death by Fame
Film

Death by Fame

Self - Former Director of Publicity, RUN-D.M.C.

Filmography