Allison Beth Adler (born May 30, 1967) is a Canadian-American

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and writer. She is the co-creator of ''Supergirl'' and '' The New Normal'', and is also known for her work on ''

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'' and ''

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.''

Early life

Adler was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a

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family. Her grandfather and father were

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survivors from Romania. They later became American citizens.

Career

Adler began her career by working on a TV series named ''

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'' in 1997. From 2001 to 2002, Adler produced 13 episodes of ''

'' and 16 episodes of ''

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''; 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 ''

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''. Adler produced ''

'' as co-executive and executive producer from 2007 to 2010. Adler then joined the

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series ''

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'' in May 2010 and in 2011 became a part of ''

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''s writing team starting with the third season. She and ''Glee'' creator Ryan Murphy co-created '' The New Normal'', which she worked on until it was cancelled in May 2013. In 2015, Adler co-created ''

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'' with

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and

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. The drama based on Superman's female cousin,

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. After two seasons, in 2017 Adler left ''Supergirl'' full-time to join

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's reboot of ''

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'' and sign a development deal with

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Personal life

From 2001 to 2011, Adler was in a relationship with actress

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. They have two children—a son, Levi Hank, born to Adler in October 2004, and a daughter, Sawyer Jane, born to Gilbert in August 2007. In August 2011, Gilbert announced that she and Adler had separated amicably.Jordan, Julie
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. ''People''. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011. In 2013, Adler began dating producer and writer

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. The couple got engaged in November 2014. They broke up in May 2017.

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