Jon Poll


Jon Poll is an American film director, editor and producer, best known for his directorial debut with the 2007 film Charlie Bartlett.

Career

Poll is the one of three sons of the late film producer, Martin Poll. He graduated from the University of Southern California's film school in 1981 before becoming a film editor. Between 1982 and 2004, he edited eighteen films, including Weeds, Fire Birds, Cabin Boy, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Meet the Parents, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Scary Movie 3 and Meet the Fockers. He was also a co-producer on the television series TV 101, Eerie, Indiana and the film Meet the Fockers, and was an executive producer on The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Poll made his directorial debut in 2007 with the teen comedy film Charlie Bartlett. He read screenwriter Gustin Nash's film adaptation of C. D. Payne's 1993 novel Youth in Revolt and asked director Jay Roach—with whom he had previously worked on five films—if he had heard of Nash. Roach explained that he had been slated to direct another of Nash's screenplays, Charlie Bartlett, but was forced to back out of the job on the same day. Roach recommended that Poll take the role as director; Poll then pitched himself to the film's producers and was hired. Poll co-produced Sacha Baron Cohen's 2009 mockumentary film Brüno.

Personal life

His father is film producer Martin Poll.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorRole
1984Gimme an 'F'Paul JustmanAssistant editor
1993Wayne's World 2Stephen SurjikAdditional film editor
1995Lord of IllusionsClive BarkerAdditional editor
2003Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldPeter WeirAdditional editor
2014Muppets Most WantedJames BobinAdditional editor
2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding DatesJake SzymanskiAdditional editor
2016Keeping Up with the JonesesGreg MottolaAdditional editor
2017Power RangersDean IsraeliteAdditional editor
2018Uncle DrewCharles Stone IIIAdditional editor

YearFilmDirectorCredit
2004Meet the FockersJay RoachCo-producer
2005The 40-Year-Old VirginJudd ApatowExecutive producer
2009BrünoLarry CharlesCo-producer
2010Dinner for SchmucksJay RoachExecutive producer
2012The CampaignJay RoachExecutive producer
2014Playing It CoolJustin ReardonCo-executive producer

YearFilmDirectorRole
1984Gimme an 'F'Paul JustmanSecond assistant director
2004Meet the FockersJay RoachSecond unit director
2008The Love GuruMarco SchnabelSecond unit director
2010Dinner for SchmucksJay Roach

YearFilmDirectorRole
2008Drillbit TaylorSteven BrillThe producers wish to thank
2009Land of the LostBrad SilberlingSpecial thanks

Shorts
YearFilmDirector
1982The Tree

YearFilmDirector
1982The Tree

YearFilm
1982The Tree
2013The Magic Bracelet

YearFilmDirector
1982The Tree

TV movies
YearFilmDirector
1988Steal the SkyJohn D. Hancock
1996MistrialHeywood Gould
2020Coastal ElitesJay Roach

TV series
YearTitleNotes
1991Eerie, Indiana3 episodes
2015The Brink5 episodes
2016Angie Tribeca1 episode

YearTitleNotes
2015The Brink1 episode
2016Angie Tribeca1 episode
2016Still the King3 episodes

YearTitleCredit
1988−89TV 101
1991−92Eerie, Indiana
2015The BrinkCo-producer