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Jon Poll

{{short description|American film director}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}

{{Infobox person

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| name = Jon Poll

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}

| yearsactive = 1982–present

| father = Martin Poll

| alma_mater = University of Southern California

| occupation = Director, editor, producer|

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Jon Poll (born 1958) 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.{{cite news|title=Martin Poll dies at 89, Producer drew Oscar nom for 'The Lion in Winter' |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052696?refCatId=13 |work=Variety |date=April 16, 2012 |accessdate=April 24, 2012}} He graduated from the University of Southern California's film school in 1981 before becoming a film editor.{{cite web| url = http://media.www.thecampuspress.com/media/storage/paper1098/news/2008/02/28/Entertainment/Q.A-Jon.Poll-3240182.shtml| title = Jon Poll talks about Charlie Bartlett| accessdate = December 5, 2008| date = February 2, 2008| publisher = The Campus Press| first = Devon| last = Taylor| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080303080637/http://media.www.thecampuspress.com/media/storage/paper1098/news/2008/02/28/Entertainment/Q.A-Jon.Poll-3240182.shtml| archive-date = March 3, 2008| df = mdy-all}} Between 1982 and 2004, he edited eighteen films, including Weeds (1987), Fire Birds (1990), Cabin Boy (1994), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Meet the Parents (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003) and Meet the Fockers (2004). 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12320| title = Director Jon Poll talks "Charlie Bartlett"| accessdate = December 5, 2008| date = January 16, 2008| website = Comic Book Resources| first = Jami| last = Philbrick}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://worcestermovies.com/2008/02/22/interview-director-jon-poll-charlie-bartlett/| title = Interview – Director Jon Poll ('Charlie Bartlett')| accessdate = December 5, 2008| date = February 22, 2008| publisher = WorcestorMovies.com| first = Robert| last = Newton| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120301085517/http://worcestermovies.com/2008/02/22/interview-director-jon-poll-charlie-bartlett/| archive-date = March 1, 2012| df = mdy-all}}

Filmography

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|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

! Notes

1987

| Weeds

|John D. Hancock

|

rowspan=2| 1990

| Fire Birds

|David Green

|

Captain America

|Albert Pyun

|

1991

| Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

|rowspan=2| Steve Miner

|First collaboration with Steve Miner

1992

| Forever Young

|Second collaboration with Steve Miner

rowspan=2| 1994

| Cabin Boy

|Adam Resnick

|

Camp Nowhere

|Jonathan Prince

|

1996

| Dunston Checks In

|rowspan=2| Ken Kwapis

|First collaboration with Ken Kwapis

1997

| The Beautician and the Beast

|Second collaboration with Ken Kwapis

1998

| Krippendorf's Tribe

|Todd Holland

|

rowspan=2| 1999

| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

|rowspan=3| Jay Roach

|First collaboration with Jay Roach

Mystery, Alaska

|Second collaboration with Jay Roach

2000

| Meet the Parents

|Third collaboration with Jay Roach

2001

| Monkeybone

|Henry Selick

|

rowspan=2| 2002

| Death to Smoochy

|Danny DeVito

|

Austin Powers in Goldmember

|Jay Roach

|Fourth collaboration with Jay Roach

2003

| Scary Movie 3

|David Zucker

|

2004

| Meet the Fockers

|rowspan=3| Jay Roach

|Fifth collaboration with Jay Roach

2010

| Dinner for Schmucks

|Sixth collaboration with Jay Roach

2012

| The Campaign

|Seventh collaboration with Jay Roach

2015

| Unfinished Business

|Ken Scott

|

2017

| The Greatest Showman

|Michael Gracey

|

2019

| Bombshell

|Jay Roach

|Eighth collaboration with Jay Roach

2022

| Father of the Bride

|Gary Alazraki

|

rowspan=2| 2023

| God's Time

|Daniel Antebi

|

The Color Purple

|Blitz Bazawule

|

2025

| The Roses

|Jay Roach

|Ninth collaboration with Jay Roach

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|+ Editorial department

Year

! Film

! Director

! Role

1984

| Gimme an 'F'

|Paul Justman

|Assistant editor

1993

| Wayne's World 2

|Stephen Surjik

|Additional film editor

1995

| Lord of Illusions

|Clive Barker

|rowspan=7| Additional editor

2003

| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

|Peter Weir

2014

| Muppets Most Wanted

|James Bobin

rowspan=2| 2016

| Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

|Jake Szymanski

Keeping Up with the Joneses

|Greg Mottola

2017

| Power Rangers

|Dean Israelite

2018

| Uncle Drew

|Charles Stone III

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|+ Director

Year

! Film

2007

| Charlie Bartlett

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|+ Producer

Year

! Film

! Director

! Credit

2004

| Meet the Fockers

|Jay Roach

|Co-producer

2005

| The 40-Year-Old Virgin

|Judd Apatow

|Executive producer

2009

| Brüno

|Larry Charles

|Co-producer

2010

| Dinner for Schmucks

|rowspan=2| Jay Roach

|rowspan=2| Executive producer

2012

| The Campaign

2014

| Playing It Cool

|Justin Reardon

|Co-executive producer

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|+ Second unit director or assistant director

Year

! Film

! Director

! Role

1984

| Gimme an 'F'

|Paul Justman

|Second assistant director

2004

| Meet the Fockers

|Jay Roach

|rowspan=2| Second unit director

2008

| The Love Guru

|Marco Schnabel

2010

| Dinner for Schmucks

|Jay Roach

|{{ubl|Second unit director|Title sequence director}}

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|+ Thanks

Year

! Film

! Director

! Role

2008

| Drillbit Taylor

|Steven Brill

|The producers wish to thank

2009

| Land of the Lost

|Brad Silberling

|Special thanks

Shorts

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|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

1982

| The Tree

|{{ubl|Mark Allan Kaplan|Himself}}

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|+ Cinematographer

Year

! Film

! Director

1982

| The Tree

|{{ubl|Mark Allan Kaplan|Himself}}

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|+ Director

Year

! Film

1982

| The Tree

2013

| The Magic Bracelet

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|+ Writer

Year

! Film

! Director

1982

| The Tree

|{{ubl|Mark Allan Kaplan|Himself}}

TV movies

class="wikitable"

|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

1988

| Steal the Sky

|John D. Hancock

1996

| Mistrial

|Heywood Gould

2020

| Coastal Elites

|Jay Roach

TV series

class="wikitable"

|+ Editor

Year

! Title

! Notes

1991

| Eerie, Indiana

|3 episodes

2015

| The Brink

|5 episodes

2016

| Angie Tribeca

|1 episode

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|+ Director

Year

! Title

! Notes

2015

| The Brink

|rowspan=2| 1 episode

rowspan=2| 2016

| Angie Tribeca

Still the King

|3 episodes

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|+ Producer

Year

! Title

! Credit

1988−89

| TV 101

|{{ubl|Co-associate producer|Co-producer}}

1991−92

| Eerie, Indiana

|{{ubl|Co-producer|Producer}}

2015

| The Brink

|Co-producer

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0689343}}

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Category:1958 births

Category:Living people

Category:Film directors from New York City

Category:American film producers

Category:USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni

Category:American film editors