# Jon Poll

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. 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 (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.
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

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1987 | Weeds | John D. Hancock | First collaboration with John D. Hancock |
| 1990 | Fire Birds | David Green | |
| 1990 | Captain America | Albert Pyun | |
| 1991 | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | Steve Miner | First collaboration with Steve Miner |
| 1992 | Forever Young | Steve Miner | Second collaboration with Steve Miner |
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Adam Resnick | |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere | Jonathan Prince | |
| 1996 | Dunston Checks In | Ken Kwapis | First collaboration with Ken Kwapis |
| 1997 | The Beautician and the Beast | Ken Kwapis | Second collaboration with Ken Kwapis |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Todd Holland | |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Jay Roach | First collaboration with Jay Roach |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Jay Roach | Second collaboration with Jay Roach |
| 2000 | Meet the Parents | Jay Roach | Third collaboration with Jay Roach |
| 2001 | Monkeybone | Henry Selick | |
| 2002 | Death to Smoochy | Danny DeVito | |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Jay Roach | Fourth collaboration with Jay Roach |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | David Zucker | |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Jay Roach | Fifth collaboration with Jay Roach |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Jay Roach | Sixth collaboration with Jay Roach |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Jay Roach | 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 | God's Time | Daniel Antebi | |
| 2022 | Father of the Bride | Gary Alazraki | |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Blitz Bazawule | |
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 | Jay Roach | Executive producer |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Jay Roach | Executive producer |
| 2014 | Playing It Cool | Justin Reardon | Co-executive producer |
Director :
| Year | Film |
| 2007 | Charlie Bartlett |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1984 | Gimme an 'F' | Paul Justman | Assistant editor |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Stephen Surjik | Additional film editor |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Peter Weir | Additional editor |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | James Bobin | Additional editor |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Jake Szymanski | Additional editor |
| 2016 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Greg Mottola | Additional editor |
| 2017 | Power Rangers | Dean Israelite | Additional editor |
| 2018 | Uncle Drew | Charles Stone III | Additional editor |
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 | Second unit director |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | Marco Schnabel | Second unit director |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Jay Roach | Second unit directorTitle sequence director |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Steven Brill | The producers wish to thank |
| 2009 | Land of the Lost | Brad Silberling | Special thanks |
TV movies
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1988 | Steal the Sky | John D. Hancock | Second collaboration with John D. Hancock |
| 1996 | Mistrial | Heywood Gould | |
| 2020 | Coastal Elites | Jay Roach | Ninth collaboration with Jay Roach |
TV series
Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Brink | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | 1 episode |
Producer :
| Year | Title | Credit |
| 1988−89 | TV 101 | Co-associate producerCo-producer |
| 1991−92 | Eerie, Indiana | Co-producerProducer |
| 2015 | The Brink | Co-producer |
Director :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2015 | The Brink | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Still the King | 3 episodes |