Jon Poll

Jon Poll
Born	1958 (age 53–54)
Occupation	Director, editor, producer
Years active	1982–present

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 graduated from the University of Southern California's film school in 1981 before becoming a film editor. Between 1982 and 2004, he worked in the editing rooms of 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 2005's 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. In the future, he plans to work primarily as a director rather than an editor: "I'll probably do a little editing here and there as favors, but I think I'll stick with directing from now on." He is signed on to direct Something Borrowed, an upcoming comedy film with actress Anna Faris in negotiations to take up a lead role.

Personal life

Poll met his now-wife in high school and eloped with her across the United States. He has a daughter. His father is film producer Martin Poll.

External links

• Jon Poll at the Internet Movie Database