Jon Poll (born 1958) is an American film director,

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, ...

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 Martin Poll (November 24, 1922 – April 14, 2012) was an American film and television producer. Poll produced eleven feature films during his career, including ''The Lion in Winter'', for which he received a 1968 Academy Award nomination for A ...

. He graduated from the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

'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 ''Cabin Boy'' is a 1994 American fantasy comedy film, directed by Adam Resnick and co-produced by Tim Burton, which starred comedian Chris Elliott. Elliott co-wrote the film with Resnick. Both Elliott and Resnick worked for ''Late Night with Davi ...

'' (1994), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999), ''

Meet the Parents ''Meet the Parents'' is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. It chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good-hearted but hapless nurse (Ben Stiller as Greg Focker) while v ...

'' (2000), '' Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002), ''

Scary Movie 3 ''Scary Movie 3'' is a 2003 American parody film which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres. It is the sequel to '' Scary Movie 2'' and is the third film in the ''Scary Movie'' film series, and the first to be directed by David Zuc ...

'' (2003) and ''

Meet the Fockers ''Meet the Fockers'' is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and the sequel to the 2000 film '' Meet the Parents''. The film stars Robert De Niro (who was also one of the film's producers), Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisan ...

'' (2004). He was also a co-producer on the television series '' TV 101'', ''

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'' 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

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'' Charlie Bartlett''. He read screenwriter Gustin Nash's film adaptation of

C. D. Payne C. D. Payne (born C. Douglas Payne; July 5, 1949) is an American writer of absurdist fiction who is best known for his series of novels about fictional teenager Nick Twisp. They are called the "Youth in Revolt" series or "The Journals of Nick ...

's 1993 novel ''

Youth in Revolt ''Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp'' is a 1993 epistolary novel by C. D. Payne. The story is told in a picaresque fashion and makes heavy use of black humor and camp. The book contains parts one through three of an eleven-part seri ...

'' and asked director

Jay Roach Mathew Jay Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the ''Austin Powers'' film series, ''Meet the Parents'', '' Dinner for Schmucks'', '' The Campaign'', '' Trumbo'', and '' Bombshell''. Roach also ea ...

—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 Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admira ...

's 2009

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film '' Brüno''.

Personal life

His father is film producer

Filmography

''He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.''

Film

;As editor ;As director ;Editorial department ;Second unit director or assistant director ;Thanks

Television

;As editor ;As director

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poll, Jon 1958 births Living people American film directors American film producers USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni American film editors