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

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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 ...

. He graduated from the

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's film school in 1981 before becoming a film editor. Between 1982 and 2004, he edited eighteen films, including '' Weeds'' (1987), ''

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'' (1990), ''

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'' (1994), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999), '' Meet the Parents'' (2000), ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2003) and '' Meet the Fockers'' (2004). He was also a co-producer on the television series ''

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'', ''

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'' and the film ''Meet the Fockers'', and was an executive producer on ''

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''. Poll made his directorial debut in 2007 with the

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'' Charlie Bartlett''. He read screenwriter

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of C. D. Payne's 1993 novel ''

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'' and asked director

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—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

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's 2009

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film ''

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''.

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