Gavin Polone

Gavin Polone is an American film and television producer. He began producing films in the late 1990s and television in the 2000s. He has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, of which six were for "Outstanding Comedy Series" for Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm. His production company is Pariah.[1]

Background

Polone graduated from University of California, Berkeley in three years. He earned a realtor's license and applied to work for the Central Intelligence Agency, but was not accepted.[2] In 1985, he began work as an assistant at International Creative Management.[3] He eventually became a literary agent at ICM.[4] In 1989, ICM suspected that Polone planned to defect and fired him, though Polone says ICM was wrong about its suspicions. He joined Bauer-Benedek Agency, and the agency eventually merged with Leading Artists Agency to form United Talent Agency.[3] Polone eventually became a partner at UTA.[4] He was disappointed in how the agency was run and threatened to leave.[3] In April 1996, UTA fired Polone and alleged that he sexually harassed a female agent. Polone hired Peter Ostroff to sue UTA in a breach of contract lawsuit, and before the lawsuit was filed, UTA gave Polone a $6 million severance package and made a public admission that "'there were insufficient grounds' to fire him." UTA sued Polone a year later for reneging on the severance contract, and another settlement took place.[5] After departing from UTA, Polone launched his own management and production company and managed clients in both film and television. He eventually decided to become a film and television producer,[4] and he dropped all of his clients except for Conan O'Brien. In 2007 and beyond, Polone became a pundit who appeared in media to comment on the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Tiger Woods's infidelity scandal and fallout, and Michael Moore's association with Occupy Wall Street. He also writes an online column for New York Magazine.[3]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes Ref.
19998mm
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Stir of Echoes
2002Panic Room
2004Secret Window
Seeing Other People
2005Little Manhattan
2006Population 436Executive producer
Uncredited
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2007Primeval
2008Ghost Town
2009Zombieland
2011Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2012Premium Rush
2016Nerdland
2017A Dog's Purpose
2019A Dog's Way Home
A Dog's Journey
Zombieland: Double Tap
[6]
As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
1997An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood BurnGary Samuels
1999Thick as ThievesSimons
2006Population 436Aames
Uncredited
Thanks
Year Film Notes
2016UrgeProducers special thanks

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1998When Trumpets FadeExecutive producerTelevision film
1999Larry David: Curb Your EnthusiasmExecutive producerTelevision special
2001Sam's CircusExecutive producerTelevision film
More, PatienceExecutive producerTelevision film
2002Family AffairExecutive producer
Life at Five FeetExecutive producerTelevision film
2002−03HackExecutive producer
2003Untitled Howie Mandel ProjectExecutive producerTelevision pilot
The OrtegasExecutive producer
SuspenseExecutive producerTelevision film
Celebrity TempsExecutive producerTelevision film
American P.I.Executive producer
2004Celebrity BlackjackExecutive producer
D.O.T.S.Executive producerTelevision film
2005Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model SearchExecutive producer
RevelationsExecutive producer
2006ThiefExecutive producer
The Angriest Man in SuburbiaExecutive producerTelevision film
More, PatienceExecutive producerTelevision film
2000−07Gilmore GirlsExecutive producer
2005−07The Showbiz Show with David SpadeExecutive producer
2007Tell Me You Love MeExecutive producer
Backyards & BulletsExecutive producerTelevision film
2006−08Emily's Reasons Why NotExecutive producer
2006−10My BoysExecutive producer
2011Cinema VeriteExecutive producerTelevision film
Bachelorette Party: Las VegasExecutive producer
2012Jane by DesignExecutive producer
2013ZombielandExecutive producerTelevision pilot
2013−14TwistedExecutive producer
2000−17Curb Your EnthusiasmExecutive producer
As director
Year Title
2012Jane by Design
2013−14Twisted
2015Finding Carter
As an actor
Year Title Role
1993SeinfeldMan in 'Jerry' Audience
1999ActionDodi
Thanks
Year Title Role Notes
2013Twisted: Socio Studies 101ThanksTelevision film

References

  1. "Gavin Polone". Variety.
  2. Goldstein, Patrick (2004-05-18). "Gavin Polone, the iconoclast". Los Angeles Times.
  3. Masters, Kim (January 6, 2012). "Dark Prince of Hollywood, Producer Gavin Polone, Opens Up About Unlikely Directorial Debut". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Fenjves, Pablo F.; Lang, Rocky (2006). How I Broke into Hollywood: Success Stories from the Trenches. It Books. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-06-078964-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Johnson, Ross (May 2000). "Raging Bulls". Los Angeles: 108.
  6. Matt Joseph (January 21, 2019). "First Zombieland 2 Plot Details Tease New Zombies And More". We Got This Covered. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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