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Jon Kroll Biography

Birth Name:Jon Kroll

Profession Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Casting director

Fast Facts

  • Graduated summa cum laude from San Francisco State University with a degree in film production and earned his master's in cinema from the University of Southern California
  • Was raised on a commune in Northern California without access to electricity or television
  • Founder and head of the production company Loveable Scoundrels, Inc
  • Best known as the executive producer of "Big Brother," "The Amazing Race" and "Flipping Vegas․"
  • Was the executive vice president of original programming for New Line Television for four years
  • In addition to his executive production duties, he became an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
  • Once spent eight months in Japan as the supervising show director for Harmonyland, a theme park based on Sanrio's Hello Kitty character

Awards

  • 2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television: nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: winner
  • 2021Grand Prix Documentary-: winner