Jon Kroll
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 DocumentaryWinner