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]
Gavin Polone | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Gavin Pariah |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Notable work | |
Background
editPolone 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. 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]
In the late 1990s, he was partner with Judy Hofflund to start Hofflund/Polone, with both credited as executive producers on Gilmore Girls through its original run. Hofflund retired in 2013.[6][7] In May 2001, he started Pariah, with an affiliated production company at Columbia TriStar Television.[8] On February 19, 2002, Pariah decided to expand into film production with Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures and Senator International for a production-and-distribution deal.[9] Shortly afterwards, on May 27, 2002, he moved his Pariah Television production division to NBC, creating projects that were designed solely for the network.[10] On July 26, 2004, NBC decided to cut their ties with Pariah Television,[11] and on April 14, 2005, the production company was moved back to Sony Pictures Entertainment for film and television projects.[12]
Polone, formerly a member of Writers Guild of America West, left and maintained financial core status in 2015.[13]
Filmography
editFilm
editAs producer
edit| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8mm | |
| Drop Dead Gorgeous | ||
| Stir of Echoes | ||
| 2002 | Panic Room | |
| 2004 | Secret Window | |
| Seeing Other People | ||
| 2005 | Little Manhattan | |
| 2006 | Population 436 | Executive producer (uncredited) Direct-to-video |
| My Super Ex-Girlfriend | ||
| 2007 | Primeval | |
| 2008 | Ghost Town | |
| 2009 | Zombieland | |
| 2012 | Premium Rush | |
| 2016 | Nerdland | |
| 2017 | A Dog's Purpose | |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | |
| A Dog's Journey | ||
| Zombieland: Double Tap[14] | ||
| TBA | Cold Storage[15] | |
| Psycho Killer | Also director |
As an actor
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Gary Samuels |
| 1998 | Thick as Thieves | Simons |
| 2006 | Population 436 | Aames (uncredited) |
Thanks
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Urge | Producers special thanks |
Television
editAs executive producer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | When Trumpets Fade | Television film |
| 1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | Television special |
| 1999−2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | |
| 2000−2007 | Gilmore Girls | |
| 2001 | Sam's Circus | Television film |
| More, Patience | ||
| 2002 | Family Affair | |
| Life at Five Feet | Television film | |
| 2002−2003 | Hack | |
| 2003 | Untitled Howie Mandel Project | Television pilot |
| The Ortegas | ||
| Suspense | Television film | |
| Celebrity Temps | ||
| American P.I. | ||
| 2004 | Celebrity Blackjack | |
| D.O.T.S. | Television film | |
| 2005 | Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search | |
| Revelations | ||
| 2006 | Thief | |
| The Angriest Man in Suburbia | Television film | |
| More, Patience | ||
| 2005−2007 | The Showbiz Show with David Spade | |
| 2006−2008 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | |
| 2006−2010 | My Boys | |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | |
| Backyards & Bullets | Television film | |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Television film |
| Bachelorette Party: Las Vegas | ||
| 2012 | Jane by Design | |
| 2013 | Zombieland | Television pilot |
| 2013−2014 | Twisted |
As director
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Jane by Design |
| 2013−2014 | Twisted |
| 2015 | Finding Carter |
As an actor
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Man in Jerry Audience |
| 1999 | Action | Dodi |
Thanks
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Twisted: Socio Studies 101 | Thanks | Television film |
References
edit- ^ "Gavin Polone". Variety. 17 December 2013.
- ^ Goldstein, Patrick (2004-05-18). "Gavin Polone, the iconoclast". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c d Masters, Kim (January 6, 2012). "Dark Prince of Hollywood, Producer Gavin Polone, Opens Up About Unlikely Directorial Debut". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Johnson, Ross (May 2000). "Raging Bulls". Los Angeles. p. 108.
- ^ Busch, Anita M. (1997-05-23). "'Seven' scripter sells '8'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (22 April 2013). "Judy Hofflund Leaving Biz, Becca Kovacik And Laura Berwick Partnering Up". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Adalian, Josef; Schneider, Michael (2001-07-16). "Polone picks pal as Pariah prexy". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Brodesser, Claude; Dunkley, Cathy (2002-02-20). "Pariah on pix for Col, Screen Gems". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (2002-05-27). "Pariah, Peacock partner". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (2004-07-27). "Inside Move: Pariah's no Peacock pal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ LaPorte, Nicole (2005-04-15). "Pariah steps in at Sony". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "WGAW Financial Core List".
- ^ Matt Joseph (January 21, 2019). "First Zombieland 2 Plot Details Tease New Zombies And More". We Got This Covered. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 11, 2022). "Hot Cannes Package: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery Star In Jonny Campbell-Helmed Studiocanal Sci-Fi Virus Tale 'Cold Storage;' David Koepp Adapted His Novel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
External links
edit- Gavin Polone at IMDb