Biography

Jon Kroll is an American producer, director, and writer who has worked in film and both scripted and non-scripted television. He is notable for his work in television which has been seen on a variety of broadcast and cable networks over the past 30 years. His most recent project is Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted for the National Geographic network.

Over the past two decades, Kroll has directed three feature films and produced dozens of television programs, including The Amazing Race, for which he was honored with a 2004 Primetime Emmy Award. For four years, he was executive vice president, original programming, for New Line Television, where he served as executive producer for both scripted and unscripted programming. After leaving, he formed entertainment production company Loveable Scoundrels, which has since produced shows for various outlets. He is also an adjunct professor for the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California (USC).