Industry Standard 67: Gavin Polone

GAVIN POLONE began his career as an assistant at ICM IN 1985. after becoming an agent, he joined Bauer/Benedek which BECAME United Talent Agency, where gavin made partner at age 29.  in 1996 he BECAME A MANAGER/PRODUCER WHEN he partnered with Judy Hofflund to form Hofflund/Polone which led to being an executive producer on the Emmy-nominated HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” AND THE CW’s “Gilmore Girls.” In 2001, HE formed PRODUCTION COMPANY, Pariah, where he produced numerous tv shows including NBC’S “Revelations,” HBO’S “Tell Me You Love Me,” and TBS’S “My Boys.” In feature films, he produced HBO’S “When Trumpets Fade,” NEW LINE’S “Drop Dead GorgeouS,” ARTISAN’S “Stir of Echoes,” Columbia’S “Premium Rush,” “Panic Room,” “Secret Window” and “Zombieland,” as well as the indy features “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop,” “Seeing Other People,” “Little Manhattan,” “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” for New Regency and 20th Century Fox; ALONG WITH disney’s “Primeval” and dreamworks’ “Ghost Town.” ADDITIONALLY, Polone has directed multiple episodes of “Jane By Design” and “Twisted” AND has written numerous articles for publications like “The Hollywood Reporter” “GQ,” and he currently writes a regular column for “New York Magazine.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support