Biography

Jon Kroll has produced more than 200 TV shows, including "The Amazing Race," for which he was honored with a Primetime Emmy Award. He recently completed work as Executive Producer and Showrunner on the third season of "Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted," a primetime series for National Geographic that he has run since its inception.

Kroll's other recent projects include the award-winning feature documentary, "From Hell to Hollywood," which won the Audience Award at Kansas City Film Fest International; "Pink Collar Crimes" for CBS; two seasons of "American Grit" for Fox starring WWE superstar John Cena; three seasons of "Big Brother" for CBS; and the controversial UPN series, "Amish in the City," which critics hailed as "One of the best new reality series of the year." He has also directed three previous feature films.

Originally from Northern California, Kroll was raised on a Mendocino County commune without television or electricity. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, competitive archer Karen Kroll.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jon Kroll