---
name: "Jon Pollack"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jon-pollack"
fi1m_id: "jon-pollack"
imdb_id: "nm0689390"
tmdb_id: 1237526
wikidata_id: "Q6271392"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T19:22:04.260631+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jon Pollack

## Identity

Jon Pollack

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jon-pollack
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jon-pollack
- **IMDb ID:** nm0689390
- **TMDB ID:** 1237526
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6271392
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6271392, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689390/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1237526

Writer and director. Born in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Jonathan Pollack
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 directing, 3 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Andrew Guest](https://film.one/person/andrew-guest.md), [Brad Walsh](https://film.one/person/brad-walsh.md), [Daisy Gardner](https://film.one/person/daisy-gardner.md), [Donald Glover](https://film.one/person/donald-glover.md), [Fred Goss](https://film.one/person/fred-goss.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 82 (3), 2010s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6271392, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689390/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1237526

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86), [*Community*](https://film.one/tv/community.md) (83)
- **Disney+:** [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jon Pollack is an American television writer and producer. He has written episodes for series including *30 Rock* (2007–2009), *Community* (2009–2010) and *Modern Family* (2015–2020). He created the series *Perfect Couples* (2010–2011) and has also written animated specials such as *Kung Fu Panda Holiday* (2010) and *How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming* (2019).

Pollack has held producing positions on numerous comedy programmes, including consulting producer on *30 Rock* and executive producer on *Modern Family*. His earlier credits include writing and producing roles on *Spin City*, *Just Shoot Me!* and *Joey*. He received Writers Guild of America awards for his work on *30 Rock* and Emmy nominations for *Modern Family*.

*Sources: imdb.com, tviv.org, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Directed (1)

- *Angie Tribeca* (2016), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/angie-tribeca.md)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *ted* (2024), series, Writer
- *How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log* (2019), Writer
- *How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming* (2019), Writer
- *Angie Tribeca* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/angie-tribeca.md)
- *Go On* (2012), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Up All Night* (2011), series, Executive Producer
- *Perfect Couples* (2010), series, Writer, Creator
- *Kung Fu Panda Holiday* (2010), Writer
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Writer, Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Community* (2009), series, Writer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, Writer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Joey* (2004), series, Executive Producer
- *Father of the Pride* (2004), series, Writer
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, Writer

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