Jon Turteltaub

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Jon Turteltaub

Born August 8, 1963New York City, New York, USA25 credits

Jonathan Charles "Jon" Turteltaub is an American film director and producer. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of television comedy writer Saul Turteltaub. He has directed several successful mainstream films for the Walt Disney Studios, including; 3 Ninjas (1992), Cool Runnings (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Phenomenon (1996), Instinct (1999), Disney's The Kid (2000), 2004's National Treasure, as well as its 2007 sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Turteltaub produced the CBS television series, Jericho, and also directed the first three episodes, "Pilot", "Fallout", and "Four Horsemen".

Known For

Filmography

The Meg
2018The Meg
DirectorMovie
The Thousand Year Journey
2015The Thousand Year Journey
Executive ProducerMovie
Last Vegas
2013Last Vegas
DirectorMovie
Common Law
2012Common Law
DirectorTV
Jericho
2006Jericho
DirectorTV
Role of a Lifetime
2002Role of a Lifetime
Executive ProducerMovie
The Kid
2000The Kid
DirectorMovie
Instinct
1999Instinct
DirectorMovie
RocketMan
1997RocketMan
Executive ProducerMovie
Phenomenon
1996Phenomenon
DirectorMovie
Cool Runnings
1993Cool Runnings
DirectorMovie
3 Ninjas
19923 Ninjas
DirectorMovie
Think Big
1989Think Big
DirectorMovie