Jon Turteltaub

62, from New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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".

Timeline

2018Aged 55

  • Poster for The Meg

    Director

2015Aged 52

  • Poster for The Thousand Year Journey

    Executive Producer

2013Aged 50

  • Poster for Last Vegas

    Director

2010Aged 47

  • Poster for The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Director

2007Aged 44

  • Poster for National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    Producer

2004Aged 41

  • Poster for National Treasure

    Producer

2002Aged 39

  • Poster for Role of a Lifetime

    Executive Producer

2000Aged 37

  • Poster for The Kid

    Producer

1999Aged 36

  • Poster for Instinct

    Director

1997Aged 34

  • Poster for RocketMan

    Executive Producer

1996Aged 33

  • Poster for Phenomenon

    Director

1995Aged 32

  • Poster for While You Were Sleeping

    Director

1993Aged 30

  • Poster for Cool Runnings

    Director

1992Aged 29

  • Poster for 3 Ninjas

    Director

1991Aged 28

  • Poster for Driving Me Crazy

    Screenplay

1989Aged 26

  • Poster for Think Big

    Writer

1988Aged 25

  • Poster for Whatever It Takes

    Director