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Jon Turteltaub profile
Director

Jon Turteltaub

Directing

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Directed credits

15

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Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

1.0

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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 2All crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 12962

IMDb ID: nm0005509

Known for: Directing

Born: August 8, 1963

Age: 62

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2022

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 6.37

Wikidata: Q470251

Frequent jobs

Director (15)Executive Producer (4)Producer (3)Writer (1)

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".

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