Jon Turteltaub
21 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Aug 8, 1963 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Charles Turteltaub
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.
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Turteltaub produced the CBS television series, Jericho, and also directed the first three episodes, "Pilot", "Fallout", and "Four Horsemen".
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Jon Turteltaub: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (27)
- Upcoming Rocking the Boat
Producer
- Upcoming The Best Is Yet to Come
Director
- Upcoming The Complete Game
Director, Producer
- Upcoming Untitled National Treasure 3
Director
- 2022
- 2018 The Meg
Director
- 2016
- 2015 The Thousand Year Journey
Executive Producer
- 2013 Last Vegas
Director
- 2012
- 2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Director
- 2009
- 2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Director, Producer
- 2006
- 2004 National Treasure
Director, Producer
- 2002 Role of a Lifetime
Executive Producer
- 2000 The Kid
Director, Producer
- 1999 Instinct
Director
- 1998
- 1997 RocketMan
Executive Producer
- 1996 Phenomenon
Director
- 1995 While You Were Sleeping
Director
- 1993 Cool Runnings
Director
- 1992 3 Ninjas
Director
- 1991 Driving Me Crazy
Screenplay, Director
- 1989 Think Big
Director, Writer
- 1988 Whatever It Takes
Director