Person Details

Birthday: 1963-08-08 05:12:42

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

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

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Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

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".

Most Famous Work

The Meg
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6

The Meg

(2018) Director
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
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6
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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6

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

(2010) Director
National Treasure
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7

National Treasure

(2004) Producer
National Treasure: Edge of History
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7

National Treasure: Edge of History

(2022) Executive Producer
Jericho
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7

Jericho

(2006) Creator
Harper's Island
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7

Harper's Island

(2009) Producer
Last Vegas
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6

Last Vegas

(2013) Director

Acting

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Production

Directing

Writing

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2016 Writer
1991 Screenplay
1989 Writer
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Creator

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2006 Creator
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