
Jon Turteltaub
Director
Born: August 8, 1963 (62 years old)
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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".
Filmography (20)
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998, ★ 8.1)
- Cool Runnings (1993, ★ 7)
- The Kid (2000, ★ 6.8)
- National Treasure (2004, ★ 6.7)
- While You Were Sleeping (1995, ★ 7)
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007, ★ 6.4)
- Phenomenon (1996, ★ 6.5)
- Instinct (1999, ★ 6.5)
- Jericho (2006, ★ 7.4)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010, ★ 6.1)
- Think Big (1989, ★ 6.1)
- Last Vegas (2013, ★ 6.4)
- The Meg (2018, ★ 6.2)
- Harper's Island (2009, ★ 6.9)
- Common Law (2012, ★ 6.8)
- National Treasure: Edge of History (2022, ★ 6.8)
- 3 Ninjas (1992, ★ 5.7)
- RocketMan (1997, ★ 5.2)
- Rush Hour (2016, ★ 5.2)
- Driving Me Crazy (1991, ★ 3.7)