Jon Turteltaub
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| Born | Jonathan Charles Turteltaub August 8, 1963 New York, New York City, United States |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Occupation | Film director, film producer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Eldon (2006–present) |
Jonathan Charles "Jon" Turteltaub (born August 8, 1963) is an American film director and producer.
Biography[edit]
Born to a Jewish family in New York City, [1] Turtletaub is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[2] 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), National Treasure (2004), as well as its 2007 sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).[3][4][5] Turteltaub produced the CBS television series Jericho, and also directed the show's first three episodes.
Personal life[edit]
Turteltaub is married to Amy Eldon, the sister of photojournalist Dan Eldon.
Filmography[edit]
- Think Big (1990) (director and writer)
- Driving Me Crazy (1991) (director and writer)
- 3 Ninjas (1992) (director)
- Cool Runnings (1993) (director)
- While You Were Sleeping (1995) (director)
- Phenomenon (1996) (director)
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (directed episode 7, "That's All There Is")
- Instinct (1999) (director)
- Disney's The Kid (2000) (director and producer)
- National Treasure (2004) (director and producer)
- Jericho (directed first three episodes of the series (2006), "Pilot", "Fallout" and "Four Horsemen", also executive producer (2006–2008))
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) (director and producer)
- Harper's Island (TV series) (2009) (directed pilot episode, also executive producer)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) (director)
- Common Law (2012) (directed pilot episode, also executive producer)
- Last Vegas (2013) (director)
- Rush Hour (2016) (director pilot episode)
- Meg (2018) (director)
References[edit]
- ^ DVDizzy: "Jon Turteltaub Interview - The Director of the National Treasure Movies Discusses His 16 Years of "Surprise Hits" at Disney" retrieved August 25, 2015 |"You need to stop reading the internet. Tennessee? I'm a Jew from New York"
- ^ "Jon Turteltaub biography and filmography". Tribute.ca. August 8, 1963. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Jon Turteltaub profile". Nndb.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Jon Turteltaub filmography". Fandango.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Company With Disney; By Hollywood standards, director Jon Turteltaub has remained remarkably loyal to one studio, from '3 Ninjas' to his latest, 'The Kid.'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
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