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Jon Turteltaub
Born	Jonathan Charles Turteltaub August 8, 1963 (1963-08-08) (age 46) New York, New York, USA
Occupation	Film director and producer
Spouse(s)	Amy Eldon (2006-present)

Jonathan Charles "Jon" Turteltaub (born 8 August 1963) is an American film director and producer. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

He has directed several successful mainstream movies 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.

Turteltaub produced the CBS television series, Jericho and also directed the first three episodes, "Pilot", "Fallout", and "Four Horsemen".

Filmography

• Think Big (1990) (writer and director)
• Driving Me Crazy (1991) (writer and director)
• 3 Ninjas (1992)
• Cool Runnings (1993)
• While You Were Sleeping (1995)
• Phenomenon (1996)
• From the Earth to the Moon (1998) - episode 7 That's All There Is
• Instinct (1999)
• Disney's The Kid (2000) (producer and director)
• National Treasure (2004) (producer and director)
• Jericho - First three episodes of season one (2006), "Pilot", "Fallout", and "Four Horsemen".
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) (producer and director)
• Harper's Island (TV Series) (2009) (director and executive producer)
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

External links

• Jon Turteltaub at the Internet Movie Database
• Jon Turteltaub - MIPtalk.com Interview