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Jon Turteltaub

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".

August 8, 1963 (63 years old) New York City, New York, USA
'The Meg' Cast Discusses Difficulties of Filming in Water
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Jon Turteltaub Says ‘National Treasure 3’ is Happening

Jon Turteltaub Says ‘National Treasure 3’ is Happening

Preview: Filmmaker Jon Turteltaub Says That ‘National Treasure 3’ may yet happen. He has a script in hand. It’s still ea...
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Matthew Broderick & Alan Ruck on for ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’

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'The Meg' Is 'Radically Different' and 'Less Gory' Than Jason Statham Wanted

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