Jon Turteltaub
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| Born | Jonathan Charles Turteltaub August 8, 1963 Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA |
| Occupation | Film director and producer |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Eldon (2006-present) |
Jonathan Charles 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. On July 6, 2006, he married Amy Eldon, sister of photojournalist Dan Eldon.
He has directed several successful mainstream movies including Cool Runnings (1993) , While You Were Sleeping (1995), Phenomenon (1996), Instinct (1999), 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 two episodes, "Pilot" and "Fallout".
[edit] 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)
- The Kid (2000) (producer and director)
- National Treasure (2004) (producer and director)
- Jericho - First two episodes of season 1 (2006), Pilot and Fallout.
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) (producer and director)
