Jon Turteltaub

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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".

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