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Jon Turteltaub

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Biography

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".

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Cool Runnings

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Meg

Directed

National Treasure

Directed

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Directed

While You Were Sleeping

Directed

3 Ninjas

Directed

Instinct

Directed

RocketMan

Executive Producer

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Finishing Beats Winning

A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.

8 films

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