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Jon Turteltaub

Jon Turteltaub

Highest Rated: 81% While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Lowest Rated: 20% RocketMan (1997)

Birthday: Aug 8, 1963

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

After completing studies at Wesleyan University and a master's degree from the USC film school, Turteltaub, son of veteran TV writer-producer Saul Turteltaub, gained some experience on the small screen. He worked on several ABC specials and pilots and was involved briefly with the Nickelodeon sitcom, "Salute Your Shorts." In 1990 Turteltaub made his feature writing and directorial debut, "Think Big," and followed up with another minor action comedy, "Driving Me Crazy" (1991), which he also co-wrote.

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NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, director Jon Turteltaub, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, on set, 2007. ©Walt Disney THE MEG, DIRECTOR JON TURTELTAUB, ON SET, 2018. PH: DANIEL SMITH/© WARNER BROS. THE MEG, FRONT, FROM LEFT: CLIFF CURTIS, JASON STATHAM, DIRECTOR JON TURTELTAUB, RUBY ROSE, SHUYA SOPHIA CAI, JESSICA MCNAMEE, ON SET, 2018. PH: DANIEL SMITH/© WARNER BROS. THE MEG, DIRECTOR JON TURTELTAUB (CENTER), ON SET, 2018. PH: DANIEL SMITH/© WARNER BROS. THE MEG, FROM LEFT: JASON STATHAM, DIRECTOR JON TURTELTAUB, ON SET, 2018. PH: DANIEL SMITH/© WARNER BROS. THE MEG, DIRECTOR JON TURTELTAUB (CENTER), CINEMATOGRAPHER TOM STERN (RIGHT), ON SET, 2018. PH: DANIEL SMITH/© WARNER BROS. THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, from left: Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, director Jon Turteltaub, on set, 2010. ph: Robert Zuckerman/©Walt Disney Co NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, left to right, from center: director Jon Turteltaub, Justin Bartha, Nicolas Cage, on set, 2007. ©Walt Disney NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, Nicolas Cage, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Jon Turteltaub, on set, 2007. ©Walt Disney THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, from left: director Jon Turteltaub, Nicolas Cage, on set, 2010. ph: Robert Zuckerman/©Walt Disney Co THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, from left: director Jon Turteltaub, Nicolas Cage, on set, 2010. ph: Robert Zuckerman/©Walt Disney Co NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, director Jon Turteltaub, Bruce Greenwood, on set, 2007. ©Buena Vista Pictures THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, front, from left: director Jon Turteltaub, Jay Baruchel, on set, 2010. ph: Abbot Genser/©Walt Disney Co THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, from left: director Jon Turteltaub, Alfred Molina, on set, 2010. ph: Abbot Genser/©Walt Disney Co NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, foreground: Nicolas Cage, director Jon Turteltaub, on set, 2007. ©Buena Vista Pictures THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, from left: producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Jon Turteltaub, on set, 2010. ph: Abbot Genser/©Walt Disney Co THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, foreground from left: Nicoals Cage, Jay Baruchel, Monica Bellucci, director Jon Turteltaub, on set, 2010. Ph: Myles Aronowitz/©Walt Disney Co THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, director Jon Turteltaub, on set, 2010. Ph: Myles Aronowitz/©Walt Disney Co THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, from left: Nicolas Cage, director Jon Turteltaub, on set, 2010. Ph: Abbot Genser/©Walt Disney Co
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
47% 44% The Meg Director $142.8M 2018
46% 59% Last Vegas Director $63.9M 2013
40% 53% The Sorcerer's Apprentice Director $63.1M 2010
36% 67% National Treasure: Book of Secrets Director,
Producer 		$220.0M 2007
46% 76% National Treasure Director $173.0M 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Role of a Lifetime Executive Producer - 2002
49% 49% Disney's The Kid Director,
Producer 		$69.7M 2000
26% 67% Instinct Director $34.1M 1999
20% 72% RocketMan Executive Producer $15.4M 1997
49% 59% Phenomenon Director $104.6M 1996
81% 79% While You Were Sleeping Director $81.1M 1995
76% 81% Cool Runnings Director $68.8M 1993
35% 53% 3 Ninjas Director $29.0M 1992
No Score Yet 17% Driving Me Crazy Director,
Screenwriter 		- 1991
No Score Yet 60% Think Big Director - 1990

TV

Credit
38% 49% National Treasure: Edge of History Executive Producer 2022-2023
81% 81% Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Director 2020
27% 63% Rush Hour Executive Producer,
Director 		2016
48% 88% Common Law Executive Producer 2012
65% 74% Harper's Island Director 2009
54% 83% Jericho Executive Producer,
Director 		2006-2008
No Score Yet 80% From the Earth to the Moon Director 1998