Biography
Jon Turteltaub is an American film director and producer. He was born on 8 August 1963 in New York City and graduated from Wesleyan University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of television comedy writer Saul Turteltaub.
Turteltaub has directed mainstream studio films including Cool Runnings (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Phenomenon (1996) and National Treasure (2004), on which he also served as producer. He directed the sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) and later films such as The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) and The Meg (2018). He produced the CBS series Jericho (2006–2008) and directed its first three episodes.
