| Jon Turteltaub Born: 8-Aug-1963
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director Nationality: United States
Executive summary: National Treasure Jon Turteltaub is a successful director of popcorn movies, including the Jamaican bobsled comedy Cool Runnings, the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping, and the John Travolta-gets-smart daydream Phenomenon. His most recent film was the lighthearted eye-in-the-pyramid action-adventure National Treasure. Since 1992's Three Ninjas, all of Turteltaub's films have been financed by Disney or its subsidiaries. Turteltaub has a lightly schmaltzy touch, with what one critic called "anti-panache", but given a good script he delivers the movie studios and audiences expect. Father: Saul Turteltaub (television producer/writer)
Wife: Amy Eldon (m. 6-Jul-2006)
High School: Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, CA
University: BA, Wesleyan University (1985)
University: MA, School of Cinema-Television, University of Southern California (1988)
Environmental Media Association Board of Directors
Obama for America
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (13-Dec-2007)
National Treasure (8-Nov-2004)
The Kid (25-Jun-2000)
Instinct (4-Jun-1999)
From the Earth to the Moon (5-Apr-1998)
Phenomenon (3-Jul-1996)
While You Were Sleeping (21-Apr-1995)
Cool Runnings (1-Oct-1993)
3 Ninjas (7-Aug-1992)
Driving Me Crazy (16-May-1991)
Think Big (1990)
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