Jon Turteltaub

Birth Name:

Jonathan Charles Turteltaub

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Music department

Was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for "From the Earth to the Moon" in 1999
Attended both Wesleyan University and the University of Southern California
Began his directing career working on several low-budget films, including "Think Big," "Driving Me Crazy," and "3 Ninjas․"
Started out as an actor, but switched to behind-the-scenes work because he found himself worrying more about lighting and the pace of the production than his acting while on stage
Quote: "(Regarding his preference to shoot on location) "It felt like if we're going to celebrate these aspects of American history, I want the movie to look real, not fake․""
Quote: "There is something more literary about adventure films․ That quality may be hard to define, but you know it when you see it․"
After developing numerous series while under contract with CBS that included fan-favorite "Jericho", he signed with ABC in 2011 under a two-year development deal
Best known as the director of "Cool Runnings" and the "National Treasure" series
Has also served as executive producer on TV series like "Jericho," "Harper's Island," and "Common Law․"
Beat out high school classmate Nicolas Cage for a role in the school's stage production of "Our Town"

1998OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
1999DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated

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