Background
He is the son of television comedy writer Saul Turteltaub.
He is the son of television comedy writer Saul Turteltaub.
University of Southern California. Wesleyan University.
Born to a Jewish family in New York City, Turtletaub is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. 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), National Treasure (2004), as well as its 2007 sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and The Sorcerer"s Apprentice (2010).
Turteltaub produced the Columbia Broadcasting System television series, Jericho, and also directed the show"s first three episodes.