Trevor Engelson

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Trevor Engelson
Born (1976-10-23) October 23, 1976 (age 47)
Great Neck, New York, U.S.
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupations
Spouses
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    (m. 2011;div. 2014)​
  • Tracey Kurland
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    (m. 2019)​
Children2

Trevor Engelson (born October 23, 1976) [1] is an American film producer and literary manager, whose work has included producing the TV series Snowfall , as well as the 2010 film Remember Me . Prior to his marriage to Tracey Kurland, he was married to Meghan Markle.

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Early life and education

Engelson was born on October 23, 1976, in Great Neck, New York, [1] on Long Island. He is Jewish, [2] attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, and studied journalism at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. [2]

Career

After college, Engelson began a career as a production assistant and later moved into talent management before founding his own production company, Underground, in 2001. [2] As a producer, he has worked on several films and television shows. These include Remember Me , Outpost 37 , License to Wed and All About Steve . He also produced the series Snowfall . [3] In 2018, Engelson was set to start work on a fictional drama for Fox Broadcasting about a British prince. [3]

Personal life

Engelson began dating Meghan Markle in 2004. [4] The couple married at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, Jamaica on August 16, 2011. [5] They separated after approximately two years and in February 2014 were granted a no-fault divorce citing irreconcilable differences. [6] Engelson attracted significant media attention due to his previous marriage to Markle, when she became engaged to Prince Harry in November 2017. [7]

Following his divorce from Markle, Engelson dated Bethenny Frankel of The Real Housewives of New York City . [8] According to Frankel, their romantic relationship subsequently devolved into a business one. [8] On June 1, 2018, Engelson became engaged to dietitian Tracey Kurland, daughter of investment trust founder Stanford Kurland (died January 2021), [9] [10] and heiress to a multi-million dollar fortune. [11] [12] The couple married on May 11, 2019, in California. [13] In August 2020, it was reported that Kurland had given birth to a daughter. [14] The couple had a second daughter in 2021. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Zoom Executive producer
Santa Baby Co-executive producer
2007 License to Wed Co-producer
2009 All About Steve Executive producer
2010 Remember Me Producer
2012Amber AlertProducer
2013SupanaturalExecutive producer
2013–presentBastardsProducer
Bad Advice from My BrotherProducer
2014 Outpost 37 Producer
2016RiseProducer
Incarnate Producer
2017Give Me FutureExecutive producerDocumentary
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years LaterExecutive producer
2017–present Snowfall Executive producerExecutive producer for 11 episodes
2018 The After Party Producer
Heathers Executive producerExecutive producer for 6 episodes
2019Desi Lydic: AbroadExecutive producer
2020Chasing the SoundExecutive producer
Dream TeamExecutive producer
2021 Small Engine Repair Executive producer
TBA Dragon's Lair: The Movie ProducerAnnounced for production

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