Trevor Jeo Engelson (born October 23, 1976) is an American film producer and literary manager, whose work has included producing the TV series ''

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'', as well as the 2010 film ''

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''. Prior to his marriage to Tracey Kurland, he was married to

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, the future Duchess of Sussex.

Early life and education

Engelson was born on October 23, 1976, in

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, on Long Island. He is

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. He attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School and studied

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at the

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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. As a producer, he has worked on several films and television shows. These include ''

'', '' Outpost 37'', '' License to Wed'' and '' All About Steve''. He also produced the series ''

''. In 2018, Engelson was set to start work on a fictional drama for Fox Broadcasting about a British prince.

Personal life

Engelson began dating

in 2004. The couple married at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, Jamaica on August 16, 2011. They separated after approximately 23 months and in February 2014 were granted a no-fault divorce citing

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. Engelson attracted significant media attention due to his previous marriage to Markle, when she became engaged to

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in November 2017. Following his divorce from Markle, Engelson dated Bethenny Frankel of '' The Real Housewives of New York City''. According to Frankel, their romantic relationship subsequently devolved into a business one. On June 1, 2018, Engelson became engaged to dietitian Tracey Kurland, daughter of investment trust founder Stanford Kurland (died January 2021), and heiress to a multi-million dollar fortune. The couple married on May 11, 2019, in California. In August 2020, it was reported that Kurland had given birth to a daughter. The couple had a second daughter in 2021.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Engelson, Trevor Living people 1976 births Film producers from New York (state) Film producers from California American people of Russian-Jewish descent USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni People from Great Neck, New York 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople Markle family