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