Background
Thurber was born on February 9, 1975 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of multimillionaire attorney, real estate professional, and inspirational speaker Marshall Thurber.
Thurber was born on February 9, 1975 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of multimillionaire attorney, real estate professional, and inspirational speaker Marshall Thurber.
Union College; University of Southern California.
He is also a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program at University of Southern California. He worked as an assistant to screenwriter John August, beginning with the television program District of Columbia In 2002, he wrote and directed the original Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercials for Reebok. In 2004, he wrote and directed the hit comedy film, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. In January 2006, he signed on to write/direct a Magnum Philippine Islands movie, which is still in pre-production.
He also adapted Michael Chabon"s The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, which was released in 2008.
Thurber directed the 2013 hit We"re the Millers which starred Jason Sudekis and Jennifer Aniston. In June 2014 he was rumored to replace Edgar Wright to direct Ant-Manitoba, but later turned the job down.
Thurber is a 1997 graduate of Union College (Schenectady, New York) where he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and played wide receiver on the football team for two years.