tˈɜːkɪŋtən wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn dˈɑːɹwɪn, nˈɔːɹðɚn tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈɛɹənts, ænd ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn tˈɛmp, ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə, ænd sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə.
Turkington was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, to American parents, and grew up in Tempe, Arizona, and San Francisco, California.