Jon Foster

Jon Foster (born August 3, 1984) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles in the 2004 film The Door in the Floor, the 2006 horror film Stay Alive, and co-starring opposite Jenna Elfman in the CBS comedy Accidentally on Purpose. Foster is part of the electronic soul duo Kaneholler, with his wife, Chelsea Tyler, the daughter of musician Steven Tyler.

Personal life

Foster was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of restaurant owners Gillian and Steven Foster. He has an older brother, Ben, who is also an actor, and who has described their parents as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies". His paternal grandparents were Celia (Segal) and A. (Abraham) Frank Foster, a prominent judge and politician in Boston; their families were Jewish immigrants from Russia.

His family relocated to Fairfield, Iowa after their Boston home was burgled while they were present.

On June 20, 2015, Foster married Chelsea Tyler, daughter of musician Steven Tyler. Together, they formed the electronic soul band Kaneholler.

Jon Foster (writer)

Jon Foster (born 18 September 1981) is a triple BAFTA winning English film & TV comedy writer. He grew up in Cheltenham, attending The Richard Pate School, Dean Close School and then studied English and History at Trinity College Dublin graduating in 2005.

Television & Film work

Alongside writing partner James Lamont, he has written the forthcoming "The Harry Hill Movie", two seasons of The Amazing World of Gumball for Cartoon Network for which he won a BAFTA Children's Award in 2011 and 2012, The Armstrong and Miller Show for BBC One (BAFTA winner 2010) and School of Comedy for E4. He filmed a sitcom pilot for E4 in 2013 and is currently working on commissioned scripts for Big Talk Productions, Objective Productions and a film for Heyday Films and Studiocanal.

He co-created Bryony Makes a Zombie Movie for BBC Three which was BAFTA and Rose d'Or nominated in 2009. He also worked as a producer on 10 O'Clock Live for Zeppotron and Channel 4.

Awards

Won the 2013 "Writer" British Academy Children's Award for 'The Amazing World of Gumball,'

Jon Foster (disambiguation)

Jon Foster (born 1984), is an American actor.

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