Jon Foster has practiced his craft for many years. He started off in a local Iowa theatre and eventually furthered his career in Los Angeles with roles on television and on the big screen. He has very diverse interests and talents that include, playing drums, playing lead and bass guitar, and fixing up old muscle cars. He also enjoys snow boarding, rollerblading, and boxing. He shares an L.A. apartment with his older brother Ben Foster. Jon has co-stared in such shows as ABC's "Life As We Know It" (2004-2005) and NBC's "Windfall" (2006). He also co-stared in the teen thriller "Stay Alive" (2006) and will soon star in the upcomming movies "Tenderness" (2007) and "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" (2007).
Information curtesy of IMDB and myself!!
-Jon's birthday: August 3, 1984
-Jon's first professional acting part was only 8 years ago.
-His brother is actor Ben Foster
-In the winter of 2004, Jon modeled for the popular clothing company "Abercrombie & Fitch"
-Jon stands at exactly 6 feet tall
-He is dating Sophia Bush (Actress, One Tree Hill)
-Jon was actually born in Boston, not Fairfield, Iowa
-Jon's first on-screen sex scene was with Kim Basinger in Door In The Floor. He was 18 at the time.
-Jon is of Jewish decent
-Jon's hobbies include boxing, snow boarding, and rollerblading
-Jon drives a '69 Camaro that he fully restored himself
-He can play the drums, lead guitar, and bass guitar
-Jon is 4 years younger than his brother Ben, whom he credits with helping to raise him when he father was away traveling. They now share an apartment together.
-Credits brother Ben as being his best friend as well as his mentor
-Says the best 'show-biz' advice that Ben has ever given him, was simply to 'Listen'
-If the show wasn't cancelled, the writers would have brought Miss Young back in the season finale pregnant. - Life As We Know It
-Jon's brother Ben was originally up for the part of Eddie, but Ben thought he was too old for the character and suggested Jon. - Door In The Floor
-At the end of the movie, when Jeff Bridge's character critiques a story that Jon's character gave him in the beginning of the movie, it was actually a story that Jon, himself, wrote. It was based on his childhood. Both Jeff and Jon thought it was best if Jon actually wrote a story to give it a sense of authenticity. - Door In The Floor