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Brian Forster
Brian Forster, c. 1968
Born
Brian A. Forster

(1960-04-14) April 14, 1960 (age 64)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1969–1977
2008

Brian A. Forster (born April 14, 1960) is former child actor. He is best known as the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family.

Biography

Forster joined the The Partridge Family in 1971, replacing Jeremy Gelbwaks,[1] and continued until the show ended in 1974.[2] Chris Partridge was the drummer of the fictional family band. As of 2002/2003, Forster was a race car driver in Northern California, and continued to act in community theater there.[3]

Forster is the son of actor Peter Forster, the stepson of actor Whit Bissell, step-grandson of actor Alan Napier, who portrayed Alfred the Butler in the Batman television series (1966–1968), and the great-great-great-grandson of author Charles Dickens.[4]

References

  1. ^ C'MonGetHappy.com: An Interview With Brian Forster, Part 1
  2. ^ The Museum of Broadcast Communications: The Partridge Family
  3. ^ C'MonGetHappy.com: An Interview With Brian Forster, Pt 6, November 2002 – March 2003
  4. ^ C'MonGetHappy.com: An Interview With Brian Forster, Pt 1, November 2002 – March 2003
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