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David Foster

Composer / Songwriter / Actor / Keyboardist / Television Producer / Record Producer / Pianist | * 11/01/1949 (74) | Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, film composer, and music executive. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. Foster's career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s before focusing largely on composing and production. Often in tandem with songwriter Diane Warren, Foster has contributed to material for prominent music industry artists in various genres since then, and is credited with production on over 40 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. He has also chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for David Foster

Officer of The Order of Canada Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 3x Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 4x Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals 3x Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year 2x Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 3x Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2x Grammy Award for Record of the Year Canadian Music Hall of Fame Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics 2x Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Horatio Alger Award Canada's Walk of Fame Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Juno Humanitarian Award Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2x Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 4x Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals 5x Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 4x Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year 15x Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 2x Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance 4x Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 3x Academy Award for Best Original Song 2x Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2x Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album 2x Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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Movies with David Foster as Actor(20)

TV Shows/Series with David Foster as Actor(9)

as Judge2015 Asia's Got Talent
as himself2005 The Princes of Malibu
as Self - Guest Performer2002 American Idol
as himself1997 The View
as himself1997 Behind the Music
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Movies with David Foster as Crew(7)

Sound/Original Music Composer1991 If Looks Could Kill
Sound/Music1991 One Good Cop
Sound/Music1988 Stealing Home
Sound/Music1988 Fresh Horses
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 The Secret of My Success
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 St. Elmo's Fire
Sound/Music Arranger1976 Lipstick

Full Name: David Walter Foster
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Tuesday, 11/01 1949 (November) in Victoria, British Columbia (Canada) (current age: 74 years + 149 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Southern California, Mount Douglas Secondary School, The Royal Conservatory of Music
Record Label: 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Reprise Records, Verve Records
Spouses (current/former): Rebecca Dyer, Linda Thompson, Yolanda Hadid, Katharine McPhee
Children: Sara Michael Foster, Erin Foster, Amy S. Foster
Siblings: Jaymes Foster
Father: Maurice Foster
Mother: Eleanor Foster
Other names for David Foster (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Walter Foster"
David Foster frequently works together with these people:
Josh Groban (8x, Actor)
Ryan Seacrest (8x, Actor)
Mariah Carey (6x, Actress)
Jennifer Hudson (6x, Actress)
Emily Blunt (5x, Actress)
Ben Affleck (5x, Actor)
50 Cent (5x, Actor)
Raven-Symoné (5x, Actress)
Meredith Vieira (5x, Actress)
LeAnn Rimes (5x, Actress)
Lionel Richie (5x, Actor)
Jake Torem (4x, Crew)

Other people with this name: David Foster (US), David Foster (US)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1420252, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/19/2024