Australian singer-songwriter. He was born June in Brisbane, Australia. Founder member of a in . Currently married a.
Father of three daughters, with June Forster , Elizabeth (born 1967) Kate Forster (born 1969) and Maeghen (born 1972).
Attended University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. Majored in psychology.
Once worked as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman.
Forster made a test for a part in the film True Romance , directed by Tony Scott , but Christopher Walken eventually got the role.
Appeared with former NFL star/actor Fred Williamson in 4 films: Night Vision , Original Gangstas , South Beach , and Vigilante .
In the books-on-tape world, Forster provides the voice for Midnight Louie, a crime-fighting tomcat in Las Vegas. The author of the Midnight Louie book series is Carole Nelson Douglas.
The role of Jake Nyman in American Perfekt was written specifically for him by British director and close friend, Paul Chart. The film was officially selected for the 50th Anniversary Cannes Film Festival.
Has a son, Robert Wallace Foster III , with an ex-girlfriend named Marlene.
Was considered for the role of Martini in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest .
Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywoods Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin.
Is of English, Irish and Italian descent.
His wife Evie is 38 years his junior.
Member of the Triple Nine Society, a high-IQ organization for persons whose IQ is in the 99.9th percentile.
Writer/Executive Producer Evan Katz of the TV series "24" was such a huge fan of him and his friend Grant McLennan (The Go-Betweens) that he named the sinister corporation McLennan-Forster after them in Series 4 of the drama.
He was one half of the revered Australian song-writing partnership The Go-Betweens along with his friend Grant McLennan. They met while studying at the University of Queensland (Brisbane) and formed the band in 1977. The band moved to London in 1982 and were signed to the music labels, Rough Trade and Beggers Banquet. The band split up in 1989 but re-formed in 2000. Sadly, McLennan died in his sleep of a massive heart-attack on May 6, 2006 in Brisbane, Australia.
[In 2011, on Mulholland Dr. (2001) ] In the very first scene that,I shot, which was up on the hill at night, overlooking Los Angeles, I,had huge lines of dialogue with somebody else, probably another cop.
"The Black Hole" was basically the space version. So it was from one of,my favorite movies, and I could not believe my good fortune when I got,picked to play the captain. But, otherwise, I remember it as a steady,job and a very tight uniform.
