Brian A. Forster (born April 14, 1960) is an American former

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and racing car driver. He is best known as the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series ''

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''.

Biography

Forster was born in Los Angeles, the son of English-born actors Jennifer Raine and Peter Forster and, through his mother, a great-great-great-grandson of

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. He is also the stepson of actor

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and stepgrandson of actor

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, who portrayed Alfred the Butler in the ''

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'' television series (1966–1968). Forster joined ''

'' in 1971, replacing Jeremy Gelbwaks, and continued until the show ended in 1974. Chris Partridge was the drummer of the fictional family band. He also voiced Chris in the 1974 Saturday morning cartoon '' Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'' As of 2002/2003, Forster was a

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driver in Northern California, and continued to act in

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there.C'MonGetHappy.com: An Interview With Brian Forster, Pt 6, November 2002 – March 2003
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Filmography

References

External links

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Archive.org: The Talking Car (1969) – Forster stars in and narrates this traffic safety film
1960 births Living people American male child actors American male voice actors 20th-century American male actors American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles Dickens family {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub