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Known For

Sound

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-11-01 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As

David Foster

Biography

David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His 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,[4] 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 also chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. Foster composed Boop! The Musical, which premiered in 2023 and debuted on Broadway; he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for outstanding music.

Known For

Acting

Rock-a-Die Baby

1975

Rock-a-Die Baby

as

David

Seal: Soundstage

2009

Seal: Soundstage

as

Piano and Director

Letting Go

2012

Letting Go

as

Mogul

Hired Gun

2017

Hired Gun

as

Self

The Bodyguard

1992

The Bodyguard

as

Oscar Conductor

The View

The View

as

Self

American Idol

American Idol

as

Self - Guest Performer

The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

as

Banana Split - Banana

Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil

as

Self

Asia's Got Talent

Asia's Got Talent

as

Self - Judge

Production

Crew

Directing