Jon Gosselin Biography

Jon Gosselin is an American television personality best known for his appearances with then-wife Kate Gosselin and their eight children on the US reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8.

Jon Gosselin Age

He was born on April 1, 1977 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States. He is 46 years old as of 2022.

Jon Gosselin Height

Gosselin stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.

Jon Gosselin Family | Jon Gosselin Parents

He is the son of Thomas Gosselin (a pediatric dentist), who was of French, Irish, and Welsh descent, and his mother Pamela Castello (née Lyum), was born and raised in Hawaii as a second-generation Korean American. His farther died on January 13, 2005.

Jon Gosselin Wife | Jon And Kate Gosselin

He was married to Kate Gosselin an American television personality. The two met at a company picnic on October 5, 1997 and married on June 12, 1999.

Jon and Kate announced that they were separating on the June 22, 2009. Their divorce was finalized on December 16, 2009 and Kate was granted the ownership of the family home and primary custody of the children.

Jon Gosselin Children | Jon Gosselin Kids

Jon has eight children. His first born are twin girls, Cara Nicole and Madelyn “Mady” Kate, who were born on October 8, 2000, at 35 weeks gestation, five weeks premature. In the spring of 2004, his then wife gave birth to sextuplets: sons Aaden Jonathan, Collin Thomas, and Joel Kevin, and daughters Alexis Faith, Hannah Joy, and Leah Hope who were born 10 weeks premature.

Jon Gosselin Girlfriend | Jon Gosselin Dating

In January 2012, Jon began dating Liz Jannetta, a divorced mother of three who works with computers. Their relationship lasted for two years, as they broke up in September 2014 after they made an appearance on the VH1 reality show Couples Therapy.

In July 2015, it was reported that Jon was in a relationship with a registered nurse called Colleen Conrad. The two have been dating since October 2014.

Jon Gosselin Divorce

It was announced on the June 22, 2009 episode of the show that the couple were separating, and that divorce proceedings had begun. Jon stated that it was Kate who wanted the divorce, while Kate stated that “Jon’s activities” left her with “no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect” herself and the children.

On December 16, 2009, their divorce was finalized. Kate was granted primary custody of the children and the ownership of the family home

Jon Gosselin Net Worth

Jon has an estimated net worth of $150 thousand dollars which he earned from his career as a television personality.

Jon Gosselin Television fame

Jon and his family received local media coverage until the sextuplets were 17 months old, when Discovery Health offered the couple a reality series chronicling the lives of their family.

The Discovery Health special, called Surviving Sextuplets and Twins, was first aired in September 2005. One year later, the family was featured in another special titled Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later. Both specials received high Nielsen ratings, and Discovery Health signed the couple to a series that aired beginning in April 2007. During this time, the family was filmed for three to four days per week, and received payment for appearing on the show. They soon switched over to TLC.

Gosselin co-wrote Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets with then-wife Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson, a book that made The New York Times Best Seller list.

Jon Gosselin Job

In February 2011, Jon was working for Green Pointe Energy in Pennsylvania, where he installed solar panels. In September 2013, he was a waiter at two restaurants in Pennsylvania, near his home in Robeson Township. Later, he was reported to become a maitre d’ at one of the restaurants.

Jon Gosselin DJ

As of January 2017, he has been working as a DJ. It was reported that he DJs 12 to 15 gigs a month in his hometown of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Jon Gosselin Ethnicity

Gosselin was born and raised in in Hawaii as a second-generation Korean American.

Jon Gosselin House

Gosselin and her now ex wife Kate lived in a 24-acre, 7,300-square-foot home in Pennsylvania before they split up. His ex-wife now lives with the children in North Carolina in a 88-acre, 3,560-square-foot modest house, which they had purchased before the divorce.