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- Birth nameRobert Derwent Garth Forster
- Robert Forster was born on June 29, 1957 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is known for Kingpin (1996), Something Wild (1986) and Summer Storm (2004). He has been married to Karin Bäumler since 1990. They have two children.
- SpouseKarin Bäumler(1990 - present) (2 children)
- Writer/Executive Producer Evan Katz of the TV series "24" (2001) 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.
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