Jonathan Keith Gosselin is an American former television personality, previously known for his appearances with former wife Kate Gosselin and their eight children on the American reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8.
Gosselin met Kate Kreider at a company picnic on October 5, 1997. They married on June 12, 1999. On October 8, 2000, their twin daughters, Cara Nicole and Madelyn “Mady” Kate, were born.
Initially, Jon was against having a third child, but he and Kate eventually decided they would try again. On May 10, 2004, Kate gave birth to sextuplets: sons Aaden Jonathan, Collin Thomas, and Joel Kevin, and daughters Alexis Faith, Hannah Joy, and Leah Hope. The sextuplets were born 10 weeks premature, which is common in cases of multiple births.
They 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.
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 is 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.
Jon released a statement in response, noting that his wife was the first to make a legal move, and speaking of his continuing love for his children.
Gosselin has worked as a DJ. It was previously reported that he DJs 12 to 15 gigs a month in his hometown of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.
On an appearance on Dr Oz in November 2021, Gosselin stated he had been working on a hip-hop album for approximately five years.
In May 2022, Gosselin released a hip-hop track titled “Voicemail” with DJ Casper. HuffPost called the slow-jam song “heavily auto-tuned”. Today’s Randee Dawn agreed with their critique, writing “That’s a lot of Auto-Tune.” Both Gosselin and DJ Casper promoted the song, with Gosselin stating the two are working on releasing more music.