Jon Gosselin

Jonathan Keith Gosselin (born April 1, 1977) 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.

Jonathan Keith Gosselin was born and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, as the middle child in a family of three children.

He has two brothers, Thomas and Mark.

Gosselin's mother, Pamela Castello (née Lyum), was born and raised in Hawaii as a second-generation Korean American.

Gosselin graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1995.

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, Gosselin 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.

Gosselin's father died on January 13, 2005.

The Discovery Health special, called Surviving Sextuplets and Twins, 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.

It was announced on the June 22, 2009, episode of the show that the couple were separating, and that divorce proceedings had begun.

Gosselin then began looking for a new apartment in New York City, reportedly visiting Donald Trump-owned Trump Place in Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Gosselin 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.

Gosselin 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.

Speculation rose that Gosselin's relationship with Hailey Glassman, the daughter of Kate's plastic surgeon, was the cause for the divorce, but Glassman denied the speculation, saying that her relationship with Gosselin began only after Gosselin and Kate had been separated for months.

On August 13, 2009, the police were called to the Gosselin family home in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, after Gosselin and Kate were engaged in a heated argument.

She arrived at the home during his time with their eight children because she did not approve of the babysitter he was using.

No arrests were made and no charges were filed against either party.

On September 29, 2009, TLC announced that, as of November 3, 2009, Jon & Kate Plus 8 would change its name to Kate Plus 8.

Gosselin would continue to appear on the show, but less frequently.

However, on October 1, 2009, People.com reported that Gosselin filed a legal action against TLC to prevent the show from resuming and would consider the entry of production crews into the family home as criminal trespassing.

The final episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 aired on November 23, 2009, announced by TLC three days earlier.

In late September 2009, Gosselin filed paperwork seeking to stall the divorce for 90 days, saying, "I regret my conduct since Kate and I separated ... I used poor judgment in publicly socializing with other women so soon."

Among the terms of the divorce was a child support order for $22,000 a month.

On October 15, 2009, it was announced that TLC had filed suit against Gosselin for allegedly violating their contract with paid and unpaid television appearances he had recently made on several media outlets.

The network claimed it lost more than $30,000 as a result of his alleged breach of their contract.

His attorney responded that the contract was null and void once TLC renamed the show Kate Plus 8, and that in any event the contract is unenforceable because it was signed while Gosselin had no legal representation.

On December 18, 2009, it was announced that the couple's divorce had been finalized.

Kate was granted primary custody of the children and the ownership of the family home.

Earlier in the month, Gosselin's girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, announced that she broke up with Gosselin because she discovered during a deposition in his lawsuit against TLC that he had been unfaithful to her by having a relationship with Kate Major, a reporter for The Star tabloid.

Since the divorce, Gosselin has had a difficult relationship with his ex-wife, which has repeatedly made headlines.