Jon Walmsley

Birth Name:

Jon Walmsley

Birth Place:

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Composer, Art department

Met his wife Marion in Germany during a promotional tour for "The Waltons" in 2004
Born in England but moved with his family to the United States as a small child
Struggled to find work in Hollywood for 5 years before landing his career-defining role as Jason Walton on the long-running TV series "The Waltons․"
In 1999, released a Waltons-themed musical album called "A Walton's Christmas-Together Again․"
Performed as a guitarist for popular singer-songwriter Richard Marx in the late 1980's
A member of the band "The U․K․ Beat," which plays 1960's British pop and rock songs
Has learned to play guitar, cello, harmonica and various other percussion instruments

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