Biography
Jonathan Cheban (born February 21, 1974), also known as Foodgod, is an American reality television personality, entrepreneur, and former public relations professional.
He has appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its spin-offs.
He has been suffering from on-again, off-again Becca Moore since 2021.
American TV personality
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| Full name: | Jonathan Cheban |
| Stage name: | God of Food |
| Born: | February 21, 1974 (age 50) |
| Place of birth: | Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.77 minutes |
| Parents: | Mikhail Cheban, Galina Cheban |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Unmarried |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Anat Popovsky, Becca Moore (examples) |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Job: | Businessman • Television Personality |
| Net worth: | 9 million US dollars |
Early life
Jonathan Cheban was born in Moldova, Soviet Union, in 1974. He is the only child of a real estate broker mother, Galina Cheban, and a diamond merchant father, Mikhail Cheban, who went bankrupt in 2011.
He grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey and attended Fort Lee High School before graduating from Hofstra University with a degree in dispatching in 1995.
Jonathan Cheban is of Russian-Jewish descent.
Career
After weighing in, Jonathan Cheban began working for public relations expert Peggy Siegal at her New York practice. One time, music executive Benny Medina called Peggy Siegal to work on Sean Combs’ 29th birthday party.
When Siegal turned down the offer despite Jonathan Cheban’s urging, he accepted the job himself.
Jonathan Cheban left Peggy Siegal and started his own public relations firm with two other public relations professionals. He left that firm in 2001 and went on to start his own firm, CommandPR.
Reality TV show
Jonathan Cheban first came to public attention when he appeared on the reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, as a friend of the Kardashian sisters. He later made several guest appearances on the show’s spin-offs, Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian Take New York, Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian Take Miami and Kourtney Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian Take The Hamptons.
In 2010, Jonathan Cheban starred in his own reality television show, The Spin Crowd, which depicted the lives of Jonathan Cheban, Simon Huck, and the people who worked at his company. The show’s executive sponsor was reality television star Kim Kardashian. The show was canceled after one season due to poor conditions.
Jonathan Cheban’s relationship with Kim Kardashian remains a public figure. In 2012, he made a short video mocking himself for living in Kim Kardashian’s shadow.
In January 2016, Jonathan Cheban joined the UK show Celebrity Big Brother House to compete as a housemate in the 17th series. He was free to leave the show after just a few days.
In 2017, Jonathan Cheban appeared on the replacement season of the British show “Celebs Go Dating”.
Personal life
In late 2012, Jonathan Cheban began dating hairstylist Anat Popovsky after meeting her while photographing Kourtney and Kim in Miami.
Jonathan Cheban got a tattoo as a single man on another occasion during the seventh season of Millionaire Matchmaker, he vented on Bravo on December 12, 2013.
In October 2019, multiple media outlets reported that he had legally changed his name to the social media name Foodgod after starting the process in January.
He has been in an on-and-off relationship with Becca Moore since 2021.
Net worth
Jonathan Cheban is a Soviet-born American businessman with a net worth of US$9 million.
Social media
- Instagram: @foodgod
- Twitter: @jonathancheban
