Al Foster

Al Foster (February 14, 1995) is an Indian-American actor, Smosh cast member, and HALCYoN band member. They're an alto who also plays guitar, ukulele, and drums.

Physical Appearance
Al is 5' 5", fairly thin, with shoulder-length straight black hair (often dyed various colours) and brown eyes. Their skin is a medium brown color, thanks to their Indian heritage.

Their style would be described as "eclectic" and more masc or androgynous. They often wear thrift store-vintage polos and mom jeans or outfits straight out of the nineties. They wear a lot of drab green and more muted colors as well. Al wears glasses on occasion, but mostly uses contacts.

Personality
Al is extremely social and sarcastic by nature. When being talked about on podcasts or other videos, they are often referenced to be incredibly good at making and maintaining friends.

HALCYoN
Al Foster was asked to join HALCYoN by their friend and fellow Smosh cast member, Lia de Wit. Al loved to make music, so they jumped at the chance to do covers and write originals. They play guitar, ukulele, and drums, and it wasn't until 2018 when they started singing lead. Before then they sang backup vocals and rapped occasionally.

Starkid
Al has been involved with both Starkid Productions for several years. They've been a fan of the college musical theatre troupe since they released "A Very Potter Musical" in 2009 and was cast in Al's first show in 2013, Starkid's "Twisted" as the Princess.

Recently, they have taken to working with Starkid's Jeff Blim writing music and lyrics for future musicals. They made their writing debut in Starkid's quarantine project, Nightmare Time as well as reprising their role as Professor Hidgens, Lex Foster, and originating many other characters.

Tin Can Bros

 * Choose Our Destiny (2018)

Shipwrecked Comedy

 * Headless (TBA) as a Headless Horseman

Music Career
Out of the blue on March 25, 2019, Al posted a video on their YouTube channel called, "writing an EP in a month | the rushed sessions". This video introduced their challenge for themself to record and produce a full 8-track EP just within the month of April 2019. They worked with Charlie's usual producer, Winter Scott, as well as a couple of their friends to build the instrumentals. All of the songs present on the EP had been written by Al in previous years, but had never seen the light of day until this challenge was devised.

Al decided to do another Rushed Session while they were living with Charlie in quarantine. This time they took two months--July and August 2020--and recorded and produced a 13-track album titled Stuck In My Head. Throughout the months, Al revealed that they actually wrote several new songs that they were desperate to put on the album. These songs ended up being "Where Do I Go?" "Same Boat" and "Pancakes For Dinner"--some of the most popular songs from the project.

Stuck In My Head (2020)

 * 1) Let Light Be Light
 * 2) Angelina
 * 3) How Do I Tell You?
 * 4) Honeydew
 * 5) Wherever I Live
 * 6) Over-The-Ocean-Call (Andrew)
 * 7) Nothing / Sad N Stuff
 * 8) Give Me A Minute
 * 9) Where Do I Go?
 * 10) When the World Stopped Moving
 * 11) Means Something
 * 12) Pancakes for Dinner
 * 13) Same Boat

Last Autumn (2021)

 * 1) In Agreement
 * 2) What's on Your Mind?
 * 3) I Miss You, Don't Call Me
 * 4) Somebody Else
 * 5) All We Know
 * 6) Okay Okay
 * 7) My Kind
 * 8) You Let Me Down
 * 9) Not Today
 * 10) Apple Pie
 * 11) Middle Ground (feat. Chika)
 * 12) Best Days
 * 13) ...What Are We?
 * 14) Headstones and Land Mines
 * 15) Sweet Dream
 * 16) I Don't Want To
 * 17) October
 * 18) Growing Pains (Bonus)
 * 19) Ready (Live - Bonus)

The Rushed Sessions Vol. 1 (2019)

 * 1) I Knew
 * 2) I Don't Know You At All
 * 3) In What World
 * 4) You, Love (Interlude)
 * 5) To the Mountains
 * 6) Roses and Riots

Shayne Topp
Shayne and Al (Shaylove) were in the same improv class when they were younger. Al was an anxious kid who didn`t have any friends, while Shayne was confident, loud, and far more popular not only in the class but in pretty much every other aspect of his life. The first time they interacted was on the first day of improv class. Al stood in the corner of the room, alone, before class started. Shayne noticed and went over to introduce himself and invite them to join him and his friends. They stayed friends for long after that class ended and into their collective careers at Smosh.

Throughout those several years. Al held onto a minor crush on their friend but did nothing about it because of his other relationships and their anxiety. Every previous feeling completely went away when the two moved in together in late 2015 so Al could be closer to work.

It wasn`t until early 2016 when Shayne all of a sudden, in the middle of filming a SWNN, actually, saw Al in a completely new light. A couple of weeks later, Al`s minor crush came back with a vengeance. And because they were now living together, things got a little awkward. (See The Confrontation) Al moved in with Keith and they went on as if nothing ever happened between them.

In May 2018, producer Joe Bereta informed them that they had no reason not to start dating, contrary to their previous beliefs. All they had to be careful of was if they ever broke up, would that affect their work. They held off dating for a couple of weeks, being extra careful about whether they were ready to do this or not.

Their minds were both made up June 20, 2018, the day of HALCYoN`s last show of their current tour. While Al took the lead during their song, ``Make You Mine``, the two met eyes. It was like everyone else in the crowd went away and they were just talking to each other. Shayne and Al met afterward and made the decision to start their relationship. (See Last Show)

Unfortunately during the quarantine, May 2020, the pair separated and Al moved in with Lia and Lee.

Valerie "Val" Michaelson
Al and Valerie (Val) first met at a showing of the Starkid production "Holy Musical B@man" in Chicago. They were sat beside each other in the theatre and really hit it off before the show, during the intermission, as well as in the lobby afterward. They went on their first date that same night, having coffee and some great talks. They were both still teenagers, so they couldn't fly out to see each other very often, but during the summer they'd spend almost all their time together. Val made them feel safe and loved and like they were able to fully be themself. It was through this relationship that Al became who they are today.

They carried out an online relationship for the next three years until they split up on good terms in early 2016.

Al and Val reconnected on June 19, 2020 over the phone and Al agrees to go on a Zoom date with her. They realize their feelings for each other never really went away and they restart their relationship officially on the 21st.

Lee Koh
Lee and Al met during the first meeting of HALCYoN and immediately hit it off. Their off-beat humor and jovial childishness meant that the two of them were basically soulmates. They've supported each other through every dark time and creative peak.

Keith Leak Jr.
These two met when Al joined Smosh. While they got off to kind of a rocky start, throughout the past 5 years, they've become extremely close and often take cute photos together.

Charlotte Banning
A new addition to the squad, Al and Lee were drawn to her confidence and chaos. They've made a sub-squad called "The Happy Sluts" based on a conversation that came out of an Instagram livestream.

Timeline
See Al Foster's timeline.

Trivia

 * Al was born in Kolkata, India and entered into the American foster system in 1998, remaining in the system until they were adopted by their parents on February 14, 2006 (when they were 11).
 * Their parents are Jewish and thus raised all three adopted children as such.
 * They have an older sister named Kashi Anand who now lives in Texas with her adoptive parents.
 * Each of their other siblings were adopted on the same day. Their older brother is named Peter, and their sister is named Madeline, or ``Elin``.
 * Their birth parents overdosed on heroin and Al and their sister were taken in by a neighbor until they couldn`t care for them anymore.
 * Their full (dead) name is Aalia Love Anand, and only Shayne, Damien, and Lee were allowed to call them that before Al came out as nonbinary.
 * They and fellow musician, Jon Bellion, are really good friends and have collaborated on many things together. They have writing and vocal credits on several of his songs.
 * Al has a severe panic disorder and has been going to therapy for most of their life. They used to suffer from PTSD when they were really young but have since recovered thanks to therapy and medication.
 * They are bisexual and nonbinary, using they/them pronouns.
 * They are shipped with fellow Smosh cast member, Keith. Their ship name is "Kal".
 * It was revealed in a Smoshcast by Wes that he and Al (Wal) were really close friends. The reason they weren`t in a ton of videos together is that Defy Media restricted them from doing so. They said that their friendship ``wouldn`t get views``.
 * Their favorite musical is Be More Chill.
 * Al was in their high school's marching band in the drumline.
 * They now have a bimonthly podcast with roommates Charlotte and Nic called We Love Each Other <3