Jonathan Putra (born September 12, 1982) is a television host and actor, Channel V VJ, model, and musician. JP, as he is commonly known, was born in Middlesbrough, England, but grew up in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, where he honed his musical skills with his band Colour, playing gigs in and around the American midwest. He attended Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He is of Chinese-Indian-English descent.