Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957)"Christopher Night Biography"
. Biography.com/ Retrieved January 6, 2010 is an American actor and businessman. He is best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series ''

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''. He has since gone on to become a successful businessman and enjoyed a semi-resurgence in the public eye with television appearances in the 2000s.

Early life and work

Knight was born in New York City, New York, the son of Wilma and Edward Knight, an actor. Knight's father was born Edward Kozumplik, to parents from the

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, while Knight's mother was

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'' in 1973 After the end of his ''Brady Bunch'' appearances, Knight's acting career consisted mostly of making guest appearances on other television shows (''Happy Days'', ''The Love Boat''), and occasional film roles ('' Just You and Me, Kid'', ''

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'', ''Good Girls Don't'', ''

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'', and '' Nowhere''). He reunited with his former ''Brady'' costars in the holiday TV movie '' A Very Brady Christmas'' (1988). Before the ''Brady Bunch'' series, he had had some small television roles, including an appearance on the first season of ''

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'', in a 1967 episode called "Coffin for a Clown".

Computer career

In 1988, Knight, a self-described "geek", left acting to pursue a business career in the computer industry. He got a job as an account sales manager for Martec, Inc. and landed that company's first million-dollar sales deal within his first 18 months on the job, for which he was named Employee of the Year. In 1989, he was named Vice President of Design System Marketing and Sales at New Image Industry. In 1991, he co-founded Visual Software, a pioneering 3D graphics company. In 1995, he founded Kidwise Learningware, a company that manufactures interactive educational products. In 1996, he joined the keyboard manufacturer Adesso, and in 1997, he became Vice President of Marketing at iXMicro, a video hardware company. In 1998, he founded his own TV tuner company, Eskape Labs; it was purchased by

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in 2000.

Return to television

On April 17, 1994, Knight lost his professional wrestling debut in a "

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" at the Spring Stampede in

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at the

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. His adversary was another child star from 1970s television, the ''

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''s

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. Knight appeared on a special episode of ''

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'' that featured ''The Brady Bunch'' cast members squaring off against each other. Knight won the show and donated the proceeds ($49,000) to his selected charity,

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. Continuing to pursue TV opportunities, Knight appeared on VH1's fourth season of ''

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''. The show garnered Knight more attention than he had received in quite some time, in part because he appeared shirtless on the show, revealing a well-built body. During his stint on the show, he began a romance with castmate model

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, winner of ''

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'' cycle 1, who is almost 25 years younger than Knight. After the show, the two moved in together and got engaged, as documented on the VH1 series ''

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'', which premiered on September 11, 2005. The series was renewed for another season, and the couple wed in Curry's hometown of

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, on May 29, 2006, in a Gothic-style wedding. Knight was featured in

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s for "Just the Girl", in which he played a high school teacher, and for "Catch Your Wave", as the hotel manager.

Knight and former ''

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'' co-star Barry Williams appeared in a 2006 episode of ''

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'', in which he and Williams portrayed a gay couple who moved in next door. The two had remained close friends since their ''Brady Bunch'' days, and Williams appeared several times on ''My Fair Brady''.

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, who played Carol Brady, Susan Olsen, who played Cindy Brady, and

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, who played Bobby Brady, also appeared in an episode of that series. Knight participated in

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, ''I Love The '70s: Volume II''. He, his family, and friends appeared on the season finale of NBC's '' Celebrity Family Feud'' on July 29, 2008. During the 2008–09 television season, Knight hosted the syndicated game show, '' Trivial Pursuit: America Plays''. He has hosted a series of

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-produced game show specials for the

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, ''Make Me Rich''. The first special was scheduled for October 16, 2009, with a second scheduled for February 2010. The show aired periodically until early 2012. Knight joined with the other ''Brady Bunch'' cast in the 2019 television series '' A Very Brady Renovation'' on

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. In 2021, he starred in the Lifetime Christmas movie, ''Blending Christmas'', alongside his ''Brady Bunch'' co-stars Barry Williams,

, Susan Olsen, and

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. In 2022, Knight, Williams, and Lookinland competed in season eight of ''

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'' as "Mummies". They were eliminated in the third episode, which aired as the October 3 "TV Theme Night" alongside

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as "Fortune Teller".

Personal life

Knight has been married four times.Dugan, Christina (November 28, 2016)
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''. Knight proposed to his third wife, model and reality television personality

, on the season finale of ''My Fair Brady'', on VH1, which aired on November 6, 2005. The show was renewed for a second season that began in June 2006, and focused on the couple's wedding preparations. The couple wed in Curry's hometown of

on May 29, 2006, in a

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-style wedding. Knight's manager, Phil Viardo, told a celebrity gossip website on May 29, 2011, that Knight and Curry were announcing their separation. The date was the couple's fifth wedding anniversary. On February 2, 2012, on G4's ''Attack of the Show'', Curry said the divorce had been finalized.''

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'' G4 February 2, 2012 He married his fourth wife, Cara Kokenes, in November 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Christopher Knight Brands Official website
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