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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Other people|Christopher Knight}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Christopher Knight
| image = 10.1.10ChristopherKnightByLuigiNovi.jpg
| caption = Knight in October 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|07|}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-knight-591412|work=Biography.com|publisher=The Biography Channel|title=Christopher Knight|access-date=June 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625060422/http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-knight-591412|archive-date=June 25, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_name = Christopher Anton Knight
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|businessman}}
| years_active = 1967–present
| known_for = [[Peter Brady (The Brady Bunch)|Peter Brady]] in ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
| spouse = {{marriage|Julie Schulman |1989|1992|reason=divorced}} {{marriage|Toni Erickson |1995|2000|reason=divorced}} {{marriage|[[Adrianne Curry]] |2006|2012|reason=divorced}} {{marriage|Cara Kokenes |November 2016}}
}}

'''Christopher Anton Knight''' (born November 7, 1957)<ref name=Biography>[http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-knight-591412?page=2 "Christopher Night Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206002536/https://www.biography.com/people/christopher-knight-591412?page=2 |date=February 6, 2018 }}. Biography.com/ Retrieved January 6, 2010</ref> is an American actor and businessman. He is best known for playing [[List of The Brady Bunch characters#Peter Brady|Peter Brady]] on the 1970s series ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''. 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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9vOm-7dbKyIC&q=%22Christopher+Knight%22+%22Brady%22+wilma|title=Bradymania!: Everything You Always Wanted to Know--and a Few Things You Probably Didn't|isbn=9781558504189|last1=Moran|first1=Elizabeth|year=1995}}</ref> Knight's father was born Edward Kozumplik, to parents from the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]], while Knight's mother was [[Ashkenazi Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XRuwDwAAQBAJ&q=Kozumplik+%22Knight%22&pg=PT553|title = Bradypedia: The Complete Reference Guide to Television's the Brady Bunch|last1 = Woehlk|first1 = Erika}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090219161646/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=42771364&blogID=470936238 Adrianne Curry Myspace post, February 19, 2009]</ref>

[[file:The Brady Bunch Christopher Knight 1973.jpg|thumb|Knight as middle son Peter on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' 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]]'', ''[[Curfew (1989 film)|Curfew]]'', ''Good Girls Don't'', ''[[The Doom Generation]]'', and ''[[Nowhere (film)|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 ''[[Mannix]]'', 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 [[Integrated Micro Solutions|iXMicro]], a video hardware company. In 1998, he founded his own TV tuner company, Eskape Labs; it was purchased by [[Hauppauge Computer Works]] in 2000.<ref name=Biography/>

==Return to television==
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On April 17, 1994, Knight lost his professional wrestling debut in a "[[Dark Match]]" at the [[Spring Stampede (1994)|Spring Stampede]] in [[Chicago]] at the [[Rosemont Horizon]]. His adversary was another child star from 1970s television, the ''[[Partridge Family]]''{{'}}s [[Danny Bonaduce]].

Knight appeared on a special episode of ''[[Weakest Link (US)|The Weakest Link]]'' 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, [[Zero Population Growth]].

Continuing to pursue TV opportunities, Knight appeared on [[VH1]]'s fourth season of ''[[The Surreal Life]]''. 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 [[Adrianne Curry]], winner of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' 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 ''[[My Fair Brady]]'', which premiered on September 11, 2005. The series was renewed for another season, and the couple wed in Curry's hometown of [[Joliet, Illinois]], on May 29, 2006, in a Gothic-style wedding.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=5504 "Knight and Curry Plan Gothic Wedding"], ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', May 25, 2006.</ref>

Knight was featured in [[Click Five]]'s [[music video]]s for "Just the Girl", in which he played a high school teacher, and for "Catch Your Wave", as the hotel manager.

[[File:10.1.10BradySonsByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|Knight and his ''Brady Bunch'' "brothers", [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]] (left) and [[Mike Lookinland]] (right) at the 2010 [[Big Apple Convention]]]]
Knight and former ''[[Brady Bunch]]'' co-star [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]] appeared in a 2006 episode of ''[[That '70s Show]]'', 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''. [[Florence Henderson]], who played Carol Brady, [[Susan Olsen]], who played Cindy Brady, and [[Mike Lookinland]], who played Bobby Brady, also appeared in an episode of that series.

Knight participated in [[VH-1]]'s retrospective [[miniseries]], ''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 [[television syndication|syndicated]] game show, ''[[Trivial Pursuit: America Plays]]''. He has hosted a series of [[Jonathan Goodson]]-produced game show specials for the [[Michigan Lottery]], ''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.<ref>[http://michigan.gov/lottery/0,1607,7-110--223933--,00.html "Michigan Lottery Debuts New TV Game Show"], Michigan.gov, October 8, 2009.</ref> Knight joined with the other ''Brady Bunch'' cast in the 2019 television series ''[[A Very Brady Renovation]]'' on [[HGTV]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Lee, Luaine|title=Bradys go 'home' again for HGTV|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|date=September 8, 2019|page=A&E 4}}</ref> In 2021, he starred in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] Christmas movie, ''Blending Christmas'', alongside his ''Brady Bunch'' co-stars [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]], [[Mike Lookinland]], [[Susan Olsen]], and [[Robbie Rist]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Marcus|date=2021-05-19|title=Lifetime reunites High School Musical, Brady Bunch stars for holiday movies|url=https://ew.com/tv/lifetime-holiday-movies-reunite-high-school-musical-brady-bunch-stars/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519181312/https://ew.com/tv/lifetime-holiday-movies-reunite-high-school-musical-brady-bunch-stars/ |archive-date=May 19, 2021 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Knight has been married four times.<ref name=People>Dugan, Christina (November 28, 2016). [http://people.com/celebrity/florence-henderson-brady-bunch-costar-christopher-knight-pays-tribute-second-mom/ "Brady Bunch Star Christopher Knight on How 'Second Mom' Florence Henderson Made Him 'Shine']. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''.</ref> Knight proposed to his third wife, model and reality television personality [[Adrianne Curry]], 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 [[Joliet, Illinois]] on May 29, 2006, in a [[Gothic fashion|gothic]]-style wedding. In a September 2007 episode of the talk show ''[[Dr. Phil (TV series)|Dr. Phil]]'' dealing with large age gaps in relationships Curry and Knight appeared to discuss their marital issues with [[Phil McGraw]]. McGraw predicted that their style of arguing, particularly Knight's hurtful comments, was a strong predictor of impending divorce in couples.<ref>[http://www.drphil.com/messageboard/topic/2706 "Topic : 09/21 Does Age Matter?"]. Dr. Phil.com - Message Boards. September 14, 2007.</ref> 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.<ref>Collins, Emma. [http://www.hollyscoop.com/adrianne-curry/adrianne-curry-and-christopher-knight-split.html "Hollyscoop Exclusive: Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight Split"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531140903/http://www.hollyscoop.com/adrianne-curry/adrianne-curry-and-christopher-knight-split.html |date=May 31, 2011 }}, Hollyscoop.com, May 28, 2011..</ref> On February 2, 2012, on G4's ''Attack of the Show'', Curry said the divorce had been finalized.<ref>''[[Attack of the Show]]'' [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]] February 2, 2012</ref> He married his fourth wife, Cara Kokenes, in November 2016.<ref name=People/>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1979
|''[[Just You and Me, Kid]]''
|Roy
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Curfew (1989 film)|Curfew]]''
|Sam
|
|-
|1993
|''Good Girls Don't''
|Montana
|
|-
|1995
|''{{sortname|The|Brady Bunch Movie}}''
|Coach
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Nowhere (film)|Nowhere]]''
|Mr. Sighvatssohn
|
|-
|2000
|''Family Jewels''
|The Guru
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star]]''
|Christopher Knight
|
|-
|2005
|''L.A. Dicks''
|Bernie Taylor
|
|-
|2006
|''Fallen Angels''
|Belmont
|
|-
|2008
|''Light Years Away''
|David Sommers
|
|-
|2009
|''[[American Pie Presents: The Book of Love]]''
|Alumnus Guy #3
|
|-
|2012
|''{{sortname|The|Lords of Salem|The Lords of Salem (film)}}''
|Keith 'Lobster Joe' Williams
|Scenes deleted
|-
|2012
|''Letting Go''
|The Boss
|
|-
|2014
|''Guardian Angel''
|Brian Casey
|
|-
|2017
|''Where the Fast Lane Ends''
|Cooley Swindell
|
|-
|2017
|''Prisoner''
|Brad
|Short
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1967
|''[[Mannix]]''
|Josh
|"Coffin for a Clown"
|-
|1968
|''Gunsmoke''
|Jimmy
|"The Miracle Man"
|-
|1969–1974
|''{{sortname|The|Brady Bunch}}''
|[[List of The Brady Bunch characters#Peter Brady|Peter Brady]]
|Main role
|-
|1972
|''{{sortname|The|ABC Saturday Superstar Movie}}''
|Peter Brady (voice)
|"The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island"
|-
|1972
|''{{sortname|The|Brady Kids}}''
|Peter Brady (voice)
|Main role (season 1)
|-
|1974
|''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]''
|Joe
|"Sara's Summer of the Swans"
|-
|1976
|''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]''
|Pete
|"Barbara's Emergence"
|-
|1976–77
|''{{sortname|The|Brady Bunch Hour}}''
|Peter Brady
|Main role
|-
|1977
|''{{sortname|The|Bionic Woman}}''
|Bobby
|"Max"
|-
|1978
|''[[Happy Days]]''
|Binky Hodges
|"Be My Valentine"
|-
|1978
|''[[CHiPs]]''
|Wes Miller
|"Family Crisis"
|-
|1979
|''Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker''
|Nick
|TV film
|-
|1979–80
|''[[Joe's World]]''
|Steve Wabash
|Main role
|-
|1980
|''Valentine Magic on Love Island''
|Jimmy
|TV film
|-
|1981
|''{{sortname|The|Brady Girls Get Married|The_Brady_Bunch#The_Brady_Girls_Get_Married_.2F_The_Brady_Brides}}''
|Peter Brady
|TV film
|-
|1981
|''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
|Leigh Hobson
|Guest role
|-
|1984
|''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]''
|Hank Totten
|"Oil"
|-
|1984
|''{{sortname|The|Love Boat}}''
|Peter Barkan
|1 episode
|-
|1988
|''{{sortname|A|Very Brady Christmas}}''
|Peter Brady
|TV film
|-
|1989
|''[[Day by Day (American TV series)|Day by Day]]''
|Peter Brady
|"A Very Brady Episode"
|-
|1990
|''{{sortname|The|Bradys}}''
|Peter Brady
|Main role
|-
|2001
|''[[The Weakest Link]]''
|Himself
|"Brady Bunch Special Edition"
|-
|2006
|''[[That '70s Show]]''
|Josh
|"We Will Rock You"
|-
|2008-2009
|[[Trivial Pursuit: America Plays]]
|Himself
|Host
|-
|2010, 2018
|''{{sortname|The|Bold and the Beautiful}}''
|Dr. Andrews
|2 episodes
|-
|2014
|''Heartbreakers''
|Hurley Fontenot
|TV miniseries
|-
|2018
|''{{sortname|The|Last Sharknado: It's About Time}}''
|Grandpa Clarke
|TV film
|-
|2019
|''[[A Very Brady Renovation]]''
|Christopher Knight
|7 episodes
|-
|2021
|''[[Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch]]''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/reviews/drag-race-brady-bunch-crossover-episode-tv-review-1235007421/crossover-episode-tv-review-1235007421/ | title='Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch' Delivers a Satisfying Twist on a Beloved Sitcom: TV Review | date=June 30, 2021 }}</ref>
|Peter Brady
|[[Paramount Plus]] TV special
|-
|2021
|''Blending Christmas''
|Brian
|TV film
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|40em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Christopher Knight}}
* [http://www.christopherknightbrands.com Christopher Knight Brands Official website]
* {{IMDb name|460843}}
* {{tcmdb name|id=103631|name=Christopher Knight}}

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