Knight has returned to the entertainment industry as a reality TV star. 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 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 one scheduled for February 2010.
In 2005, Knight appeared on the reality TV show The Surreal Life, which followed the lives of a group of "has-been" celebrities living together under one roof. On the show, Knight met and fell in love with 2003 America's Next Top Model champion, Adrianne Knight. The couple then starred in their own spinoff reality show, My Fair Brady. Over its three seasons, My Fair Brady has chronicled Knight and Curry's courtship, their 2006 marriage, and their experiences as a newlywed couple. A well-established and successful businessman, Knight is happy to be back in the entertainment industry on his own terms.
Even though he found a lot of success in the acting industry, Knight always knew the entertainment biz wasn’t the only ace in his deck. In 1988, Knight, a self-described "geek", left acting to pursue a business career in the computer industry. He got a job as an accountant 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. 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 and it was purchased by Hauppauge Computer Works in 2000
Knight tied the knot with Toni Erikson in 1995. He split with her in the year 2000. This relationship lasted only for 5 years. Knight then started dating the young model and actress, Adrianne Curry. She was half his age but they were in love. Knight proposed to Adrianne Curry on the season finale of My Fair Brady which aired on November 6, 2005 during a VH1 broadcast. 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-style wedding. In a September 2007 episode of the talk show, Dr. Phil the couple made an appearance together. They went to talk about how they were dealing with the large age gap in their relationship. McGraw predicted that their style of arguing, particularly Knight's hurtful comments, was a strong predictor of impending divorce in couples.
Knight's manager, Phil Viardo, told a celebrity gossip website on May 29, 2011, that Knight and his wife, 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. He married his fourth wife, Cara Kokenes, in November 2016.
Return to the previous pageBirth Date: | 7 Dec, 1965 |
Age: | 54 yrs |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Maine |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American hermit |
Net Worth 2020: | 10 million |
Net Worth 2021: | 10 million |