Christopher Knight

Christopher Anton Knight was born on November 7, 1957, in Manhattan, New York. His early life involved moving to Los Angeles, where his actor father, Edward Knight, sought auditions for his sons to save for their college education. At age seven, Christopher began his acting career, appearing in commercials for brands like Toyota, Tide, and Cheerios, and television shows such as “Gunsmoke” and “Mannix.” He secured the role of Peter Brady in “The Brady Bunch” (1969-1974), a show that became highly popular and has remained in syndication.

In 1988, Knight shifted to a career in the computer industry, leveraged his experience to develop strengths in sales and marketing. He started as an account sales manager at Martec, Inc., achieving a $1 million sales order within his first eighteen months and earning employee of the year. In 1989, he became Vice President of Design System Marketing and Sales at New Image Industry. He co-founded Visual Software in 1991, pioneering in consumer 3D graphics and increasing annual sales from $0.4 million to $4.2 million in ten months. Visual Software was later acquired by Micrografx. In late 1995, he co-founded Kidwise Learningware, focusing on interactive edutainment products, and in 1996, served as Vice President of Sales at Adesso, a keyboard manufacturer. He also held a Vice President of Marketing role at Integrated Micro Solutions (later IXMICRO) in 1997, contributing to a substantial increase in annual sales from under $2 million to $63 million by 1998.

Knight co-founded Eskape Labs in late 1998, developing “on wire” digital appliances. Hauppauge Computer Works acquired Eskape Labs in 2000, and Knight continued as head of the brand until 2003. Concurrently, he engaged in various entertainment projects, including hosting “TV Road Trip” (2003) and appearing on reality shows like VH1’s “The Surreal Life” (2003) and “My Fair Brady” (2005-2008), which documented his relationship and marriage to Adrianne Curry. He also served as a spokesperson for campaigns such as the American Counseling Association’s “Healthy Skin, Healthy Outlook” and the National Consumer League’s “AD/HD Campaign to Inform the Nation,” where he spoke about his own adult diagnosis of ADD.