Jonathan Rashleigh Knight-Rodriguez (né Knight; born November 29, 1968) [1] is an American-Canadian pop singer. He is best known for being a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. The band also includes his younger brother Jordan, and members Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, and Danny Wood.
He is the oldest member of the band and the first to leave it in 1994 prior to their official split. Jonathan and Jordan Knight have worked alongside each other as New Kids on the Block bandmates for more than 40 years, but their experience teaming up for Rock the Block was a special one. Farmhouse Fixer star Jon, who is an HGTV veteran, brought Jordan on the adventure.
They fell short of winning the season, but the brothers seemed to cherish the experience. During the final episode, the. Music Comeback & Farmhouse Projects Despite maintaining a toned-down public life, Jon Knight was brought back from retirement in 2008 when NKOTB reunited.
This comeback also marked the group's return to the charts, several tours, and collaborations with acts such as Backstreet Boys, Nelly, and Boyz II Men. Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids On The Block, Flavor Flav, Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight and Jordan Knight of New Kids On The Block perform onstage at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival Matt. With the YouTube Music app, enjoy over 100 million songs at your fingertips, plus albums, playlists, remixes, music videos, live performances, covers, and hard-to-find music you can't get anywhere else.
Joey, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Jonathan Knight and Jordan Knight put on a 2. Best known for their chart-topping hits, Jordan and Jonathan Knight are now making noise in a different arena - home renovation. The duo returns to "Rock the Block" as one of the veteran teams.
Beginning in April 2025, fans of Jordan and Jonathan Knight can tune in to HGTV's "Rock the Block," where the brothers compete with three other teams to renovate a home in Utah. November 12, 2025 was declared " New Kids on the Block Day " in Clark County, Nevada and they were given the Key to the Las Vegas Strip. NKOTB and HGTV star Jonathan Knight has been famous for most of his life, but there's one aspect of his fame that he says still takes him aback.
Jonathan was born in Massachusetts in 1968, the son of Marlene and Allan Knight. He grew up in the Dorchester area of Boston with his 5 brothers and sisters and numerous foster children his mother took in. He shot to fame in the late 80's with the group New Kids On The Block.
