Jonathan Rashleigh Knight was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to parents Marlene Putnam and Allan Knight. He is the fifth of six children: Allison, Sharon, David, Christopher and Jordan. His parents are both Episcopal priests. His parents are Canadian, his father from Meaford, Ontario and his mother from Dunnville, Ontario.\n', '

From 1986 until 1994, Knight was a member of the American boy band New Kids on the Block. They went on to sell over 80 million records worldwide before splitting in 1994 after he left during the tour for their 1994 album Face the Music. They originally tried to continue the tour claiming he had been badly hurt by a horse, but in a press conference a few weeks later, they revealed that they were actually splitting.[citation needed] His early departure led to reports that some members were frustrated with the way he did so and that those feelings prevented an earlier reformation of them.[citation needed]\n', '

In the spring of 2008, Knight returned to show business, reuniting with the other four members of New Kids on the Block. They released their seventh album (and first in 14 years), The Block, on September 2, 2008. To confirm their reunion and announce the new album, they performed live together on May 16, 2008 for the first time in fifteen years on the Today show.\n', '

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