HGTV Stars Who Were Famous Before They Joined The Network

It’s no secret that Jonathan Knight was famous long before he came to television with HGTV’s “Farmhouse Fixer.” In fact, as one-fifth of New Kids on the Block, Knight has been a member of the massively successful boy band since the late 1980s. 

As viewers of the show have come to realize, Knight is no HGTV dilettante when it comes to reviving dilapidated New England farmhouses to their former glory. In fact, he was involved with renovation and construction even before he joined NKOTB. “My dad — he’s retired now — was a contractor,” Knight told HGTV. “When I was a teenager, he dragged me to work with him … well, he dragged me in the beginning, and then I just loved doing it.”

When his musical career hit a lull, Knight felt the necessity to reinvent himself, and he began working with a friend to flip houses. “It got to a point where I was tired of doing all these brand-new construction houses; you know, there was really nothing special about them,” he said, explaining his decision to shift from new builds to renovating vintage structures that were hundreds of years old. As his business grew, he was able to integrate his renovation efforts with his showbiz career. “Luckily, we tour every other year, so I have a year off, I work a year, a year off,” he explained. “So, we’ve been able to make it work.”

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