Jordan Knight

Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, but holds American and Canadian citizenship. His parents are Canadian, his father from Meaford, Ontario and his mother from Dunnville, Ontario. He is the youngest of 6 children: Allison, Sharon, David, Christopher, and Jonathan. Both his parents are Episcopal priests. He was close to 14 in 1984 when he joined New Kids on the Block, a band assembled in Boston by producer Maurice Starr. His fellow members included his brother, Jonathan Knight, as well as Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. Over the next few years he began teaching himself piano and keyboard instruments, and writing songs. Starr, who wrote much of the New Kids material, was reluctant to add his work to the band\'s repertoire.\n', '

New Kids on the Block have sold over 80 million records worldwide, generated hundreds of million of dollars in co…