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Christopher Knight — 'The Brady Bunch'’s Peter — Didn’t Want to Be a Child Star: ‘Isn’t That Your Parents’ Job to Work?’

Christopher Knight, who played Peter on 'The Brady Bunch,' didn't want to be a child actor and only did because his dad was unemployed, he explained in a new podcast.

Knight, 67, told the Beverly Hills, 90210 star that the show has had a “pretty significant” effect on his life, in part because he and his costars were “kids” when they filmed it. Yet, he explained, “If I had kids, I would try to keep them away from show business until they're 18.” He noted that the “chances of falling apart” as you transition into adulthood are too high for child actors and added, “And isn't that your parents' job to work, not you?” Clockwise from top: Robert Reed, Eve Plumb, Maureen McCormick, Susan Olsen, Florence Henderson, Mike Lookinland, Christopher Knight and Barry Williams in 1969.

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