Peter Brady was played by actor Christopher Knight. Years later, he was on the reality TV show, ‘My Fair Brady’, with Adrianne Curry, who was the first winner of America’s Next Top Model. He proposed to her in the final episode of the show.
The two were married for five years before divorcing. Since his acting career, Knight has become a successful businessman. He has also since remarried to Cara Kokenes.
All About Concentration
No, we aren’t talking about the children’s hand-clapping game. When Schwartz was interviewing children to play the parts of the Brady kids, he wanted to make sure that the hired children would be able to focus on set. In order to test their abilities, he put toys on his desk.
The children who were able to concentrate on Schwartz and not get distracted by the toys were selected to move forward in the hiring process.
I Love Lucy
Lucille Ball had many fans, and Sherwood Schwartz was one of them. Apparently, he got his inspiration from Lucille’s 1968 film 'Yours, Mine and Ours'.
Fortunately, Lucille Ball wasn’t bothered by this and actually took it as a big compliment. She gave Schwartz the OK to keep filming the series.
Not a Real Brunette
Usually, people go blonde, but you don’t often see people choosing to become brunette. Well, Mike Lookinland was blonde before filming 'The Brady Bunch'. As mentioned, it was important for Sherwood to maintain the authenticity of the show and with that, the siblings’ resemblance.
So, Mike had to dye his hair to match the cast’s hair color. You can see that years later, he was back to his natural blonde color.
Know Where You’re Wanted
When Florence Henderson came to the set of 'The Brady Bunch' for her screen test, there weren’t any makeup artists on set. So, she popped on over to the studio where 'Star Trek' was being filmed and had the makeup artists do her makeup.
She was seated in between William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, who apparently gave the actress the cold shoulder.