Few people knew Alexis Knief before she rose to prominence following her marriage to film actor, Timothy Olyphant. Thereafter she became hugely known and is now sharing the limelight with her actor husband. However, Olyphant’s one-time college sweetheart-turned wife has managed to stay away from the spotlight. More so, the blonde, dark brown-eyed beauty is mostly seen at events in the company of her husband and what the public knows about her is mainly from Timothy Olyphant’s social media page.
Meanwhile, we have brought out some interesting facts about Alexis Knief, but first, let’s share some info about her husband.
Timothy Olyphant Biography
Timothy Olyphant is an American actor born on May 20, 1968, in Honolulu Hawaii. He is the son of John Vernon Bevan Olyphant, a college teacher and an Executive at East & J Gallo Winery, and Katherine Olyphant.
Timothy Olyphant has two siblings Andy and Matt. Andy works at Warner Bros. Records, while Matt is a lead singer of the musical punk rock group, Fetish.
Moreover, Olyphant was an athlete in his college days. He was an excellent swimmer who later found his niche in the film industry after taking a beginners acting course in college. His acting career began in 1995 with the TV show, 77 Sunset Strip. However, his movie debut was in 1996 with the movie The First Wives Club.
Olyphant has since starred in numerous movies such as The Crazies (2010), Sci-fi, I am Number four (2011), Dark was the night (2018) as well as Deadwood: The movie (2019).
In addition, he has featured in Hitman, Gone in sixty seconds, The girl next door, Snowden, Once upon a time in Hollywood, The Santaland diary, No Vacancy, Sex and the City, A life less ordinary, Live free or die hard, and Mr and Mrs Smith.
These movies and more have shown him to be an outstanding actor for which he has received some awards and nominations such as Screen Actors Guild Award (2007), Critics Choice Awards and Young Hollywood Award (2000).
Alexis Knief Biography, Who is Timothy Knief’s wife?
Alexis Knief is an American citizen of white ethnicity born in Southern California USA. She was born on January 1, 1970, hence her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Not much is known about her family and siblings and her younger years before marrying Timothy Olyphant, however, it is a known fact that she studied at the University of Southern California. Moreover, her husband, Olyphant was also a student at the University. They met at the University and courted for one year before they tied the knot in July 1991.
Facts About Alexis Knief
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1. Her marriage has lasted for nearly three decades
Getting married and staying married for a considerable amount of time is somewhat of a miracle with Hollywood couples. However, some people are an exception to this case and Alexis Knief and Timothy Olyphant are a perfect example.
Alexis Knief was 23 when she tied the knot with her heartthrob on July 1991 at a private ceremony in the presence of close family and friends. Their union is blessed with three kids, their first child, Grace Katherine, was born in 1999 followed by Henry Olyphant who came to the world in 2001. Their youngest child Vivian was born in 2003. The family resides in Westwood, Los Angeles California.
Moreover, The couple has enjoyed a marriage devoid of controversy for the past 29 years. The one-time college lovers have bonded so well over the years and their love shows no sign of fading.
What has made their marriage last so long, while that of his colleagues are falling like a pack of cards? In an interview, Timothy Olyphant stated that “The key ingredient for a lasting marriage is marrying the right person and putting in the necessary effort for a relationship to flourish”. Indeed, truer words have not been said, because it takes effort to make something great. Besides, we are inclined to believe him because he is walking his talk.
2. Alexis Knief is her husband’s biggest motivator
One reason for the strong affection that exists between Alexis and her husband Timothy Olyphant is because she is partly responsible for his rise to stardom. She has been actively involved in her husband’s career by encouraging him to do his practice and rehearsals and also by motivating him to work harder.
Olyphant is all admiration for his wife and considers her a very intelligent woman and a blessing to him, adding that it is very hard to find such a perfect bonding in Hollywood and that he is lucky to have found Alexis.
3. Alexis Knief divorce rumors
Alexis Knief’s husband Timothy Olyphant got tongues wagging because he was wearing his wedding ring on his right hand.
Some people began to interpret his action as being dissatisfied with his marriage and that his marriage would soon be heading for divorce. However, it turned out that Olyphant had no issues with his wife and only preferred to wear his wedding band on his right hand instead of the customary left hand. The explanation quickly put an end to the rumors of their divorce to the delight of their loyal fans.
4. Her husband’s divorce joke
Turns out that the pair of Alexis Knief and Timothy Olyphant like pulling our legs with their fake divorce.
In an interview, with Conan O’ Brien, the Deadwood star revealed that when he was nominated for Outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his role in Justified (2010), back in 2011, he had planned to look at the trophy and then at his wife and say, “Well, honey, this is it. I’m finally leaving you”. And guess who came up with the idea? It was no other than his wife Alexis Knief. unfortunately for Olyphant, he lost to Kyle Chandler but he was happy for him nonetheless.
Although the couple didn’t play out the divorce joke, we can see that they both have a great sense of humor.
5. Alexis Knief’s net worth
Alexis Knief has chosen to keep a low profile and any information about her is unknown to the general public, hence her presence on social media is mostly nonexistent. She lives a private life irrespective of the wealth and glamour that her husband commands. She has thus stirred clear of controversies and is more focused on her family.
Also, there is no available information on her career which makes it even harder to estimate her net worth but some sources have pegged her net worth at about $1 million. However, her husband Timothy Olyphant has a net worth of $20 million.
