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Meet Alexis Knief, wife of The Five-Star Weekend’s Timothy Olyphant and stay-at-home mum

STORYSumnima Kandangwa
Timothy Olyphant and his wife Alexis Knief at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2017, in Beverly Hills. Photo: Getty Images
Timothy Olyphant and his wife Alexis Knief at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2017, in Beverly Hills. Photo: Getty Images
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The couple met in college and married in 1991 – now they have 3 children, including Grace, who styles her dad for red carpet events, and actress Vivian

Peacock’s latest television series, The Five-Star Weekend, debuted on July 9 and is already the most popular show on the streaming platform, per Flixpatrol.

Jennifer Garner attends Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend premiere in Los Angeles, on July 8. Photo: AFP
Jennifer Garner attends Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend premiere in Los Angeles, on July 8. Photo: AFP
The series is an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s 2023 eponymous novel, starring Jennifer Garner as Hollis Shaw, a food blogger struggling to cope with the loss of her husband. The show revolves around a getaway weekend to Nantucket, an island in Massachusetts, with four close friends – played by Chloë Sevigny, D’Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan and Regina Hall.
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Timothy Olyphant stars in The Five-Star Weekend and Lucky. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Timothy Olyphant stars in The Five-Star Weekend and Lucky. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
As Hollis navigates her grief, she reconnects with Jack, her high-school sweetheart, played by Timothy Olyphant. Garner and Olyphant also reunite as an on-screen couple for the first time since the 2006 romcom Catch and Release. Olyphant is currently in Apple TV’s Lucky starring Anya Taylor-Joy.
Timothy Olyphant and Alexis Knief married in 1991. Photo: Getty Images
Timothy Olyphant and Alexis Knief married in 1991. Photo: Getty Images

But who is Olyphant’s real-life partner Alexis Knief? Read on to find out.

How did Timothy Olyphant meet his wife, Alexis Knief?

Timothy Olyphant and Alexis Knief met while in college. Photo: Getty Images
Timothy Olyphant and Alexis Knief met while in college. Photo: Getty Images

Knief and Olyphant met during their time as students in the University of Southern California. The couple started dating and tied the knot in 1991, per People.

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