• Flex Alexander Knox was born on April 15, 1970 in New York City, USA.
• He is an actor, dancer and comedian with close to 60 acting credits to his name.
• He is married to singer-songwriter and actress Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox and they have two children.
• He is active on Instagram with close to 450,000 followers.
• As of May 2022, his net worth is estimated to be $5 million.
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Flex Alexander Wiki Bio
Mark ‘Flex’ Alexander Knox was born in New York City, USA, on 15 April 1970 – his zodiac sign is Aries, and he holds American nationality. He’s an actor, dancer and comedian, with close to 60 acting credits to his name, while he’s perhaps still known best for his portrayal of the lead character Michael Jackson in the 2004 biographical musical movie “Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story”. It was directed by Allan Moyle, also starred Eugene Clark and Army Sloan, and follows the life of the late singer Michael Jackson; for his performance, Flex was nominated for an Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.
Early life and education
Flex was raised in New York City alongside his brother Dwayne, by their parents Robert Whitehead and Alethia Knox; he hasn’t shared a lot about his family, as he respects their privacy, but it’s known that his brother has passed away.
He became interested in dancing when he was around six years old, and spent the following decade practicing it. Flex was around 17 when he was nicknamed ‘Flex’ by the people who saw him dance at night clubs in New York City; he then began working as a dancer for the rap group Salt-n-Pepa, and toured with them for three years.
Flex still managed to matriculate from high school in 1988, but then chose dancing over pursuing a college degree.
Roles in movies
He remained focused solely on dancing until 1992, when he made his debut film appearance with his portrayal of Contest Auditioner in the critically acclaimed action crime drama “Juice”. It was written and directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, starred Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur and Jermaine Hopkins, and follows the lives of four teenagers who are dreaming of power and happiness; the movie was nominated for a 1991 Mystfest Award for Best Film.
A couple of Flex’s other notable performances in the ‘90s were in the 1995 action crime comedy “Money Train”, the 1997 crime thriller “City of Industry”, and the 1997 fantasy comedy drama “The Sixth Man”.
What marked the 2000s for him was perhaps his portrayal of Marty in the 2005 romantic comedy “Her Minor Thing”, directed by Charles Matthau, and which starred Estella Warren, Christian Kane and Michael Weatherly. The movie follows a successful businesswoman whose life has been ruined now that her boyfriend has inadvertently revealed a secret about her on TV; it won a Phoenix Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Acting Achievement (Christian Kane). A couple of Flex’s following roles were in the 2007 romantic comedy “Love… & Other 4 Letter Words”, another 2007 romantic comedy “The List” and the 2013 drama “24 Hour Love”.
His most recent film role has been his portrayal of the lead character Michael Mass in the 2020 thriller “Trigger”, written and directed by Chris Stokes, and which also starred Obba Babatunde and Ashley Broussard. It follows Collin who has become rich and is married to a good woman, but is now being held hostage by his ex-convict brother Trey.
Roles in TV series
Flex made his debut TV series appearance in 1992, when cast to play several characters in 11 episodes of the musical comedy “The Uptown Comedy Club”, and then gained recognition in the following year, with his portrayal of the lead character Reggie Coltrane in 21 episodes of the comedy “Where I Live”. It was created by Michael Jacobs and Enrich Van Lowe, also starred Doug E. Doug and Shaun Baker, and follows the lives of high school student Doug and his friends Malcolm and Reggie; the series was nominated for two awards.
Flex appeared in an episode of a couple of series in the remainder of the ‘90s, such as the family comedy drama “Sister, Sister”, the crime drama “New York Undercover”, and the crime comedy drama “The Cosby Mysteries”.
Between 2001 and 2006, Flex appeared in 97 episodes of the comedy “One on One”, playing one of the lead characters Mark ‘Flex’ Washington. It was created by Eunetta T. Boone, also starred Kyla Pratt and Robert Ri’chard, and follows a sportscaster whose teenage daughter has just moved in with him; the series won one of the nine awards for which it was nominated.
He played Beau Lendell in the 2010 episode “Miami, We Have a Problem” of the mystery crime drama “CSI: Miami”, and he played Walter in the 2013 episode “Love and Marriage” of the romantic drama “Masters of Sex”.
Most recently, in 2021, Flex portrayed Derek in the episode “Flirting” of the comedy “Kenan”.
Other credits
He received special thanks for the 2014 short movie “Kiss Me When I’m Down”.
Flex produced 22 episodes of the series “One on One” between 2002 and 2006, and also 11 episodes of the 2017 series “Lawd Have Mercy”.
He has made a guest appearance in an episode of numerous talk-shows, such as “Steve Harvey”, “The View” and “Ice & Coco”.
Awards and nominations
Flex has been nominated for three Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and two Bet Comedy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, all for his performance in “One on One”.
Love life and wife
Flex is quite secretive when it comes to sharing the details of his love life with his fans, but has still allowed them to have a glimpse into it. He exchanged vows with American singer-songwriter and actress Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox on 19 February 2000, in a private ceremony attended by only the closest of their friends and family members; on 23 August 2001, she gave birth to their daughter Imani Alexander-Knox, and their son Elijah Alexander-Knox followed on 5 March 2004.
Shanice is also quite popular, and has released five musical albums – in 1993, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, for her single “I Love Your Smile”. Her net worth stands at more than $250,000 as of mid-2022.
Neither Flex nor Shanice have spoken of any other people whom they have perhaps been with, and as of May 2022, Flex’s married to Shanice Wilson, and they have two children together.
Hobbies and other interests
Flex’s highly active on Instagram, and seems to be enjoying the attention which he’s receiving from his close to 450,000 followers; he’s uploaded nearly 5,000 pictures onto the network, most of which feature him spending time with his friends and family.
Flex has multiple training sessions at the gym every week, and is following a strict diet, thus his muscular body; he occasionally uses his social media accounts to give his fans advice on working out and dieting.
He’s into travelling, and his acting career has taken him to various US states, while he and his wife have vacationed in a couple of European and Asian countries; Flex’s dream travel destination is Barcelona, Spain, mostly because he’s a huge fan of the professional soccer team Barcelona.
He has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are the late Robin Williams, Will Smith and Emma Watson, while a couple of his favorite movies include “Patch Adams”, “I Am Legend” and “Independence Day”.
Age, height and net worth
Flex’s age is 52. He has short black hair and brown eyes, his height is 6ft 3ins (1.9m) and he weighs around 190lbs (85kgs).
As of May 2022, Flex’s net worth stands at an estimated $5 million.
