Kris Jenner
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Kristen Mary "Kris" Jenner (née Houghton; formerly Kardashian; born November 5, 1955) is an American television personality, socialite
and businesswoman. She also is the manager for all of her family members, including Kim Kardashian
, Kourtney Kardashian
and Khloé Kardashian
. She is the wife of athlete and former Olympic decathlon
champion Bruce Jenner
and was married previously to lawyer Robert Kardashian
; they divorced in 1990.
Jenner was added to the cast of CBS
talk show The Talk
, as of August 26, 2011.
(widely known for his early representation of O.J. Simpson), when she was seventeen. They were married in June 1978. They had four children: Kourtney Mary
on April 18, 1979; Kimberly Noel
on October 21, 1980; Khloé Alexandra
on June 27, 1984 and Robert Kardashian, Jr.
on March 17, 1987. Kris was a housewife while her children were growing up. Kris filed for divorce in 1990. Robert Kardashian
died September 30, 2003, two months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer
.
. The Simpson trial
caused conflict between Kris and Robert. Kardashian was on O.J.'s defense team, while Nicole had been Jenner's best friend. (Kris named daughter Kendall Nicole Jenner after Nicole Brown Simpson.)
In 2008, when O.J. Simpson was sentenced for armed robbery, Jenner said she had "mixed emotions" about the sentence.
, opened "Smooch," a children's clothing boutique, in 2003. They operated the store until late 2009, when they decided to close it because Kourtney became pregnant. She became a millionaire overnight, due to the TV show, Keeping up with the Kardashians
.
Jenner now manages the careers of all the members of her family and co-manages the girl group BG5, or The Beach Girl5, with son Rob
. Kris and her current husband, Bruce Jenner
own Jenner Communications Inc. together. She is best known for being the executive producer and starring in the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians
.
Jenner also produces Khloe & Lamar
, a show featuring her first daughter Khloe. The Kardashian family made a combined total of $65 million in 2010. Kris Jenner's current net worth alone is estimated to be $20 million.
, married on April 21, 1991. Bruce had four children from two previous marriages: Burt, Casey, Brody
, and Brandon. Kris and Bruce have two daughters, Kendall Nicole
(b. November 3, 1995) and Kylie Kristen
(b. August 10, 1997).
On December 14, 2009, Jenner became a grandmother when Kourtney
and Scott Disick had a child, Mason Dash Disick.
and Kylie
, which she got while she was drunk with her friend Ellen K (radio hostess), as seen on Keeping Up with the Kardashians
.
In June 2011, Jenner underwent plastic surgery months before Kim's
wedding. She allowed the preparations and recovery from the surgery to be recorded. The video footage can be seen on E! Online and Kim's Fairytale Wedding Part 1
. She explained,"I needed a little freshening up for the wedding. Just doing what a girl's gotta do!"
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
and businesswoman. She also is the manager for all of her family members, including Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian
Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian is an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for the E! reality series that she shares with her family—Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York...
, Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Mary Kardashian is an American businesswoman, socialite, model, actress and reality television personality who gained fame as a cast member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.She is the oldest child of Kris Jenner and...
and Khloé Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian Odom is an American businesswoman, television personality, radio host, socialite, and model...
. She is the wife of athlete and former Olympic decathlon
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...
champion Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner
William Bruce Jenner is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite and television personality. He won the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics....
and was married previously to lawyer Robert Kardashian
Robert Kardashian
Robert George Kardashian was an American attorney and businessman. He gained national recognition as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during the latter's 1995 murder trial...
; they divorced in 1990.
Jenner was added to the cast of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
talk show The Talk
The Talk (U.S. TV series)
The Talk is a talk show created by actress Sara Gilbert, who also serves as the executive producer. The show premiered on October 18, 2010, and airs on CBS as a part of CBS Daytime...
, as of August 26, 2011.
Early life
Jenner was born Kristen Mary Houghton in San Diego, California, the daughter of Mary Jo (née Campbell) and Robert Houghton, an engineer. She has a sister, Karen. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and she and her sister were raised by her mother. Kris met future husband, lawyer Robert KardashianRobert Kardashian
Robert George Kardashian was an American attorney and businessman. He gained national recognition as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during the latter's 1995 murder trial...
(widely known for his early representation of O.J. Simpson), when she was seventeen. They were married in June 1978. They had four children: Kourtney Mary
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Mary Kardashian is an American businesswoman, socialite, model, actress and reality television personality who gained fame as a cast member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.She is the oldest child of Kris Jenner and...
on April 18, 1979; Kimberly Noel
Kim Kardashian
Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian is an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for the E! reality series that she shares with her family—Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York...
on October 21, 1980; Khloé Alexandra
Khloe Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian Odom is an American businesswoman, television personality, radio host, socialite, and model...
on June 27, 1984 and Robert Kardashian, Jr.
Rob Kardashian
Robert Arthur "Rob" Kardashian is an American television personality. He is best known for appearing on his family's reality television shows, such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Khloé & Lamar. Kardashian competed and placed second on the thirteenth season of Dancing with the Stars...
on March 17, 1987. Kris was a housewife while her children were growing up. Kris filed for divorce in 1990. Robert Kardashian
Robert Kardashian
Robert George Kardashian was an American attorney and businessman. He gained national recognition as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during the latter's 1995 murder trial...
died September 30, 2003, two months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...
.
Involvement in O.J. Simpson trial
The Kardashian family was very close to O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown SimpsonNicole Brown Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson was a former wife of professional football player O. J. Simpson.- Relationship with O. J. Simpson :...
. The Simpson trial
O. J. Simpson murder case
The O. J. Simpson murder case was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County, California Superior Court from January 29 to October 3, 1995. Former American football star and actor O. J...
caused conflict between Kris and Robert. Kardashian was on O.J.'s defense team, while Nicole had been Jenner's best friend. (Kris named daughter Kendall Nicole Jenner after Nicole Brown Simpson.)
In 2008, when O.J. Simpson was sentenced for armed robbery, Jenner said she had "mixed emotions" about the sentence.
Career and Fame
Jenner and her first daughter, Kourtney KardashianKourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Mary Kardashian is an American businesswoman, socialite, model, actress and reality television personality who gained fame as a cast member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.She is the oldest child of Kris Jenner and...
, opened "Smooch," a children's clothing boutique, in 2003. They operated the store until late 2009, when they decided to close it because Kourtney became pregnant. She became a millionaire overnight, due to the TV show, Keeping up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,...
.
Jenner now manages the careers of all the members of her family and co-manages the girl group BG5, or The Beach Girl5, with son Rob
Rob Kardashian
Robert Arthur "Rob" Kardashian is an American television personality. He is best known for appearing on his family's reality television shows, such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Khloé & Lamar. Kardashian competed and placed second on the thirteenth season of Dancing with the Stars...
. Kris and her current husband, Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner
William Bruce Jenner is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite and television personality. He won the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics....
own Jenner Communications Inc. together. She is best known for being the executive producer and starring in the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,...
.
Jenner also produces Khloe & Lamar
Khloé & Lamar
Khloé & Lamar is an American reality television series, produced by Ryan Seacrest, that debuted on E! in the United States and Canada on April 10, 2011. The show is the third spin-off of the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians...
, a show featuring her first daughter Khloe. The Kardashian family made a combined total of $65 million in 2010. Kris Jenner's current net worth alone is estimated to be $20 million.
Personal life
She and current husband, Bruce JennerBruce Jenner
William Bruce Jenner is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite and television personality. He won the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics....
, married on April 21, 1991. Bruce had four children from two previous marriages: Burt, Casey, Brody
Brody Jenner
Sam Brody Jenner is an American television personality. He is the son of Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and his former wife Linda Thompson.-Reality television:...
, and Brandon. Kris and Bruce have two daughters, Kendall Nicole
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Nicole Jenner is an American model and television personality, who is featured on the E! reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians along with the rest of her family.-Modeling career:...
(b. November 3, 1995) and Kylie Kristen
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Kristen Jenner is an American model and reality television personality. She became known to the public as a cast member on Keeping Up With The Kardashians a reality television series on the E!.-Personal life:...
(b. August 10, 1997).
On December 14, 2009, Jenner became a grandmother when Kourtney
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Mary Kardashian is an American businesswoman, socialite, model, actress and reality television personality who gained fame as a cast member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.She is the oldest child of Kris Jenner and...
and Scott Disick had a child, Mason Dash Disick.
Tattoos and plastic surgery
Jenner has one tattoo on her lower back that has the names of her daughters, KendallKendall Jenner
Kendall Nicole Jenner is an American model and television personality, who is featured on the E! reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians along with the rest of her family.-Modeling career:...
and Kylie
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Kristen Jenner is an American model and reality television personality. She became known to the public as a cast member on Keeping Up With The Kardashians a reality television series on the E!.-Personal life:...
, which she got while she was drunk with her friend Ellen K (radio hostess), as seen on Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,...
.
In June 2011, Jenner underwent plastic surgery months before Kim's
Kim Kardashian
Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian is an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for the E! reality series that she shares with her family—Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York...
wedding. She allowed the preparations and recovery from the surgery to be recorded. The video footage can be seen on E! Online and Kim's Fairytale Wedding Part 1
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,...
. She explained,"I needed a little freshening up for the wedding. Just doing what a girl's gotta do!"