Kris Jenner
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 Kris Jenner in July 2010 |
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| Born | Kristen Mary Houghton November 5, 1955 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Hidden Hills, California, U.S.A. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Television personality Socialite Businesswoman |
| Known for | Reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians |
| Spouse | Robert Kardashian (1978–90) Bruce Jenner (1991–present) |
| Children | Kourtney Kardashian Kim Kardashian Khloé Kardashian Robert Kardashian Jr. Kendall Jenner Kylie Jenner Burt Jenner (stepson) Casey Jenner (stepdaughter) Brody Jenner (stepson) Brandon Jenner (stepson) |
| Relatives | Mary Houghton (mother) Mason Disick (grandson) Lamar Odom (son-in-law) Karen Houghton (sister) |
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 Kourtney Kardashian, Kim 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.[1]
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[edit] Personal life
[edit] Early life
Jenner was born Kristen Mary Houghton in San Diego, California, the daughter of Mary Jo (née Campbell) and Robert Houghton, an engineer.[2] She has a sister, Karen. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and she and her sister were raised by her mother.[3]
Kris met future husband, lawyer Robert Kardashian (widely known for his early representation of O.J. Simpson), when she was seventeen.[4][5] They were married in June 1978.[6] 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.[7]
She and Bruce Jenner married on April 21, 1991. Bruce Jenner 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).[8]
On December 14, 2009, Jenner became a grandmother when Kourtney and Scott Disick had a child, Mason Dash Disick.[9]
[edit] Involvement in O.J. Simpson trial
The Kardashian family was very close to O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson. 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.[10] (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.[11]
[edit] Career and Fame
[edit] Book
Kris Jenner wrote an autobiographical book titled "Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian" released on November 1, 2011.
[edit] Tattoos and plastic surgery
Jenner has one tattoo on her lower back that has the names of her two youngest daughters, Kendall and Kylie, which she got with her friend Ellen K (radio hostess), as seen on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
As recounted in her memoir, "Kris Jenner and all things Kardashian", Jenner had plastic surgery to enhance her breasts twice. 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.[12] She explained,"I needed a little freshening up for the wedding. Just doing what a girl's gotta do!" [13]
[edit] References
- ^ The Kardashians to be Featured on E! True Hollywood Story. Buddytv.com (2008-03-28). Retrieved on 2011-09-06.
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~houghtonfamily/p956.htm#i92820
- ^ "Kris Jenner bio". wetpaint.com. http://www.wetpaint.com/kourtney-and-kim-take-new-york/cast/kris-jenner. Retrieved unknown.
- ^ Stated on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, November 8, 2011
- ^ "Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian Meet". thedashclothingstore. http://www.thedashclothingstore.com/kris_jenner.html. Retrieved unknown.
- ^ "Kris and Robert Kardashian Marry". thedashclothingstore.com. June 1978. http://www.thedashclothingstore.com/kris_jenner.html. Retrieved unknown.
- ^ Robert Kardashian, a Lawyer For O. J. Simpson, Dies at 59 New York Times Published: October 2, 2003
- ^ Kris Kardashian Biography. Buddytv.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Kourtney Kardashian has baby". eonline.com. December 14, 2009. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b157797_hey_mama_kourtney_kardashian_welcomes.html. Retrieved December 14, 2009..
- ^ "Kardashians and O.J. Simpson Trial.". starcasm.com. http://starcasm.net/archives/12509. Retrieved August 16..
- ^ "Kris Jenner reacts to O.J. Simpson 2008 sentence.". hollywoodtv on youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFokzhQcSh4. Retrieved October 5, 2008..
- ^ "Kris Jenner Facelift". London: dailymal.co.uk. July 17, 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2014850/Kris-Jenner-gets-facelift-ahead-Kim-Kardashians-televised-wedding.html. Retrieved July 17, 2011..
- ^ "Kris Jenner talks about facelift". omg.yahoo.com. http://omg.yahoo.com/news/kris-jenner-why-i-got-a-facelift-before-kims-wedding/67773. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
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