Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian

Kardashian attending Maxim's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration, Santa Monica, CA on May 13, 2009
Born Kimberly Noel Kardashian
October 21, 1980 (1980-10-21) (age 30)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Entrepreneur, actress, model, socialite
Years active 2007–present
Known for Reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians,
Height 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)
Spouse Damon Thomas (2000–2004)
Parents Robert Kardashian
Kris Jenner
Bruce Jenner (stepfather)
Relatives Kourtney Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian
Robert Kardashian Jr.
Kylie Jenner
Kendall Jenner
Burt Jenner (stepbrother)
Casey Jenner (stepsister)
Brandon Jenner (stepbrother)
Brody Jenner (stepbrother)
Website
http://www.kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/

Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American celebutante, socialite, television personality, producer, actress, and model. She is widely known for a sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J and her role on the E! reality series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars and made guest appearances on America's Next Top Model as well as CSI:NY.

Kim's recent projects include launching a perfume, working as the producer of an E! reality series, The Spin Crowd, and writing an autobiography with sisters Kourtney and Khloé entitled Kardashian Konfidential.

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Early life

Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of late attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). She is of Armenian descent on her father's side (her paternal great-grandparents immigrated to Los Angeles), and of Scottish, Dutch, and of distant( 3% or 1/36)Native American ancestry on her mother's side.[1][2][3]

Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney and Khloé, and one brother, Robert. She has stepbrothers Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and reality TV star Brody Jenner, stepsister Casey Jenner, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.[4]

She attended Marymount High School.[5] During high school, Kardashian worked at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes.

Career

Her first acting role was in the television series Beyond the Break. She then starred in the 2008 disaster film spoof Disaster Movie as Lisa. Kardashian appeared in the How I Met Your Mother episode "Benefits". She will appear on the Season 3 premiere of the series 90210 with her sisters.According to E! Kim makes $5.545 million a year Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian. They will play themselves.[6]

Televison projects

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Kardashian is one of the stars of the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians along with her two sisters, mother, brother, half-sisters, and stepfather.

Dancing With the Stars

Kardashian was one of 13 participants on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars.[7] She was partnered with Current DWTS Champion Mark Ballas. Kardashian was the third contestant voted off the show on September 30, 2008, finishing in 11th place overall.[8]

Week # Dance/song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/"The Pink Panther Theme" 6 7 6 Last to be saved
1 Mambo/"Baby Got Back" 6 6 6 Safe
2 Rumba/"You Give Me Something" 6 6 5 Eliminated


Spin Crowd producer

Kardashian is the producer of SPINdustry, a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City public relations firm, run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck. The show follows them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles. Kardashian is friends with both, specifically Jonathan, and frequently appears on the show.

Guest appearances

Kardashian appeared as a guest judge during Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.[9]

She also made a guest star appearance on CBS' CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo on December 16, 2009.[10]

Modeling

Kardashian posed nude for the December 2007 issue of Playboy magazine.[11] In February 2008, Bongo Jeans announced that Kardashian would be their face model.[12] Kardashian is also a model for Travis Barker's Famous Stars and Straps clothing line.[13]

She also models for QuickTrim weight loss supplements, Balenciaga shoes, Muscle Flex VATA athletic wear, Carl's Jr fast food [14], Sugar Factory lollipops [15][16], Perfect Skin skincare products, and various products.[17][18]

Workout DVD

On April 9, 2009, Kardashian released a workout DVD series, Fit In Your Jeans By Friday, with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau.[19][20]

Retail

In July 2008, Kardashian announced on her blog that she was working on her own perfume line to be released in 2009.[21] The perfume, Kim Kardashian, was released into U.S. stores in February 2010. The perfume was released in Canada on May 4, 2010.[22]

In March of 2009, Kardashian launched an endorsement with ShoeDazzle shopping.[23] Kim Kardashian is the co-founder and chief fashion stylist for ShoeDazzle.[17]

Famous Cupcakes, a Los Angeles bakery, created a vanilla cupcake mix for Kim Kardashian. The cupcake flavor is called Va-Va-Va-Nilla.[17]

Kardashian also creates jewelry along with her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney. The trio released a jewelry line for Virgins, Angels, and Saints. The 20 piece collection debuted in March 2010. The jewelry reflects on the Kardashian's Armenian heritage.[24]

Kardashian co-owns a clothing boutique called D-A-S-H with her sisters Kourtney and Khloe. [25][19] In the spring of 2010, she and her sisters released a clothing line for Bebe.[26][27][28]

In August 2010, Kardashian announced that she and her sisters will release another clothing line. The clothing line is called K-Dash and it will be sold on QVC. K-Dash will be released on September 10, 2010.[29]

Kim Kardashian and her sisters created a sunless tanner called Kardashian Glamour Tan. It was released in Summer of 2010 and is available at Sephora.[30][31]

Book

Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe are writing an autobiography entitled Kardashian Konfidential. The book will be "full of fun facts about their childhood, their beauty and style secrets, the wisdom they learned from their beloved father, and the street smarts they got from their mother that sustain them in life and in business.” The book will be released in stores on November 23, 2010.[32]

Wax figure

On July 1, 2010, Madame Tussauds revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.[33][34]

Personal life

In 2000, Kardashian married music producer Damon Thomas; their relationship ended in divorce in 2004. She dated R&B star Ray J in 2007 but later in that year she began dating NFL star Reggie Bush after they met at the ESPY Awards.[35] The couple split at the end of July 2009.[36] On September 29, 2009, E! stated that Kardashian had visited Bush. "[Khloe's] wedding made her miss him, so she flew to see him".[37] According to their reality show, they began dating once again in October 2009, although they split again in March 2010.[38] In 2010, she briefly became involved with Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo; they were seen kissing in a restaurant in Madrid in late April 2010.[39]. She dated Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin up until August 2010.[40][41] She has resumed her relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo as of August 2010.

Dr. Sanford Siegal, the creator of the Cookie Diet, sued Kardashian, claiming she defamed him on Twitter. According to Siegal, Kardashian tweeted in October that he was "falsely promoting" that she was on the cookie diet. Siegal filed a claim in a Florida state court claiming the statements are false and defamatory. He also alleges that Kardashian was on QuickTrim's payroll when she posted the tweet. Kardashian's tweet appears to stem from an article on CookieDiet.com, a site with no connection to Siegal, that named Kardashian as one of many celebrities who saw positive results on the diet. Kardashian sent a cease-and-desist order to Siegal, demanding the link be removed.[42]

Sex tape

In 2007, a pornographic home video she made with her then-boyfriend, R&B singer Ray J, was leaked.[43] Kardashian sued Vivid Entertainment for ownership of the tape. Kardashian later dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for $5 million.[44]

Activism

On April 1, 2010, Kim Kardashian joined Cyndi Lauper in the launch of her Give a Damn campaign to create a wider awareness of discrimination against the GLBT community as part of her True Colors Fund. The campaign is to bring straight people to stand up with the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered community and stop the discrimination. Other names included in the campaign are Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Mraz, Elton John, Judith Light, Cynthia Nixon, Clay Aiken, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne.

Filmography

References

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  3. ↑ in a January 2010 episode of Lopez Tonight, both Kardashian and sister Khloé took a DNA test, with Khloé being told the results were that she was 97% European and 3% Native American
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