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Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian at the Seventh Annual Hollywood Life Magazine Awards.
Born	Kimberly Noel Kardashian October 21, 1980 (1980-10-21) (age 27) Los Angeles, California
Residence	Los Angeles, Californiacitation needed
Nationality	Armenian-American
Occupation	Entrepreneur, actress
Height	5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)
Known for	Reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, sex tape with singer "Ray J"
Partner	Reggie Bush
Parents	Robert Kardashian Kris Jenner
Relatives	Brody Jenner Bruce Jenner Khloe Kardashian Kourtney Kardashian Robert Kardashian Jr. Kylie Jenner Kendall Jenner
Website OfficialKimKardashian.com

Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American celebutante/socialite, model, apparel retailer^[1] and television personality. She is perhaps best known for her social life, stolen sex tape, and her role on the E! reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Sex tape scandal 3 Other pursuits 4 Acting career 5 Dancing With The Stars 5.1 Dancing With The Stars Performances 6 Filmography 6.1 Television appearances 6.2 Music Videos 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Of Armenian (father), Scottish and Dutch (mother) descent,^[2][3] Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). Robert Kardashian, best known for being O. J. Simpson's lawyer during his murder trial, died on September 30, 2003.^[4] Her mother, Kris, divorced Robert in 1989, and married former Olympian Bruce Jenner in 1991.^[5]

Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, and one brother, Robert. She also has stepbrothers Burton Jenner; Brandon Jenner; and reality TV star Brody Jenner; stepsister Casey Jenner; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.^[6]

O.J. Simpson is Kardashian's godfather. ^[7]

While attending high school Kardashian worked at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes.^[1]

In 2000, Kardashian married music producer Damon Thomas; their relationship ended in divorce in 2004. Currently she is dating Reggie Bush^[8]

Sex tape scandal

Kardashian was little known outside gossip circles until the pornographic home video she had made with then-boyfriend, R&B singer Ray J, was leaked. ^[9] Vivid Entertainment was the distribution company against which Kardashian had pursued legal action for the ownership of the tape. Kardashian later dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for US$ 5 million.^[10]

Other pursuits

On May 2, 2008, Kardashian released a workout DVD, Workout with Kim Kardashian, and a set of workout cards with the help of trainer Kathy Kaehler.^[11]

In July 2008, Kardashian announced on her personal blog that she is working on her own perfume line to be released in 2009. The perfume is tentatively titled BaDonKaDoNk.^[12]

Acting career

In 2008 Kim branched out into acting and starred in the 2008 film Disaster Movie as Lisa alongside Carmen Electra and Vanessa Minnillo. The film spoofed disaster films and the film received negative reviews and had mild success at the box office. Kim has been confirmed to be appearing in another project entitled Deep in the Valley playing Summer Eve. In 2007 Kim appeared as the female lead in the music video for the hit single "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" from Fall Out Boy.

Dancing With The Stars

Kardashian was one of 13 participants on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars; She was partnered with Current DWTS Champion Mark Ballas.^[13] Kardashian was the 3rd contestant voted off the show on September 30th, 2008. There were also rumors of Kim going back to DWTS since a former contestant had a serious injury and Kim confirmed she would love to give it another try.^[14]

Dancing With The Stars Performances

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

Filmography

• Disaster Movie... Lisa (2008)
• Deep in the Valley... Summer Eve (Post-production, 2009)

Television appearances

• The Simple Life (2 episodes, 2006)
• Beyond the Break (1 episode, 2006)
• Sunset Tan (1 episode, 2007)
• Más vale tarde (1 episode, 2007)
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007-present)
• WWE Raw (1 episode, 2008)
• WrestleMania XXIV (2008)
• Celebrity Family Feud (1 episode, 2008)
• Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7) (3 episodes, 2008)

Music Videos

• Thnks Fr Th Mmrs- Fall Out Boy

References

External links

• Kim Kardashian's official site
• Official Myspace Site
• Kimberly Kardashian at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Kardashian at Playboy's Dirty Dozen Q&A.
• Kim Kardashian Candid

Persondata
NAME	Kardashian, Kim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kardashian, Kimberly Noel
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Entrepreneur, model, actress
DATE OF BIRTH	1980-10-21
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles, California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH