Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American celebutante, socialite, television personality, producer, actress, and model. She also is the daughter of late attorney Robert Kardashian. She is widely known for a sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J and her E! reality series which she shares with her family, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Since then, Kim has launched multiple fragrances, guest starred on numerous shows and competed on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She also has had roles in movies such as, Disaster Movie, and Deep in the Valley. Kim's recent projects include launching another perfume line and working as the producer of an E! reality series, The Spin Crowd. Kim also is involved in multiple projects with her sisters, Kourtney and Khlo? including writing an autobiography entitled "Kardashian Konfidential" and launching their own fashion line. Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of late attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (n?e Houghton). Kim is a fourth generation Armenian American. Her paternal great-grandparents immigrated to Los Angeles from historic Armenia (then part of the Ottoman Empire, now in Turkey). Kim's last name in Armenian (spelled Քարտաշեան in Armenian) means "son of a stonemason." Although only half Armenian, she states she was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing Armenian stories, eating Armenian food and celebrating Armenian holidays. Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney and Khlo?, 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. She attended Marymount High School. During high school, Kardashian worked at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes. 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 Khlo? and Kourtney. They will play themselves. According to E! Kim makes $5.545 million a year. In July 2008, Kardashian announced on her blog that she was working on her own perfume line to be released in 2009. The perfume, Kim Kardashian, was released into U.S. stores in February 2010. The perfume was released in Canada on May 4, 2010. In March 2009, Kardashian launched an endorsement with ShoeDazzle shopping.[28] Kim Kardashian is the co-founder and chief fashion stylist for ShoeDazzle. Famous Cupcakes, a Los Angeles bakery, created a vanilla cupcake mix for Kim Kardashian. The cupcake flavor is called Va-Va-Va-Nilla. Kardashian also creates jewelry along with her sisters, Khlo? and Kourtney. The trio released a jewelry line for Virgins, Angels, and Saints. The 20 piece collection debuted inMarch 2010. The jewelry reflects on the Kardashian's Armenian heritage. Kardashian co-owns a clothing boutique called D-A-S-H with her sisters Kourtney and Khlo?. In the spring of 2010, she and her sisters released a clothing line for Bebe. 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. 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. 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. The couple split at the end of July 2009.On September 29, 2009, E! stated that Kardashian had visited Bush. "Khlo?'s wedding made her miss him, so she flew to see him". According to their reality show, they began dating once again in October 2009, although they split again in March 2010. She dated Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin up until August 2010. She later admitted that she and Austin were indeed dating. The couple split in September 2010. She was later spotted with model Gabriel Aubry in November, but by December, they too had split. As of December 28, 2010, she is currently dating NBA player Kris Humphries of the New Jersey Nets. Kims 2010 earnings where the highest of any other reality star at $6 million, 10% of which were donated to charity. In 2007, a pornographic home video she made with her then-boyfriend, R&B singer Ray J, was "leaked". Kardashian sued Vivid Entertainment for ownership of the tape. Kardashian later dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for $5 million. Kim Kardashian Nude
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