Kim Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California. Kim’s father Robert Kardashian was one of OJ Simpson’s defense lawyers. Her mother is Kris Kardashian, AKA Kris Jenner. Kim started her career in Hollywood as an assistant and stylist to the stars. One of her big early clients was best friend, socialite Paris Hilton.
Kim Kardashian has a big family including sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, her mother Kris and two half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie. Kyle and Kendall’s father is former Olympic athlete, Bruce Jenner (now known as Caitlyn Jenner). Over the last 10 years, Kim has risen the ranks of stardom to become one of the most famous and successful celebrities on the planet. She is a literal media mogul who runs an extremely profitably business empire. Today Kim’s empire includes a cosmetics line, personal appearance fees, television salary, a clothing line, weight loss products, perfume and retail endorsements.
Kim first gained major attention after an infamous sex tape featuring her and Ray J was released. Kim parlayed this fame into her own reality show, Keeping up with the Kardashians on the E! network. Since then, Kim’s fame has skyrocketed to the stratosphere. She has starred in movies, graced thousands of magazine covers, and has appeared on several reality spinoffs, including the more recent The Kardashians reality series released to Hulu in 2022. She is also set to star in the 12th season of American Horror Story in 2023.