Kris Jenner facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kris Jenner
Jenner in 2014
Born	Kristen Mary Houghton (1955-11-05) November 5, 1955 (age 69) San Diego, California, U.S.
Other names	Kris Houghton Kris Kardashian
Education	Clairemont High School
Occupation	Media personality socialite producer businesswoman
Years active	2007–present
Television	Keeping Up with the Kardashians The Kardashians
Spouse(s)	Robert Kardashian ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1991)​ Bruce Jenner ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 2015)​
Partner(s)	Corey Gamble (2014–present)
Children	Kourtney Kardashian Kim Kardashian Khloé Kardashian Rob Kardashian Kendall Jenner Kylie Jenner
Family	Kardashian

Kristen Mary Jenner (born Houghton on November 5, 1955), also known as Kris Jenner, is an American TV star, a well-known person in society, and a businesswoman. She became famous for starring in the reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–2021) with her family.

Because their first show was so popular, Kris and her family also appeared in many other spin-off shows. These included Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami (2009), Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011), Khloe & Lamar (2011), Rob & Chyna (2016), and Life of Kylie (2017). Kris was also an executive producer for most of her family's reality shows, meaning she helped make them happen. In 2013, she hosted her own talk show called Kris for six weeks. After their show on E! ended in 2021, Kris and her family started a new show called The Kardashians on Hulu in 2022.

Kris has four children from her first marriage to lawyer Robert Kardashian: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob. She has two more children from her second marriage to TV star and retired Olympic Games medalist Bruce Jenner (who is now known as Caitlyn): Kendall and Kylie. Kris has 12 grandchildren from all her children.

Early Life

Kristen Mary Houghton was born in San Diego, California, on November 5, 1955. She was the older of two children. Her mother, Mary Jo "M. J." Shannon, owned a children's clothing store. Her father, Robert True "Bob" Houghton, was an engineer. When Kris was seven, her parents divorced. She and her younger sister, Karen, were raised by their mother. Her mother later married Harry Shannon, who helped raise Kris and her sister.

After moving to Oxnard, California, for a short time, Kris's family moved back to San Diego. There, Kris worked at her mother's children's clothing store. She went to Clairemont High School and finished in 1973. In 1975, when Kris was 19, her father died in a car accident. In 1976, she worked as a flight attendant for American Airlines for one year.

Career

Television

Kris Jenner met with TV producer Ryan Seacrest in 2007. She wanted to create a reality TV show about her family. Seacrest liked the idea, thinking of other popular family shows. Kris felt her family's life was naturally full of interesting moments.

The show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, was picked up by the E! cable network. Kris was an executive producer, helping to manage the show. The series showed the daily lives of the Kardashian–Jenner family. It first aired on October 14, 2007. It became one of the longest-running reality TV shows in the United States.

The show was very popular and led to many spin-off series. Kris often appeared in these spin-offs, including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami (2009) and Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011). She also appeared in Khloe & Lamar (2011), which focused on her daughter Khloe and her husband at the time, Lamar Odom. In 2014, another spin-off, Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons, followed Kourtney and Khloé as they opened a temporary store. In 2017, Kris's youngest daughter, Kylie, starred in her own spin-off called Life Of Kylie.

In 2013, Kris hosted her own talk show called Kris. It was a show about popular topics. Her then-son-in-law, Kanye West, even showed the first public picture of Kris's granddaughter, North West, on the show. The show ran for a six-week trial but was not continued.

In 2021, Kris and her family announced that Keeping Up With the Kardashians would end after 20 seasons. The final season aired on March 18, 2021.

In April 2022, Kris and her family started a new reality show called The Kardashians on Hulu. The show features Kris, her daughters Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie, and other family members. The first season premiered on April 14, 2022. The show was renewed for a second season, which premiered in September 2022, and a third season in May 2023.

Business

Kris Jenner runs her own company called Jenner Communications in Los Angeles. She has managed the careers of her daughters Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie since before Keeping Up with the Kardashians started. She also helps manage her other children's businesses. She has been very important in helping launch many successful family brands. These include Kylie Cosmetics, KKW Beauty, Skims, Good American, and 818 Tequila.

In 2004, Kris opened a children's clothing store called "Smooch" with her oldest daughter, Kourtney. It closed in 2009. In 2011, Kris launched a clothing line called Kris Jenner Kollection with QVC, a shopping channel.

In 2014, Kris and her youngest daughter, Kylie, started a company called Kylie Lip Kits. Their first product, a liquid lipstick and lip liner, came out in November 2015. Kylie used her modeling earnings to fund the first 15,000 lip kits. The company was renamed Kylie Cosmetics in 2016. By the end of 2016, the company had made over $300 million. In 2018, Kris and Kylie worked together on a makeup collection called the Kris Kollection. One of the products was a set of mini liquid lipsticks called "Momager," a nickname Kris uses for herself because she is both a mom and a manager.

In April 2020, Kris worked with her daughter Kim to create a perfume together called KKW x Kris.

Writing

Kris Jenner wrote an autobiography, Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian, which was released in November 2011. She also wrote a cookbook called In the Kitchen with Kris: A Kollection of Kardashian-Jenner Family Favorites, which came out in October 2014.

Personal Life

Marriages, Relationships, and Family

Kris's first marriage was to lawyer Robert Kardashian on July 8, 1978. They had four children: daughters Kourtney (born 1979), Kim (born 1980), Khloé (born 1984), and son Rob (born 1987). They divorced in March 1991 but remained good friends until Robert's death in 2003.

In April 1991, Kris married her second husband, retired Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner. Bruce later publicly shared that she is a transgender woman and changed her name to Caitlyn. Kris and Bruce had two daughters together: Kendall (born 1995) and Kylie (born 1997).

Kris and Bruce announced they were separating in October 2013. Kris filed for divorce in September 2014, and their divorce was finalized in March 2015.

As of 2023, Kris has twelve grandchildren. She has been in a relationship with Corey Gamble since around 2014.

California Community Church

In 2012, Kris Jenner and Pastor Brad Johnson started the California Community Church. It was first called the Life Change Community Church and was located in Agoura Hills, California.

Filmography

As Herself

As Producer

In Music Videos

Images for kids

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  Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards

See also

In Spanish: Kris Jenner para niños