Khloe Kardashian Biography
Summary
"Khloé Alexandra Kardashian" (born June 27, 1984) is an American television personality, celebutante, socialite, model, and businesswoman. She is best known for her appearances on the reality shows "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and " Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami".
Kardashian is of Armenian (father) and Scottish-Dutch (mother) descent. She was born in Los Angeles, California to attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). Robert died on September 30, 2003. Khloe's mother Kris divorced Robert in 1989 and married Olympian Bruce Jenner in 1991. She has four sisters: Kourtney and Kim Kardashian and Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and a younger brother, Rob. She also has three stepbrothers: Burt, Brandon, and Brody Jenner, and one stepsister, Casey Jenner.
As seen on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", Khloé co-owns and operates DASH, a clothing boutique in Calabasas, California with her sisters Kourtney and Kim.
DUI incident
As documented on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" on the November 12, 2007 episode entitled 'Remembering Dad,' Kardashian was arrested for driving under the influence. The show did not capture the actual incident, but was a re-enactment. The show suggested that Kardashian's actions were the result of her difficulties coping with the anniversary of her father's death.
On July 18, 2008, Kardashian reported to jail to serve time for violation of probation for her DUI incident. She faced a sentence of up to 30 days and enrollment in an alcohol treatment program within three weeks of her release from jail. She was released from jail less than three hours later due to overcrowding. In an interview with PR.com after her DUI arrest, Kardashian stated, 'I'm still grateful that this happened to me, because I'm the one that gets to now really teach my family. I've learned a lot and now I'm always the advocate to my friends.'
Media career
In 2007, Kardashian was invited to co-star in E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", a reality show centering on the lives of her and her sisters Kim and Kourtney. Since the beginning of the series, she has become a significant character on the show and has developed her own fan base. She is known as 'the voice of reason' and for her sarcastic remarks.
Kardashian was one of the celebrities competing in the second series of Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice". The season began airing in early 2009. Each celebrity will compete to raise money for their favorite charity; Kardashian's is the Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Awareness. Khloé was Project Manager for the second task of the season, and she led her team to victory earning $20,000 for her charity. Kardashian was fired in the sixth episode for her prior DUI, of which Trump learned when her court-mandated return to California caused her to miss part of that episode's project.
In April 2009, both Kourtney and Khloé announced that they get their own reality TV spin-off, which followed their move to launch a Dash store in Miami, Florida. The series, "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami", debuted on E! on August 16, 2009 at 10 PM. In between the taping, Khloé also added radio personality to her resume starting May 29, 2009 when she joined Miami Top 40 Mainstream outlet WHYI for a weekly four-hour talk/entertainment program.
She is reportedly dating Lamar Odom.
Business endeavors
Kardashian as seen in PETA campaign
Khloe is part owner, along with her sisters Kim and Kourtney, of both the Calabasas D-A-S-H store, as well as the Miami location.
In June 2009, Khloé and her sisters teamed up with the Natural Products Association to create a teeth whitening pen called Idol White.
Kardashian also appeared in one of PETA's 'I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur' campaigns.
Television appearances
"Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami" (2009)
"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" (2007-2009)
"Chelsea Lately" (January 3, 2008 and April 20, 2009)
"Celebrity Family Feud" (2008)
"The Celebrity Apprentice" (2009)
"Mad TV" (2009)
External links
(Khloé Kardashian Official Website)
(Khloé Kardashian Official Myspace)
(Khloe Kardashian) Bio, Pics and News from E!
Credit
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