- Kourtney Kardashian
Infobox Person
name = Kourtney Kardashian
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birth_name = Kourtney Mary Kardashian
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|04|18|
birth_place =Los Angeles, California
residence =
nationality = American
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known_for = Reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians "
education =University of Arizona ,B.A.
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occupation =Entrepreneur
height = height|ft=5|in=2|wiki=yes
spouse =
partner = Scott Disick
children =
parents =Robert Kardashian Kris Jenner
relatives =Brody Jenner Bruce Jenner Khloe Kardashian Kim Kardashian Kendall Jenner Kylie Jenner Brandon Jenner Robert Kardashian Jr.
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footnotes =Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born
April 18 ,1979 ) is acelebutante , apparel retailer andtelevision personality . She is best known for her appearances on the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians ".Biography
Early life
Kourtney Kardashian was born in
Los Angeles, California ofArmenian American (father) and Dutch-Scottish American (mother) descent,cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/women/celeb_profiles_model_60/71_kourtney_kardashian.html#bio|title=Kourtney Kardashian Biography|publisher=Askmen.com|accessdate=2008-05-01] to attorneyRobert Kardashian andKris Jenner (née Houghton). Robert Kardashian, best known for beingO. J. Simpson ’s lawyer during his murder trial, died onSeptember 30 ,2003 . [cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/10/01/OJattorney.dead/|title=Former O.J. Simpson lawyer, Kardashian, dies|date=2003-10-01|publisher=CNN.com|accessdate=2008-05-01] Her mother, Kris, divorced Robert in 1989 and married former OlympianBruce Jenner in 1991. [cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_n1_v12/ai_14832566|title=First family of fitness - Bruce and Kris Jenner |last=Jordan|first=Peg|date=1994-01; 1994-02|publisher=American Fitness|accessdate=2008-05-01] Her mother is the owner of Los Angeles children's shop Smooch.Kardashian attended the
Catholic all-girls schoolMarymount High School . Following graduation, she left California to move toDallas where she attendedSouthern Methodist University for two years. She then moved toTucson and attended theUniversity of Arizona , graduating with a degree inTheatre Arts and a minor in Spanish. Her classmates includedNicole Richie , Heather Blair, andLuke Walton .Family
In addition to her mother and stepfather, Kardashian has two sisters,
Khloe Kardashian andKim Kardashian , and one brother, Robert Kardashian. She also has three stepbrothers, Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, andBrody Jenner ; a stepsister, Casey Jenner; and two half-sisters, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. [cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/10142007/tv/caught_on_tape.htm|title=Caught On Tape: Kim Kardashian Goes Home To Her Family|last=Buckman|first=Adam|date=2007-10-14|publisher=New York Post|accessdate=2008-05-01]Television Shows
In 2005, Kardashian joined the cast of "", a reality show in which celebrities lived together in a small town in
Colorado . She was portrayed as astereotypical spoiled rich girl, but has indicated that the producers of the show contributed a large amount of money tocharity . The show was created for E! Entertainment Television by actor/producer Justin Berfield and Joe Simpson. It was on that E! television series that the network became aware of Kardashian and her family.In 2007, Kardashian's mother Kris created
E! 's "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", a reality show centering on the life of Kardashian and her sister Kim. 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 Unassuming Firecracker" for her quiet but spontaneous personality. [cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/kardashians/castbios/index.jsp|title="Keeping Up With the Kardashians": Meet the Cast|publisher=Eonline.com|accessdate=2008-05-01]Current Business Ventures
Kardashian owns and operates DASH, a clothing boutique in Los Angeles, with sisters Kim and Khloe. She also assists her mother at her children's clothing boutique, Smooch.
Celebrity Family Feud
Kourtney appeared with her family on NBC's new show
Celebrity Family Feud . The Episode they appeared in aired on July 22, 2008. The Kardashians lost to Team Deion; Which includedDeion Sanders and family with scores of 382-83.Fact|date=June 2008Personal life
Kardashian is engaged to Scott Disick, who has made several appearances on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians".
Filmography
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Celebrity Family Feud " (2008) - Herself
*"Keeping Up with the Kardashians " (2007 - present) - Herself
*"Chelsea Lately " (January 3, 2008) - Herself
*"Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive" (2005) - HerselfReferences
External links
*imdb name|id=1966407|name=Kourtney Kardashian
*MySpace|264140583|Kourtney Kardashian
* [http://www.shopdashonline.com/ DASH Official Website]
* [http://www.smoochkids.com/store/ Smooch Official Website]
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