- Born
- Birth nameWilliam Bruce Jenner
- Nickname
- Bruiser
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Caitlyn Marie Jenner was born William Bruce Jenner on October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York and raised in Sleepy Hollow, New York to Esther Jenner & William Jenner. Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery. Convinced by Olympic decathlete Jack Parker's coach, L.D. Weldon, to try the decathlon, Jenner had a six-year decathlon career, culminating in winning the men's decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, setting a third successive world record and gaining fame as "an all-American hero". Given the unofficial title of "world's greatest athlete", Jenner established a career in television, film, writing, auto racing, business, and as a Playgirl cover model.
Jenner has six children with three successive wives-Chrystie Crownover, Linda Thompson, and Kris Jenner-and from 2007 to 2021 appeared on the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians with Kris, their daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and Kris's other children Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian.
Jenner publicly came out as a trans woman in April 2015, announcing her new name in July. From 2015 to 2016, she starred in the reality television series I Am Cait, which focused on her gender transition. She has been called the most famous transgender woman in the world. Jenner is a transgender rights activist, although her views on transgender issues have been criticized by many other trans and LGBTQ+ activists.
A member of the Republican Party, she ran as a replacement candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election. The recall failed, and she only received 1% of the vote, finishing in 13th place among the candidates running to replace governor Gavin Newsom. 6 months after the election, Jenner was hired by Fox News as an on-air contributor.
- IMDb mini biography by: Malik_I_R
- SpousesKris Jenner(April 21, 1991 - March 23, 2015) (divorced, 2 children)Linda Thompson(January 5, 1981 - February 10, 1986) (divorced, 2 children)Chrystie Scott(December 15, 1972 - January 2, 1981) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesStormi Webster(Grandchild)
- Was an Olympic decathlon winner in 1976.
- Daughter Kendall Jenner's middle name, "Nicole", was in honor of Nicole Brown Simpson.
- Despite the urban legend that Caitlyn Jenner (Bruce, at the time) turned down the title role in Superman (1978), the book "The Making of Superman" by David Michael Petrou, and a February 1980 People Magazine article, stated clearly that Jenner auditioned for but, in fact, was never offered the role of "Superman".
- Has 6 children: son, Burt Jenner (b. September 6, 1978) & daughter, Casey Jenner (b. June 10, 1980) with 1st ex-wife, Chrystie Scott, sons, Brandon Jenner (b. June 4, 1981) & Brody Jenner (b. August 21, 1983) with 2nd ex-wife, Linda Thompson and daughters, Kendall Jenner (b. November 3, 1995) & Kylie Jenner (b. August 10, 1997) with 3rd ex-wife, Kris Jenner.
- The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has declined to charge Jenner with vehicular manslaughter, citing insufficient evidence, in connection with a four-car accident on February 7th in which the Cadillac Escalade SUV driven by Jenner rear-ended a Lexus, then hit a Prius as it continued down Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The driver of the Lexus was killed after Jenner's car pushed her car into on-coming traffic, and was hit head-on by a Hummer. A Sheriff's Department investigation found that Jenner was driving too fast on the rain-slicked road. In June, lawsuits by the step-children of the driver of the Lexus, and by the driver of the Prius were filed against Jenner. [September 30, 2015].
- I'm the type of guy who fails and fails and fails, and then, as if failure has become sick of him, succeeds.
- I was a dyslexic kid.
- I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy.
- I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.
- I am from the Kardashian group. We can take anything.
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