Bruce Jenner

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Date of Birth

28 October 1949, Mount Kisco, New York, USA

Birth Name

William Bruce Jenner

Nickname

Bruiser

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Kris Jenner	(21 April 1991 - present) (filed for divorce) 2 children
Linda Thompson	(5 January 1981 - 1983) (divorced) 2 children
Chrystie Jenner	(15 December 1972 - February 1980) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

He was Olympic decathlon winner 1976.
Daughter Kendall Jenner's middle name, "Nicole", was in honor of Nicole Brown Simpson.
Despite the urban legend that Bruce Jenner 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".
Kathie Lee Gifford is the godmother of his daughters, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.
When preparing for the 1976 Olympics, he trained 6 to 8 hours every day for four years.
Finished 10th place in the 1972 Olympics decathlon.
Attended Graceland College (Lamoni, Iowa, USA)
His father was a pole vaulter in the Army.
Has dyslexia.
Father of Burt Jenner, Casey Jenner, Brandon Jenner, Brody Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner. Step-father of Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Robert Kardashian Jr..
His daughter, Casey Jenner, with Chrystie Jenner, was born after their divorce.
Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1986.
Daughter, Kylie Jenner, was born on 10 August 1997.
Mentioned by name in the Monique Powell song "Spam".
Mentioned by name in the Pearl Jam song "Olympic Platinum".
Good friends with fellow Olympian and former WWE superstar Ken Patera.
Did a series of ads for "Wheaties", one of these was parodied in a "Saturday Night Live" (1975) faux ad with John Belushi.
Son of William Jenner.
Stepfather-in-law of Lamar Odom and Kris Humphries.
Is a registered Republican.

Personal Quotes

I'm the type of guy who fails and fails and fails, and then, as if failure has become sick of him, succeeds.

Where Are They Now

(September 2011) Calabasas, California

source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0421063/bio