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Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American celebutante, socialite, model, actress, and television personality. She is widely known for her appearances in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Dancing With the Stars, and a sex tape with former boyfriend Ray J.

Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of late attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). She is of Armenian descent with her paternal great-grandparents (Armenian and Turkish-Armenian) immigrating to Los Angeles and Scottish, Dutch, and Native American (mother) descent.

Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney and Khloé, and one brother, Robert. She has stepbrothers Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and reality TV star Brody Jenner, stepsister Casey Jenner, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

During high school, Kardashian worked at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes.

Her first acting role was in the television series Beyond the Break. She then starred in the 2008 disaster film spoof Disaster Movie as Lisa. Kardashian appeared in the How I Met Your Mother episode "Benefits". She will appear on the Season 3 premiere of the series 90210 with her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian. They will play themselves.