Brody Jenner
Early Life & Family
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Brody Jenner’s full name is Sam Brody Jenner.
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He was born August 21, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.
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His parents are Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlete) and Linda Thompson (actress, songwriter).
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He has a brother, Brandon Jenner, and several half-siblings including Burt Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner.
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After his parents’ divorce, and Caitlyn’s later remarriage to Kris Jenner, Brody and Brandon were mostly raised by their mother and stepfather David Foster.
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He grew up in Malibu, California, and attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica.
Career & Public Life
Brody Jenner is best known as a reality TV personality, but his career includes ventures in business, entertainment, and music.
Reality Television & Media
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His early TV exposure came with The Princes of Malibu (2005), a show about him, his brother, their mother, and friends.
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He gained wider fame through MTV’s The Hills (2007–2010), where his relationships and interactions with cast members (Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, etc.) became a central storyline.
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Jenner created and starred in his own show, Bromance (2008–09), in which contestants competed to become part of his inner circle.
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He appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians across several episodes, especially where family dynamics were involved.
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In 2015, he hosted a talk series Sex with Brody on E! that discussed relationships and intimacy, also serving as executive producer.
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More recently, he joined the cast of The Hills: New Beginnings, a revival of the original series.
Business & Other Ventures
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Brody launched a tequila hard seltzer brand named Mamitas around 2020, partnering with Phusion Projects (known for Four Loko).
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He is involved in music and DJing: he is part of a producer-DJ duo BRODY X DEVIN with Devin Lucien, performing in clubs and events.
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He has also modeled: for brands like Guess, Agent Provocateur, Ocean Pacific, and appeared in CosmoGirl.
Personal Life & Relationships
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Brody Jenner’s romantic relationships have been well covered in media. In 2005–06 he was linked to Kristin Cavallari.
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From 2010 to 2012, he was in a relationship with Avril Lavigne.
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Later, he was involved with Kaitlynn Carter. They had a symbolic ceremony in 2018 but did not legally marry, and separated in 2019.
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In 2022, he began dating Tia Blanco, a professional surfer.
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They became engaged in June 2023, and their daughter Honey Raye Jenner was born on July 29, 2023.
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On July 12, 2025, Brody Jenner and Tia Blanco were married in an intimate ceremony in Malibu, California, held at his mother’s home.
Public Persona & Themes
Brody Jenner’s public image has balances between his familial ties (to the Kim/Kardashian-Jenner media network), his romantic relationships, and his attempts to chart independent ventures in business and entertainment.
Some themes and challenges:
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Family relationships: He has spoken about feeling distant from Caitlyn Jenner during his upbringing and the complicated dynamics around fame and family. (He has more recently shared that Caitlyn gave him a “sincere apology.”)
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Reinvention: From reality TV to entrepreneurial efforts like Mamitas and DJing, he has sought to diversify beyond reality fame.
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Parenthood: His arrival as a father has prompted reflections on how he wants to parent differently from the example he had.