The Kardashian-Jenner clan has continued to grab our attention for every possible reason you can think of. From being one of the most famous families on television, jumping from relationship to relationship, to holding top positions in the entertainment and fashion industries, this clan seems to have it all. Today, everything revolves around a member of this brood; Brandon Jenner.
He is Caitlyn Jenner’s first child from her second marriage to Linda Thompson and an ex-Kardashian half-brother. Brandon is a television personality and musician best known for appearing on Keeping Up With The Kardashians and as one half of his indie pop band, Brandon And Leah, with his ex-wife, Leah.
Brandon Jenner – Bio (Age)
Named Brandon Thompson Jenner, he entered the world on the 4th day of June 1981. His birthplace is the City of Angels otherwise known as Los Angeles where he was also raised with his younger brother, Brody Jenner. He has a mixed ancestry; English, German, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Dutch.
He appeared on television in 2010 with his father on ESPN SportsCentury before getting to anchor his presence in reality TV shows. The first he appeared in was the Fox short, The Princes of Malibu in 2005 alongside his brother. Then he appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami Both on E! Entertainment. Since then, he has become a familiar face on television. Jenner also appeared on Good Morning America with Brody to support their father after his gender transition.
Apart from appearing on television shows, BrandonJenner has also had admirable success in the music industry. With his wife Leah, he formed the indie pop band, Brandon & Leah. The two played in a band called Big Dume before starting their own. The duo was signed to Warner Bros. Records but soon chose to release his songs independently. They released two EPs: Friends (2013) and Together (2014).
Family, parents, siblings
Brandon Jenner’s family is famous and his trajectory is quite interesting and could make for a successful movie project. He is one of six children of TV personality and retired US track and field Olympian Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner.
Caitlyn’s second wife, actress Linda Thompson is her mother. Her younger brother as mentioned earlier is Brody Jenner who is also a TV personality and model. After her parents divorced in 1985, her father married ex-wife of OJ Simpson’s (Robert Kardashian) attorney, Kris Kardashian, the current matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan in 1991. She became the beauty Brandon’s mother until 2015, when the duo announced their wedding time.
From his father’s first marriage to ChrystieCrownover from 1972 to 1981, he has two older half-siblings; Burton “Burt” and Cassandra “Casey” Marino (née Jenner). Following his father’s third wedding trip, Brandon Jenner became brother-in-law to Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Rob Kardashian. Courtesy of Kris’ birth of Caitlyn’s daughters; Kendall and Kylie Jenner, he had two additional half-sisters.
Caitlyn Jenner wasn’t her only relative, however, who had a marching band at the wedding boulevard. Thompson also attempted marriage again the same year as Jenner, in 1991. Songwriter and record producer David Foster became her stepfather after marrying her mother. In 2005, Brandon, Brody, his mother, and Foster starred with their friend Spencer Pratt in the reality series, The Princes of Malibu. Nonetheless, the show was canceled shortly after its premiere when Thompson filed for divorce from Foster.
On a larger scale, Brandon Jenner is the grandson of William Jenner and the ex-half-brother of Sara and Erin Foster.
Brandon Jenner wife and children
On May 31, 2012, Brandon tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Leah Felder in Hawaii outside of the St. Regis Princeville Resort. She was born to former Eagles guitarist and songwriter Don Felder and Susan Felder on November 24, 1982 in Malibu, California.
The duo have known each other since they were in middle school and started their musical career in high school. After singing in a band, they formed their own band known as Brandon & Leah. They also appeared together on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Eva James Jenner on July 22, 2015.
Sadly, six years after enjoying marital bliss, the couple announced their separation in September 2018 on Instagram with Leah filing for divorce next month.