As an American reality TV personality and model, Brody Jenner has enjoyed a successful career and managed to accumulate his own wealth. But how did Brody Jenner make his money?
As the son of former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner, and half-brother to the Kardashian and Jenner sisters, Brody Jenner’s first claim to fame was alongside his famous relatives on reality TV. Since then, Jenner has however carved his own lucrative career as a reality TV personality and model.
Read more about Brody Jenner’s famous showbiz family and how he managed to become a well-earning reality TV star and model.
Famous Family
Brody Jenner is the son of Linda Thompson and retired Olympics champion and transgender Caitlyn Jenner. He was born on August 21st, 1983 and has a younger brother, Brandon Jenner.
After Brody’s parents divorced when he was only two years old, his father married Kris Kardashian, the ex-wife of Hollywood lawyer Rob Kardashian.
This makes Brody Jenner the step-brother to Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Rob Kardashian and the half-brother to Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
It also means that Jenner was born into a family with substantial wealth and fame.
To add to that wealth, Jenner ventured into showbiz when he was only 22. He starred in the reality TV series ‘The Princes of Malibu’, alongside his mother, her new husband, the producer David Foster, and Jenner’s friend, fellow reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.
The show, which ran for six episodes, chronicled the Jenner brothers as they lived in Foster’s Malibu mansion and were treated like real-life ‘princes’ by their mother.
In 2013, Jenner returned to reality TV when he appeared in season 8 of ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ alongside his father and his famous siblings.
Coming into his own
After ‘The Princes of Malibu’ was called off, Jenner started dating Lauren Conrad, an American reality TV personality, who starred on the popular reality show ‘The Hills.’
As Conrad’s boyfriend, Jenner frequently featured on ‘The Hills’ and further grew his popularity in American reality TV. He often starred alongside fellow reality TV stars such as Heidi Montag, Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port.
In 2009, Jenner fully stepped into the spotlight on his own when he hosted and executive produced his own reality TV show called ‘Bromance.’ The show was a competition where a group of young men competed against one another to become part of Jenner’s entourage.
In 2008, 2009 and 2010 Jenner was a nominee for a ‘Teen Choice Award’ in the category ‘Choice TV: Male Reality/ Variety Star’ for his roles in ‘Bromance’ and ‘The Hills’ respectively.
In addition to his reality TV fame, Jenner has carved as career as a model for himself, having worked for Guess, Agent Provocateur and the magazine Cosmogirl.
The website celebrity net worth estimates that Jenner’s commercial success on reality TV and his career as a model have given him a net worth of around $10million.
Capitalizing on his success, Jenner returned to TV in 2015 for an E! Television talk show called ‘Sex with Brody.’
During the four-episode series, Brody and relationship therapist Dr. Mike Dow answered call-in questions and featured a celebrity guest per episode, who shared their own experiences.
In 2019, Jenner starred on ‘The Hills: New Beginnings’, together with his new wife Kaitlynn Carter.
And since then, it seems like Jenner has managed to grow yet another career for himself: With a big following on Instagram, Jenner has become a social media personality and influencer in the past years.
He frequently shares pictures featuring his friends, family and his many travels.
And with that it looks like Brody Jenner will continue to enjoy successful career and accumulate even more of his own wealth.