Robert Kardashian Armenian American businessman and lawyer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Robert-Kardashian Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Robert-Kardashian Also known as: Robert George Kardashian Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the author of Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Nick Tabor Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jun 28, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents In full: Robert George Kardashian (Show more) Born: February 22, 1944, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Show more) Died: September 30, 2003, Los Angeles (aged 59) (Show more) Role In: O. J. Simpson trial (Show more) Robert Kardashian (born February 22, 1944, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died September 30, 2003, Los Angeles) was an Armenian American businessman and lawyer in Los Angeles who became well known in the mid-1990s for his involvement in O.J. Simpson’s murder trial. He and Simpson had been friends for decades, and he acted as a liaison between the defendant and the rest of the legal team. The reality television show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which made celebrities out of his first wife (Kris Jenner) and their children (Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian), debuted in 2007, four years after he had ...(100 of 776 words)

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