Robert Arthur Kardashian[2] was born March 17, 1987[3] in Los Angeles, to attorneyRobert Kardashian and wifeKris. He has three older sisters,Kourtney,Kim, andKhloé. He is the fourth and youngest child and the only son ofRobert Kardashian andKris Jenner. His parents divorced in 1991, and his mother married Olympic decathleteCaitlyn Jenner[a] the same year. Through their marriage, Kardashian gained step-brothersBurt,Brandon, andBrody; step-sister Casey; and half-sistersKendall andKylie Jenner. His father, Robert Kardashian, died in September 2003 fromesophageal cancer.[5]
Kardashian was a contestant onseason 13 ofDancing with the Stars in 2011. He was paired with two-time championCheryl Burke and made it further than his sisterKim did during her appearance in theseventh season. Kardashian was almost eliminated in the fourth week. During the season, Kardashian became the most improved dancer,[citation needed] advancing with his partnerCheryl Burke to the finals, her fifth time doing so. The pair ended up in second place againstJ.R. Martinez andKarina Smirnoff.[9]
Kardashian has also taken on several business ventures working with PerfectSkin, Rival Spot, the BG5 and working on his own sock line. Kardashian was one of the final judges ofMiss USA 2012.[10]
Kardashian announced in August 2012 that he would return to theUniversity of Southern California and study law later in the year. USC'sGould School of Law, however, denied this, and stated via itsTwitter account that Kardashian had not even applied to the school.[11]
In 2012, Kardashian participated inFox's dating game showThe Choice.[12] That same year, he launched his sock line titled Arthur George.[13][14]
The reality seriesRob & Chyna premiered on September 11, 2016. It followed Kardashian's relationship with modelBlac Chyna as they prepared to welcome their first child. Six hour-long episodes were ordered, excluding a television special featuring the birth of Kardashian and Chyna's newborn.[15][16][17] The show concluded that December.
In December 2015, it was reported that Kardashian was hospitalized after falling ill and diagnosed withdiabetes.[20]
In January 2016, Kardashian began dating modelBlac Chyna.[21] On April 5, 2016, Kardashian and Chyna announced their engagement viaInstagram after three months of dating.[22] In May 2016, it was reported that the couple were expecting their first child together.[23] Their daughter, Dream Renée Kardashian, was born on November 10, 2016.[24] On December 17, 2016, the couple announced their split on social media after Chyna's Instagram account was hacked. Kardashian told hisSnapchat followers that his fiancée left him, moved out of their home and took their month-old daughter with her. However, the couple reconciled as the split was revealed to be done in the "heat of the moment."[25][26] On December 28, 2016, Kardashian was hospitalized again for diabetes, however, he left the hospital the next day.[27][28][29]
On July 5, 2017, Kardashian made a series of Instagram posts accusing Chyna of infidelity and posted explicit pictures of her.[30][31] He was later banned from Instagram for postingrevenge porn, but an official account managed by Jenner Communications is active.[32][33]
