Robert Kardashian

Robert Kardashian
Robert Kardashian
Born	Robert George Kardashian (1944-02-22)February 22, 1944 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	September 30, 2003(2003-09-30) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Esophageal cancer
Citizenship	American
Education	Dorsey High School, Los Angeles
Alma mater	University of Southern California University of San Diego School of Law
Occupation	Attorney businessman
Known for	O.J. Simpson murder case
Net worth	US$ 30 Million (2003)
Spouse(s)	Kris Houghton (m. 1978; div. 1991) Jan Ashley (m. 1998; ann. 1999) Ellen Pierson (m. 2003)
Partner(s)	Denice Halicki (coh. 1991; sep. 1994)
Children	Kourtney Kardashian Kim Kardashian Khloé Kardashian Rob Kardashian

Robert George Kardashian (February 22, 1944 – September 30, 2003) was an American attorney and businessman of Armenian descent. He gained national recognition as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during Simpson's 1995 murder trial. He had four children with his first wife, Kris Kardashian (née Houghton, later Jenner): Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Rob, who appear on their family reality television series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Armenian American parents Helen (née Arakelian) and Arthur Kardashian, who ran the largest meat-packing business in southern California, and whose fortune he eventually inherited. He had a sister and brother, Barbara and Tom Kardashian. His great-grandparents, Saghatel ("Sam") and Harom Kardaschoff, were ethnic Armenian Spiritual Christian Prygun immigrants from Karakale (now: Merkezkarakale), Kars (present-day Turkey). The family, known at the time by the surname Kardaschoff, in Russian style, made their way from their home village of Karakale probably to Hamburg, Germany, a popular emigration ports. From there, they travelled to a new life in America on the passenger vessels SS Brandenburg and SS Köln, settling in the United States. Their son Tatos anglicized his name to Tom, started a business in garbage collection in Los Angeles, and married another Kars-Karakale immigrant, Hamas Shakarian.