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The Definitive Guide To Brody Jenner's Unfortunate Rise To Pop Culture Relevancy

How Brody Jenner Clawed His Way To Pop Culture Relevancy
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Entertainment Editor, The Huffington Post

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Brody Jenner from "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" attends the E! Network 2013 Upfront at the Manhattan Center on Monday April 22, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Brody Jenner has somehow risen to the top ranks of reality TV royalty.

His ascendence is puzzling. Like Paris Hilton and stepsister Kim Kardashian, he's not particularly talented or known for anything. But the son of Linda Thompson and Bruce Jenner scored his first reality show, "Princes of Malibu," at age 21. Even though only two episodes aired, Brody kept climbing the reality star short list. He soon became a Los Angeles nightlife fixture and one of the few "famous for being famous" men.

After his stint on "The Hills," producing and starring in a competition-based reality show called "Bromance" and an official casting on Season 8 of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians," we regret to inform you that Brody Jenner is ... gulp ... culturally relevant.

Brody Jenners Relevancy Over Time | Infographics

Aug. 21, 1983: Brody Jenner is born.

2001: Graduates from Santa Monica's Crossroads School where he meets Spencer Pratt.

2002: Begins modeling and reportedly books gigs with Guess.

July 2005: Signs on to do a six-episode reality show with Fox called “Princes of Malibu.” The show is intended to follow Brody, his brother Brandon and Spencer while they get into assorted high jinks in Malibu. Brody’s mother, Linda Thompson, and her husband David Foster are the parents-in-charge on the show. Two episodes aired before Linda filed for divorce and the show was canceled.

2005-2006: Maintains an on-again-off-again relationship with “Laguna Beach” star Kristin Cavallari. The two officially break up in August 2006, though they continue to pop up in each other's public lives for years.

August 2006-October 2006: Dates Nicole Richie, childhood friend. After the breakup Richie said, "My heart was never in it. Anything further is just a cry for publicity."

Early 2007: Reports show that Spencer tried to convince Brody to break up with Nicole Richie in order to date Lauren Conrad so that they both get cast on Season 2 of “The Hills.” Brody and Lauren begin a brief relationship, while Spencer hooks up with Heidi Montag to form fame-whoring duo Speidi. Brody and Spencer have a massive falling out on "The Hills" due to their relationships with Lauren and Heidi.

October 2007: Appears on an episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” Season 1. He tells dad Bruce that Kris, Khloe, Kim and Kourtney are headed to Mexico for a scandalous photo shoot. Bruce leaves his son in charge of half-sisters Kendall and Kylie, who terrorize him while the family is away.

December 16, 2008: Brody and friend Frankie Delgado guest star on an episode of MTV reality show “Party Monsters: Cabo” as the contestants try to throw the pair an epic party in Cabo San Lucas.

December 29, 2008: Hosts and produces MTV show “Bromance,” a competition-based reality show in which nine men compete to replace Spencer as Brody’s new best friend. The dudes compete in bro-tastic challenges and endure “hot tub elimination ceremonies,” “Broprah” sit-down talks and casual no-big-deal prizes like a fully-furnished, rent-free penthouse in Los Angeles and, oh yeah, a car. Seriously.

February 2009:
Luke Verge earns a “spot in his entourage.” They don’t stay friends for very long.

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December 2009: Breaks up with model Jayde Nicole.

July 2010: The season finale of “The Hills” airs. Brody says goodbye to Kristin. The entire show is revealed to be fake and semi-scripted.

October 2011: He and then-girlfriend Avril Lavigne make a cameo in the E! two-part series, “Kim’s Fairytale Wedding,” chronicling Kim Kardashian and Kris Humpries' wedding

November 2012: Stepfather David Foster appears on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” after his new wife Yolanda is cast as a regular “Housewife” on the Bravo show. Brody's family is mentioned occasionally.

August 2013: In a highly-publicized alternate ending of “The Hills,” he ends up with Lauren. This is of course, fake.

2013: Brody is officially cast in “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” Previews show that he’ll have a major role in Season 8. He fights with his father and Kris Jenner about being excluded from the Kardashian-Jenner clan. Then they go to Greece and Kris rubs suntan lotion all over him. Then Brody bashes Bruce's parenting skills.

As an official member of the Kardashian clan with at least three reality TV shows under his belt, Brody Jenner, now age 30, has planted his flag in millennial pop culture. There is nothing we can do about it. Mic. Drop.

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Before You Go

Kasting The Kardashians
Kris Jenner On "Cougar Town"(01 of09)
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If there's one Kardashian that can hold her own with the wine-loving ladies of "Cougar Town," it's the matriarch of the first family of reality TV, Kris Jenner. On "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," you can usually find Kris behind the bar of her Calabasas mansion, so we think that she would have no problem keeping up with Jules and the Cul de Sac crew. Hold your "Big Joe" with pride, Kris! (credit:Getty)
Bruce Jenner on "Grey's Anatomy" (02 of09)
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Okay, so Bruce Jenner's ill-advised facelift is pretty well-documented at this point. In Season 2 of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," the former athlete went under the knife again to correct his facelift-gone-wrong. But what if Mark Sloan was the one holding the knife? In an effort to bring awareness to his ill-advised procedure, Bruce Jenner would be the perfect plastics patient for McSteamy to fix on "Grey's Anatomy." (credit:Getty)
Kourtney Kardashian On "Dexter"(03 of09)
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Out of all of the Kardashian sisters, Kourtney is probably the most likely to be a serial killer on the side. She's pretty much the female equivalent of Michael C. Hall's emotionless "Dexter," so it would make perfect sense for her to guest star as his female counterpart. Unfortunately, for Kourtney, there's isn't enough room for two serial killers on this Showtime show, so we think this Kardashian would end up on Dexter's table. (credit:Getty)
Scott Disick On "Revenge"(04 of09)
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Scott Disick is "Revenge." He's from the elite Long Island social scene, participates in every absurd male fashion trend and won't leave his house without a pocket square. He could totally guest star as Nolan's brother. (credit:Getty)
Khloe Kardashian On "The Game"(05 of09)
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This one is a no-brainer. BET's "The Game" is about a young woman who decides to put her pending career plans on hold because of the rising success of her star athlete boyfriend. If we didn't tell you that the main character's name is Melanie, you would probably think we are talking about Khloe. (credit:Getty)
Rob Kardashian On "How I Met Your Mother"(06 of09)
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For a show that cast Britney Spears as a saucy receptionist and Katie Holmes as a slutty pumpkin, they can surely find room for a Kardashian. We couldn't think of a better role for Rob than Robin's new boyfriend on "How I Met Your Mother." She loves the bro type, so Rob would be perfect, and it's a great way to get her away from Kevin. (credit:Getty)
Kendall Jenner On "Pretty Little Liars"(07 of09)
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Kendall would fit right in at Rosewood High. She's pretty, has great fashion sense and probably has a secret or two up her sleeve. As "Pretty Little Liars" fans know, Jackie is out to make Aria's life miserable, but the one place she can't get her is at school -- that is, until her little sister (ender Kendall) enrolls at Rosewood High. Not only does Kendall look like Jackie, but she could totally play the bitchy little sister. After all, we've seen her naughty side on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" more than a few times. (credit:Getty)
Kylie Jenner On "Glee"(08 of09)
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It must be hard being Kylie Jenner. Your famous half-sisters all have their own reality shows, while your pretty older sister is not only taking the modeling business by storm, but also has her own Sweet 16 special on E! So, naturally, Kylie "Misunderstood" Jenner would be the perfect addition to Fox's "Glee." We know that Kylie is handy with a camera, so she could guest star as Jacob Ben Israel's production assistant. After all, he's going to need some help filming the New Directions on their way to Nationals. (credit:Getty)
Mason Dash Disick On "Modern Family"(09 of09)
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The idea of Mason on "Modern Family" is almost too much adorableness to handle. Cameron and Mitchell want to adopt another baby, and Lily could definitely use a new playmate, so who could be cuter than baby Mason? He's already a scene-stealer in "Kourtney & Kim Take New York," and let's be honest: Does anyone like that new Lily anyway? (credit:Getty)
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