Kim Zolciak

Kim Zolciak Biermann

Zolciak (left) at Carrier Annex, November 2009.
Born Kimberleigh Marie Zolciak
May 19, 1978
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Residence Johns Creek, Georgia, U.S.
Other names Kim Zolciak Biermann
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • singer
Years active 2008–present
Television
Spouse(s)
Children 6
Website
www.kimzolciak.com

Kim Biermann (born Kimberleigh Marie Zolciak; May 19, 1978)[1][2] is an American television personality and singer.

In 2008, she rose to prominence as one of the original housewives on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a Bravo reality television series. Zolciak left the series during the fifth season; her final appearance aired on December 2, 2012. Earlier that year, she received her own spin-off series Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, which focused on the preparation of her wedding to Kroy Biermann; it was later renamed Don't Be Tardy...

Early life

Kim Zolciak was born in Pensacola, Florida, to a military family, and grew up in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.[3]

At 17, Zolciak had an affair with a 49-year-old Windsor Locks police sergeant who had interviewed her as a material witness in a criminal investigation, resulting in a 45-day suspension of the sergeant, who retired two years later.[3] She graduated from East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut in 1996, and studied nursing at the University of Connecticut.[3] At 26, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where her parents had moved, and eventually settled in the suburb of Johns Creek.[3]

Career

Zolciak first appeared on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta, airing on Bravo, on October 7, 2008. She began work on a new project, a country music album. Zolciak released a debut single, the dance track "Tardy for the Party," in 2009, and in 2010, a remix EP. Between Season 4 and Season 5, Zolciak and her then fiancé were the subject of a spin-off show titled Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, chronicling Zolciak's wedding preparations. Zolciak left Real Housewives in the middle of the fifth season, with her final episode airing December 9, 2012.[4]

Zolciak will star in a new reality show on Bravo with fellow RHOA cast member, NeNe Leakes, called NeNe and Kim: The Road to Riches.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Zolciak has two daughters from previous relationships.[8] She was married to Dan Toce from 2001 to 2003.[8] He was arrested in 2010 and pled guilty to one count of felony sex abuse against a minor, a 15-year-old female, and sentenced to 2 1/2 years at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield, Connecticut.[9]

Zolciak said in March 2010 that she is bisexual and that she and DJ Tracy Young were in a romantic relationship.[10]

In May 2010, Zolciak met Atlanta Falcons football player Kroy Biermann at the charity event Dancing with Atlanta Stars. Their meeting was later shown on season three of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.The couple wed at their rented Roswell, Georgia home[11] on November 11, 2011.[12] They have four children together; Kroy Jr. (KJ), Kash, and twins Kane and Kaia.[13] [14][15]

"Tardy for the Party" lawsuit

On March 12, 2013, Zolciak's Real Housewives of Atlanta castmate, Kandi Burruss, and her collaborating songwriter/producer, Rodney "Don Vito" Richard, filed suit against Zolciak for profits earned from the sale of the 2009 single "Tardy for the Party". In the documents filed, Burruss' attorney, RHOA castmate Phaedra Parks, alleges her clients wrote the song for Zolciak and that Zolciak released and sold the single "without [the] plaintiffs' authorization, license or consent." Burruss is also seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent future sales of the song and the "destruction of all copies of the infringing single and any other product of defendant's that infringe plaintiffs' copyrights", punitive damages, attorney's fees, and a jury trial.[16]

Discography

Singles

Year Single
2009 "Tardy for the Party"
2011 "Google Me"
2012 "Love Me First"

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday, My beautiful birthday twin!!". Kim Zolciak Twitter page. May 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ Willard, Chris (November 25, 2008). "Real Housewives: Kim Talks NeNe, Big Papa and Hair Extensions". People. Retrieved 2013-12-22. I'm sorry they feel that [I am older], but the reality is I am 30 — and you can take it or leave it.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Catlin, Roger (October 5, 2010). "Kim Zolciak, the Connecticut Years". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak: I Stopped Speaking to My Costars". US Weekly. December 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  5. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/03/30/bravo-nene-leakes-kim-zolciak-biermann/70677116/
  6. ↑ http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/03/30/nene-leakes-kim-zolciak-the-road-to-riches-bravo-reality-show/
  7. ↑ http://uk.eonline.com/news/640965/nene-leakes-and-kim-zolciak-biermann-are-teaming-up-for-a-new-bravo-show-and-we-re-already-obsessed
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ho, Rodney (December 16, 2010). "Kim Zolciak Planning a Relationships Book". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ Egusquiza, Rick (September 8, 2011). "Kim Zolciak Sickened by Child Molester Ex-Hubby". National Enquirer. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak: yes, I'm bisexual". Life & Style. March 24, 2010.
  11. ↑ Benzie, Mike (May 3, 2011). "Atlanta’s 'Real Housewife' Kim Zolciak to move into Roswell mansion". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011.
  12. ↑ Hammel, Sara (November 11, 2011). "Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann Wed on 11/11/11". People.
  13. ↑ Christianson, Emily (June 1, 2011). "Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann welcome baby boy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  14. ↑ Harper, Jen (August 16, 2012). "Kim Zolciak gives birth to baby boy Kash Kadelast=Harper". Zap2it. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  15. ↑ Eggenberger, Nicole (November 25, 2013). "Kim Zolciak Welcomes Twins, Baby Girl Kaia and Baby Boy Kane, With Husband Kroy Biermann". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  16. ↑ Zach Johnson (March 14, 2013). "Celebrity News: Kandi Burruss Sues Kim Zolciak for 'Tardy for the Party' Profits". Us Weekly.

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