from E to Z: Photodump: Bruce Jenner Through The Years

When I was in college, I was a couch potato, and cable tv was my bff. My guilty pleasure is reality-based shows. We love reality shows, don't we? And it was then when Bruce Jenner came to my consciousness on a little show called Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

For my generation (hey old fart), he is known as the step-father to Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob, the father of Kylie and Kendall, and was the second husband of momager Kris Kardashian (Kris was his third wife).

To earlier reality tv fanatic (cue: feel the rain on your skin no one else can feel for you), he is the father of Brody Jenner. The Hills!

Here is the transformation (no pun intended) of Bruce Jenner in photos:

Ultimate throwback: Highschooler in '68

High school sports star: Bruce, pictured in his 1968 yearbook at Newtown High School in Connecticut, excelled in gymnastics, football, basketbal land athletics as a teen

Watching the show revealed that he was an Olympian, a decathlete, back in the day.
All American hero: Bruce's prowess in the decathlon and stunning victory at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 catapulted him to fame and fortune, and got him on the coveted front of a Wheaties cereal box in 1977

All American hero: Bruce's prowess in the decathlon and stunning victory at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 catapulted him to fame and fortune, and got him on the coveted front of a Wheaties cereal box in 1977

Gold! Proud wife Chrystie, who'd supported Bruce's amateur athletic career through two summer Olympics, was there to see her husband break records and win his gold medal in Montreal in 1976 - four years after he told her about his gender identity issues

1976 with then-wife Christy

First love: Bruce married his college sweetheart Chrystie Crownover in 1972. The couple, who had a son Burt and a daughter Cassandra, separated when she was pregnant with their second child and later divorced. Chrystie was the first to learn about Bruce's gender confusion and has kept his secret. They are seen here at a gala event in New York City in May 1977

First love: Bruce married his college sweetheart Chrystie Crownover in 1972. The couple, who had a son Burt and a daughter Cassandra, separated when she was pregnant with their second child and later divorced. Chrystie was the first to learn about Bruce's gender confusion and has kept his secret. They are seen here at a gala event in New York City in May 1977

In NYC in 1977

With kids Cassandra and Burt

Second time around: The star athlete met Linda Thompson as his first marriage crumbled and as soon as his divorce from Chrystie was finalized in January 1981, he and Elvis Presley's former girlfriend tied the knot in Hawaii. The couple, pictured here in June 1980, had two sons together, Brandon and Brody. One day the Olympian walked into the room and told he was a woman. It played a big part in the breakup of their marriage

With second wife Linda Thompson (mother of Brandon and Brody) in 1980

Bonus: His other kids now
Children: Bruce was supported by his four eldest children - Burt, 36, Casey, 34, Brandon, 33, and Brody, 31 - in tonight's ABC interview

Children: Bruce was supported by his four eldest children - Burt, 36, Casey, 34, Brandon, 33, and Brody, 31 - in tonight's ABC interview

Burt, Brody, Casey, Brandon

Post-Olympics: The TV actor in a show called CHiPS, as a police officer

Stardom: Around the time he met Linda, the Olympic athlete was fielding TV hosting and acting gigs. In 1981, he briefly replaced Erik Estrada on CHiPS and appeared in six episodes as Officer Steve McLeish

Stardom: Around the time he met Linda, the Olympic athlete was fielding TV hosting and acting gigs. In 1981, he briefly replaced Erik Estrada on CHiPS and appeared in six episodes as Officer Steve McLeish

Bruce the movie actor in a Village People movie
Go West: Bruce, seen here in costume on set, appeared in the 1980 Village People movie Can't Stop The Music

Go West: Bruce, seen here in costume on set, appeared in the 1980 Village People movie Can't Stop The Music

In drag for a Bob Hope TV comedy special in '81
Dressing up: Bruce, left, along with Bob Hope, center, and Merlin Olson brought the house down when they performed in drag at a taping of a Bob Hope TV comedy special in September 1981 in Hollywood

Dressing up: Bruce, left, along with Bob Hope, center, and Merlin Olson brought the house down when they performed in drag at a taping of a Bob Hope TV comedy special in September 1981 in Hollywood

On the cover of of a 1982 issue of Playgirl with wife Linda

Real man: A shirtless Bruce happily posed on the cover of Playgirl in 1982, with his cleavage baring second wife Linda, as he continued to reap the rewards of his Olympic success. He later told her he thought he was a woman

Real man: A shirtless Bruce happily posed on the cover of Playgirl in 1982, with his cleavage baring second wife Linda, as he continued to reap the rewards of his Olympic success. He later told her he thought he was a woman

The obligatory family photo with his 1991 wedding with third wife Kris
Blended family: When Bruce and Kris wed in 1991, their eight children together participated in the ceremony. The happy couple are seen here with Kris' three daughters and one son with her ex-husband Robert Kardashian, Bruce's two sons with Linda and his son and daughter with Chrystie

Blended family: When Bruce and Kris wed in 1991, their eight children together participated in the ceremony. The happy couple are seen here with Kris' three daughters and one son with her ex-husband Robert Kardashian, Bruce's two sons with Linda and his son and daughter with Chrystie

Way back when Bruce and Kris
Head over heels: Just five months after meeting, Bruce and Kris Kardashian, the ex-wife of famed attorney Robert Kardashian, said their 'I do's' on April 21, 1991. They had two daughters, Kendall and Kylie. Their marriage lasted 22 years, ending in divorce in December 2014. Bruce said Kris realized something was up when he could no longer hide the fact he'd developed 36B breasts

Head over heels: Just five months after meeting, Bruce and Kris Kardashian, the ex-wife of famed attorney Robert Kardashian, said their 'I do's' on April 21, 1991. They had two daughters, Kendall and Kylie. Their marriage lasted 22 years, ending in divorce in December 2014. Bruce said Kris realized something was up when he could no longer hide the fact he'd developed 36B breasts

Take 2 in 1994
Changed his mind: Bruce has talked about transitioning for more than 30 years ago but halted the process he embarked on in the mid-1980s , after his split from Linda, when he met Kris. He quit hormone therapy and married Kris, seen here with him in 1994

Changed his mind: Bruce has talked about transitioning for more than 30 years ago but halted the process he embarked on in the mid-1980s , after his split from Linda, when he met Kris. He quit hormone therapy and married Kris, seen here with him in 1994

Early 2000s with chilren Kylie and Kendall
More kids: Bruce and Kris added two daughters to their blended brood. They're seen here with Kendall and Kylie at a Hollywood red carpet event in 2000

More kids: Bruce and Kris added two daughters to their blended brood. They're seen here with Kendall and Kylie at a Hollywood red carpet event in 2000

February 2014: Post-laryngeal shave
Transitioning? A frail-looking Bruce (right) was seen leaving a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon's office in February 2014 after reportedly undergoing a 'laryngeal shave' a month earlier. He has attempted to hide his changing physique in baggy clothing and started wearing women's nail polish, as seen in this photo (left) from early April

Transitioning? A frail-looking Bruce (right) was seen leaving a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon's office in February 2014 after reportedly undergoing a 'laryngeal shave' a month earlier. He has attempted to hide his changing physique in baggy clothing and started wearing women's nail polish, as seen in this photo (left) from early April

And most recently in the 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer
A ratings smash: Nearly 17 million people tuned in on Friday to watch Bruce admit that he identifies as female and plans to completely transform into a woman

A ratings smash: Nearly 17 million people tuned in on Friday to watch Bruce admit that he identifies as female and plans to completely transform into a woman

The mere yet thoughtful support of the Jenner-Kardashian spawns for him could so far be the most significant thing they have done for humanity.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Photodump: Bruce Jenner Through The Years

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