Kim Zolciak

Kim Zolciak
Zolciak (left) at Carrier Annex, November 2009.
Born	Kimberleigh Marie Zolciak (1978-05-19) May 19, 1978 (age 34) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Residence	Johns Creek, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	Kim Zolciak-Biermann
Occupation	Television personality, singer
Years active	2008–present
Television	The Real Housewives of Atlanta Don't Be Tardy...
Spouse(s)	Dan Toce (1997–2003; divorced) Kroy Biermann (m. 2011)
Children	4
Website
kimzolciak.com

Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak (born May 19, 1978)^[1] 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...

[edit] Early life

Kim Zolciak was born in Pensacola, Florida, to a military family, and grew up in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.^[2] 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.^[2] She graduated from East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut, in 1996,^[2] and studied nursing at the University of Connecticut.^[2] At 26, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where her parents had moved, and eventually settled in the suburb of Johns Creek.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[3]

[edit] Personal life

Zolciak has two daughters, Brielle (born February 25, 1997)^[4] and Ariana (born October 17, 2001).^[5] Zolciak was married to Dan Toce from 2001 to 2003.^[6] Zolciak said in March 2010 that she is bisexual and that she and DJ Tracy Young were in a romantic relationship.^[7]

In May 2010, Zolciak met Atlanta Falcons American 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. They have two sons: Kroy Jagger Biermann, Jr. (born May 30, 2011)^[8] and Kash Kade Biermann (born August 15, 2012).^[9] The couple wed at their rented Roswell, Georgia home^[10] on November 11, 2011.^[11]

[edit] "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 - another RHOA castmate Phaedra Parks - alleges that 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.^[12]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website