Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal–winning decathlete.
Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery. Convinced by Olympic decathlete Jack Parker's coach, L. D. Weldon, to try the decathlon, Jenner won the men's decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, setting a third successive world record and gaining fame as "an all-American hero".
Given the unofficial title of "world's greatest athlete", Jenner established a career in television, film, writing, auto racing, business, and as a Playgirl cover model.
‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals the Identity of the Phoenix: Here’s the Star Under the Mask
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 5, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired March 17 on Fox.The Phoenix doesn’t always rise.
Caitlyn Jenner, who performed as the Phoenix on Wednesday’s episode of “The Masked Singer,” was the next celebrity to be unmasked on the hit Fox series.Among panelists, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg was the only one to get it right, naming Jenner in the end.
Ken Jeong, who was initially right by naming Jenner as his first impression, ultimately went the wrong way and gave RuPaul as his final pick.
Robin Thicke thought it was Laverne Cox and Nicole Scherzinger thought it was Jonathan Van Ness.Jenner sang “Tik Tok” by Kesha.
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