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After the expected Olympic success, Jenner planned to cash in on whatever celebrity status could follow a gold medal in the same mold as [[Johnny Weissmuller]] and [[Sonja Henie]], who had become major movie stars following their gold medals. This would require forgoing any future Olympic competition. At the time, Jenner's agent George Wallach felt there was a four-year window{{snds}}until the next Olympics{{snds}}upon which to capitalize. Wallach reported that Jenner was being considered for the role of ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'', which ultimately went to [[Christopher Reeve]]. "I really don't know how many offers we have", Wallach claimed. "There are still unopened telegrams back at the hotel and you just can't believe the offers that poured in during the first two days."<ref name="nydn"/>

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~~=== Television and film career ===~~

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Jenner began television appearances in the mid-1970s, both as herself and in character roles. One of Jenner's first recurring television roles was as a co-host of the short-lived daytime talk and variety series ''America Alive!'' in 1978. The comedy ''Can't Stop the Music'' (1980) was Jenner's first film appearance. She starred in the made-for-TV movies ''The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story''<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-golden-moment-an-olympic-love-story-59449211/ |title = The Golden Moment – An Olympic Love Story |website = Hollywood.com |publisher = Hollywood.com, LLC. |access-date = March 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233844/http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-golden-moment-an-olympic-love-story-59449211/ |archive-date = March 23, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> (1980) and ''[[Grambling's White Tiger]]'' (1981).<ref name="white tiger"/> During the 1981–1982 season, Jenner became a semi-regular cast member in the police series ''CHiPs'', guest-starring as Officer Steve McLeish for six episodes, substituting for star Erik Estrada, who was locked in a contract dispute with [[NBC]] and [[MGM]].<ref name="KindelanEffron"/> Jenner also appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'' called "Trouble with Words", wherein her personal issues with dyslexia were revealed in a storyline about a recurring teenage character with the same problem.

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Jenner has appeared in a variety of [[game show]]s and [[reality television]] programs, including starring with Grits Gresham in an episode of ''The American Sportsman''.<ref name="cj bio"/> In the early 1990s, Jenner was the host of an infomercial for a stair-climbing exercise machine called the Stair Climber Plus.<ref name="super step"/>

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Since late 2007, Jenner has starred in the E! reality series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' along with wife Kris Jenner, stepchildren Kourtney, Kimberley, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian (from Kris's marriage to attorney Robert Kardashian), and daughters Kylie and Kendall.<ref name="jenner split"/>

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In 2011, Jenner appeared in the [[Adam Sandler]] comedy ''Jack and Jill'' in a scene with [[Al Pacino]] as an actor in a play.<ref name="jack and jill"/> Like ''Can't Stop the Music'', the film won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture and swept every Razzie category.<ref name="new razzie"/>

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