Detroit native Marshall Bruce Mathers III is better known to the world at large as Eminem. He also uses the name Slim Shady. Eminem was born October 17, 1972 in Kansas City, MO to Marshall Mathers Jr. and Deborah Mathers-Briggs. Eminem was married to Kimberly Scott. The rocky marriage resulted in a split in August of 2000 followed by a reconciliation in December of 2000 before they ultimately divorced in March of 2001. Eminem and Kim have one daughter together, Haile Jade Scott, born December 25, 1995. Eminem adores his daughter and has made her name a household word by immortalizing her in songs on his albums. To many, Eminem came out of nowhere in a meteoric rise to dominance of the rap industry. The reality is that he spent almost a decade in the trenches, receiving both criticism and accolades, before Dr. Dre took him under his wing to produce The Slim Shady LP.