Brody Jenner undergoes birthday surgery

Reality star Brody Jenner didn’t get to spend his 26th birthday partying like many people do on their special day.  Instead, he was in a hospital bed.

Brody underwent surgery Friday to have his appendix removed.  His publicist told People magazine “He is resting with family and friends and expected to have a speedy recovery.”

Brody appeared on 16 episodes of “The Hills” and his own reality show “Bromance” aired on MTV earlier this year. 

Brody is related to several celebrity families.  His father is gold medal track and field Olympian Bruce Jenner; His mother is actress Linda Thompson; his step-father is music producer David Foster, who produced “I Will Always Love You” for Whitney Houston; and his step-sister is Kim Kardashian.