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On June 28, 2023, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that a ''[[Vanderpump Rules]]'' [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] starring Taylor, Brittany Cartwright and [[Kristen Doute]] was in early development at [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aurthur |first=Kate |date=2023-06-28 |title=‘Vanderpump Rules’ Spinoff in Development at Bravo; Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute Circling Project |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/vanderpump-rules-jax-taylor-kristen-doute-development-bravo-1235657336/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 18, 2024, [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] released a trailer for the upcoming series called ''The Valley'', set to premiere in spring 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=2024-01-18 |title=‘Vanderpump Rules’ Spinoff ‘The Valley’ a Go at Bravo With Alums Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/vanderpump-rules-spinoff-the-valley-bravo-jax-taylor-kristen-doute-1235791430/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The series stars five couples, including Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title=The Valley |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-valley |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>
On June 28, 2023, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that a ''[[Vanderpump Rules]]'' [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] starring Taylor, Brittany Cartwright and [[Kristen Doute]] was in early development at [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aurthur |first=Kate |date=2023-06-28 |title=‘Vanderpump Rules’ Spinoff in Development at Bravo; Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute Circling Project |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/vanderpump-rules-jax-taylor-kristen-doute-development-bravo-1235657336/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 18, 2024, [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] released a trailer for the upcoming series called ''The Valley'', set to premiere in spring 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=2024-01-18 |title=‘Vanderpump Rules’ Spinoff ‘The Valley’ a Go at Bravo With Alums Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/vanderpump-rules-spinoff-the-valley-bravo-jax-taylor-kristen-doute-1235791430/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The series stars five couples, including Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title=The Valley |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-valley |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Jax's Studio City bar ===
In October 2023, Taylor opened up an LA sports bar "Jax's" in Studio City, California with wife Cartwright and three other business partners. He worked out a deal with the owners of Rocco's tavern and was able to open extremely quickly due to the bones of a bar being in place from a previous venture. People magazine noted that "Cartwright, a Kentucky native, even incorporated her family's famed "Mamaw's Beer Cheese" into the menu (a plot line when the two were on ''VPR''.)"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jax Taylor Gives a Preview of His New L.A. Sports Bar 'Jax's Studio City' Ahead of Grand Opening (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-open-jaxs-studio-city-sports-bar-los-angeles-photos-exclusive-8382473 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 18:09, 4 March 2024

Jax Taylor
Born
Jason Michael Cauchi

(1979-07-11) July 11, 1979 (age 45)
Shelby Township, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television personality, actor, model, business owner
TelevisionVanderpump Rules
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Spouse
Brittany Cartwright
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​
(m. 2019; sep. 2024)​
Children1

Jason Michael Cauchi (born July 11, 1979), known professionally as Jax Taylor, is an American television personality, model, and actor.[1] He was a series regular on the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules (2013–2020) for eight seasons.[1][2]

Early life and education

Taylor was born in Shelby Township, Michigan on July 11, 1979, to Marie and Ronald Cauchi.[1] His mother is Australian, and his father was Maltese. He has a sister, Jenny Lynn. He was raised Catholic and attended church until he was 19 years old.[3] In 1998, he graduated from Eisenhower High School in Shelby Township, Michigan.[4] He attended Michigan State University and community college, but he dropped out of school to enter the Navy.[5] He was in the Navy for 6 months, 4 days and was trained at a base in Norfolk, Virginia.[5][6][7]

Career

Modeling

From 2002 to 2010, Taylor worked as a model in Europe and lived in Miami.[8] Taylor signed with Ford Models in New York City.[8] He has appeared in several magazines, including Trump Magazine, V Man, GQ Japan, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, 944 Magazine, Esquire, Instinct, CosmoGirl and Out.[9] He has also starred in campaigns for Target, Macy's, JCPenney, Old Navy, Nordstrom, Kohl's, Skechers, Paul Mitchell, AussieBum, 2(x)ist, Taco Bell and Abercrombie & Fitch.[9][10] In 2018, he resumed his modelling career by starring in a Jack Victor campaign.[11] In 2014, Taylor collaborated with Xcalibur Brand to create a shoe and sweater collection.[12][13] In 2014, Taylor also created a fitness application, which was discontinued after a few months.[14]

Television

Early in his career, he worked as an uncredited background actor in several television shows such as 2 Broke Girls, The O.C., Arrested Development, Dexter and Will & Grace.[15] In 2009, he was credited as Hot Guy 2 in Dance Club on Desperate Housewives, giving a drink at a club to Nicollette Sheridan's character.[15] He started working at Lisa Vanderpump's restaurants SUR and Villa Blanca, which earned him a spot on the reality television series Vanderpump Rules in 2013, following the lives of the SUR and Villa Blanca servers. Taylor and Brittany Cartwright got their own spin-off television series Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky, which followed the couple's visit to Cartwright's hometown in Kentucky.[16] The couple have also appeared in three episodes of Vanderpump Rules: Watch with Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor (2022–23) on Peacock.[17] In November 2023, at BravoCon event, Vanderpump Rules' executive producers announced that Taylor will appear as a guest in the eleventh season of Vanderpump Rules.[2]

In a May 2023 interview with the Rolling Stone, Taylor confirmed that he had filmed a new reality show titled House of Villains.[17][18] The series premiered on October 12, 2023 on E!. The show follows ten television villains competing for a $200,000 prize and the title of "America’s Ultimate Supervillain."[19] He was the first contestant to be voted off the competition.[20]

On June 28, 2023, Variety reported that a Vanderpump Rules spin-off starring Taylor, Brittany Cartwright and Kristen Doute was in early development at Bravo.[21] On January 18, 2024, Bravo released a trailer for the upcoming series called The Valley, set to premiere in spring 2024.[22] The series stars five couples, including Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.[23]

Jax's Studio City bar

In October 2023, Taylor opened up an LA sports bar "Jax's" in Studio City, California with wife Cartwright and three other business partners. He worked out a deal with the owners of Rocco's tavern and was able to open extremely quickly due to the bones of a bar being in place from a previous venture. People magazine noted that "Cartwright, a Kentucky native, even incorporated her family's famed "Mamaw's Beer Cheese" into the menu (a plot line when the two were on VPR.)"[24]

Personal life

He began dating Brittany Cartwright in 2015, and she quickly uprooted to LA to join Taylor on Vanderpump Rules. The show followed their tumultuous relationship amidst cheating scandals and volatile outbursts, before culminating in the made-for-tv wedding. The couple got engaged in Malibu, California on June 7, 2018 at the beachside restaurant Neptune’s Net.[25] The couple wed on June 29, 2019, at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky.[26]

Filmography

As actor

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Arrested Development Diner guest Uncredited
2006 The O.C. Party guest Episode: "Earth Girls Are Easy"; Uncredited[15]
2009 Desperate Housewives Hot Guy 2 in Dance Club Episode: "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know"
2011 2 Broke Girls Guy Carrying Boxes Episode: "And the Really Petty Cash"
2012 Dexter Uncredited extra Episode: "This Is the Way the World Ends"[27]
2016 Sharknado: The 4th Awakens Guardsman #2 Television film
2022 Savage Salvation Good Ol' Boy Film

As himself

Year Title Notes
2012–14 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 7 episodes
2013–20 Vanderpump Rules 165 episodes
2015–23 Watch What Happens Live! 6 episodes
2015 The Real Housewives of New York City Episode: "London Calling"; uncredited
2017 Then and Now with Andy Cohen Episodes: "2003" & "1990"
Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky 6 episodes; also executive producer
2019 Basically Stassi Episode: "Stassi and Beau Go Toe to Toe with Jax and Brittany"
2020 Celebrity Call Center Episode: "The Shift With the Gen X Tik Tok"
2022 The Doctors Episode: "Reality Star Gets Brotox!"[28]
2023 Vanderpump Rules: Watch with Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor 3 episodes[17]
House of Villains Contestant on season 1; 4 episodes[29]
2024 The Valley Upcoming series

Podcasts

Year Title Role Notes
2023–

present

When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany Host PodcastOne[30]

References

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  2. ^ a b "VPR Producers Reveal Jax Taylor Is Coming Back for a Pivotal Conversation in Season 11". Bravo TV Official Site. 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  3. ^ "A Conversation With Jax Taylor, Reality TV's Most Notorious Bad Boy - MEL Magazine". MEL Magazine. 2017-11-30. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  4. ^ "Before They Worked at Sur: Jax Taylor". Bravo TV Official Site. 2015-01-04. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  5. ^ a b "Why Didn't Jax Taylor's Navy Training Help Him During that Near-Death Experience in Big Bear?". Bravo TV Official Site. 2018-03-01. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  6. ^ "The Villain of 'Vanderpump Rules'". Complex. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  7. ^ "'Sharknado 4' Actor Accused of Stolen Valor". This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here. 2019-03-19. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  8. ^ a b Reslen, Eileen (2018-12-17). "'Vanderpump Rules' Star Jax Taylor Opens Up About His Pre-Wedding Weight Loss". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  9. ^ a b "Jax Taylor". www.modelmayhem.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  10. ^ "See the Cast of Vanderpump Rules Before They Were Stars". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  11. ^ "You May Just Run into Jax Taylor on Your Next Trip to This Popular Department Store". Bravo TV Official Site. 2018-08-16. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  12. ^ Rohwedder, Kristie. "Jax + Rob K. = Footwear Match Made In Heaven". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  13. ^ Rohwedder, Kristie. "What Would Stassi Say?". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  14. ^ Rohwedder, Kristie. "Someone Wears Only a Sock On 'Vanderpump'". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  15. ^ a b c Walsh, Laurel (2020-10-18). "'Vanderpump Rules' Fans Keep Finding Jax Taylor In The Background Of These Iconic TV Shows". TheThings. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  16. ^ "Vanderpump Rules Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky". Bravo TV Official Site. 2017-07-25. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  17. ^ a b c Stern, Marlow (2023-05-31). "'Vanderpump Rules' Villain Jax Taylor Is Ready for His Big Comeback". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  18. ^ "Report: Jax Taylor Says He Is Filming New Villains Reality Show". Yahoo Entertainment. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  19. ^ "Johnny Bananas, Omarosa, Jax Taylor and More to Compete in 'House of Villains' to Be America's Ultimate Supervillain". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  20. ^ "And the First Celebrity Voted Off House of Villains Was..." E! Online. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  21. ^ Aurthur, Kate (2023-06-28). "'Vanderpump Rules' Spinoff in Development at Bravo; Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute Circling Project". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  22. ^ Gajewski, Ryan (2024-01-18). "'Vanderpump Rules' Spinoff 'The Valley' a Go at Bravo With Alums Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  23. ^ "The Valley". Bravo TV Official Site. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  24. ^ "Jax Taylor Gives a Preview of His New L.A. Sports Bar 'Jax's Studio City' Ahead of Grand Opening (Exclusive)". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  25. ^ "Vanderpump Rules Stars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright Are Engaged –– See the Ring!". PEOPLE.com. June 8, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  26. ^ "Vanderpump Rules' Jax Taylor Marries Brittany Cartwright: Inside Their Fairy-Tale They separated in 2024.Wedding". PEOPLE.com. June 29, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  27. ^ "Jax Taylor's Past Includes Hanging with a Murderer?!". Bravo TV Official Site. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  28. ^ Grebenyuk, Yana (2021-10-18). "Vanderpump Rules' Jax Taylor 'Investing' in His Face by Getting Botox Live". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  29. ^ "'House of Villains': Jax Taylor Threatens to Go 'Back to Jail' Over Shake Chatterjee Feud and 5 Celebs Make Surprise Cameos". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  30. ^ "When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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