Jax Taylor
Television Personality
Jax Taylor is an American reality television personality best known as an original cast member of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules, appearing on the series from 2013 to 2020. He later starred in its spin-off The Valley (2024–2025) and has also worked as a model and podcast host. [16][17][11]
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Career and work
Before entering reality television, Taylor worked as a model, signing with Ford Models and pursuing assignments in New York and Europe. He later worked as a bartender at Lisa Vanderpump's SUR restaurant in West Hollywood. He became an original cast member of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules in 2013, remaining on the series for eight seasons. In 2017, he starred alongside Brittany Cartwright in the spin-off Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky. [13][10][14][9]
Following his departure from Vanderpump Rules, Taylor appeared on E!'s reality competition series House of Villains in 2023 and returned to Bravo as a cast member of The Valley in 2024. He also co-hosted the podcast When Reality Hits before launching In the Mind of a Man with Jax Taylor in 2025. [10][11]
In addition to his television work, Taylor became a partner in the Los Angeles sports bar Jax's Studio City in 2023. He ended his involvement with the business in July 2025, shortly after announcing his departure from The Valley. [12]
What has been publicly discussed
“Mental health is a lifelong battle of not letting it control you but rather you learning to control it.”
— Jax Taylor [1]
