Jax Taylor Age & Biography

Jax Taylor is 47 years old and was born on July 11, 1979, in Shelby Charter Township, Michigan. The American television personality, model and actor was a main cast member on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules for its first eight seasons, and he later starred in the first two seasons of the spinoff The Valley. In July 2025, he announced he would not return to The Valley for its third season, choosing to focus on his sobriety, mental health and coparenting.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jason Michael Cauchi
Age	47 years old
Date of Birth	July 11, 1979
Birthplace	Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, United States
Education	Eisenhower High School; Michigan State University
Occupation	Television personality, actor, model
Known For	Vanderpump Rules; The Valley
Years Active	2002-present

Who Is Jax Taylor?

Jason Michael Cauchi, known professionally as Jax Taylor, is an American television personality, model and actor. He was a main cast member of the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules for its first eight seasons, leaving the series in 2020 and returning as a guest in 2024. He later starred in the first two seasons of the spin-off series The Valley from 2024 to 2025.

Taylor is one of the original stars of the Vanderpump Rules universe, having been on the show since it premiered in 2013. His relationships and business ventures became central storylines across both series, and he has since spoken openly about his mental health and addiction, including his diagnoses of bipolar II disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Early Life & Background

Taylor was born on July 11, 1979, in Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, and graduated from Eisenhower High School in Shelby Township in 1998. He attended Michigan State University and a community college before leaving school. He later served in the United States Navy and was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.

After his Navy service, Taylor pursued modeling, working from 2002 to 2010 and traveling between New York City and Europe. He signed with Ford Models and modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, building a career in fashion before reality television found him in Los Angeles.

Career

Taylor became a main cast member of Vanderpump Rules when the series premiered in 2013. He remained on the series through its eighth season and left in December 2020, returning as a guest during its eleventh season in 2024. In 2017, he and Brittany Cartwright starred in the six-episode spin-off series Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky.

In 2023, Taylor competed on the first season of the E! reality competition series House of Villains. He was among the original cast of The Valley, a Vanderpump Rules spin-off that premiered on March 19, 2024, and remained a main cast member through the second season. In July 2025, he announced that he would not return for the third season, saying he wanted to focus on his sobriety, mental health and coparenting. The third season premiered in April 2026 without him.

Outside television, Taylor has built business and podcasting ventures. In October 2023, he and Cartwright partnered with the owners of Rocco’s Tavern to open the sports bar Jax’s Studio City in Los Angeles, and he ended his partnership with the bar in July 2025. He co-hosted the podcast When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany from March 2023 until Cartwright took it over in March 2025, and on March 13, 2025, PodcastOne launched his solo podcast, In The Mind of a Man with Jax Taylor, later titled In The Mind Of Jax Taylor.

Facts About Jax Taylor

• He served in the United States Navy and was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
• He worked as a model from 2002 to 2010, signed with Ford Models and modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch.
• He and Brittany Cartwright married on June 29, 2019, at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky.
• He entered an inpatient facility for mental-health treatment in July 2024 and later said he had been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder and PTSD.
• In March 2025, he said he had stopped using cocaine and alcohol after struggling with addiction.

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