Jon Taffer Biography
Jon Taffer is a television personality and entrepreneur from the United States known for anchoring the reality shows Bar Rescue on Paramount Network and on CBS, both of which he co-hosted with Vivica A. Fox.
How Old is Jon Taffer? – Age
He is 68 years old as of November 7, 2023. He was born in 1954 in Great Neck, New York, United States. His real name is Jonathan Peter Taffer.
Jon Taffer Family – Education
Taffer was born to Russian-Jewish parents. He graduated from William A. Shine Great Neck South High School in 1972 and moved to Los Angeles after a brief stint at the University of Denver, where he studied political science and minored in cultural anthropology.
Jon Taffer Wife
Since 2000, he has been married to Nicole. Taffer also has a daughter from a previous marriage, Samantha.
Jon Taffer Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $14 million.
How tall is Jon Tauffer? -Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m).
Jon Taffer Bar Rescue
Bar Rescue, a reality television series that follows Taffer as he revitalizes failing pubs and nightclubs around the United States, began on Spike TV (now the Paramount Network) on July 17, 2011. His wife Nicole comes on the show on occasion as a mystery shopper who evaluates the quality of the bar before Taffer conducts the makeover.
Bar Rescue is a reality television show that airs on the Paramount Network (previously Spike during the first five seasons). On July 17, 2011, the show debuted on what was then known as Spike in the United States. The sitcom first broadcast on 5Star in the United Kingdom before shifting to Spike (UK), which is now 5Spike/5Action.
Marriage Rescue, a spin-off series, premiered on June 2, 2019. On September 22, 2020, it was reported that the series would be transferred to another ViacomCBS (Now Paramount) network as part of a now-cancelled plan to shift the Paramount Network to television films and miniseries.
Jon Taffer Restaurants
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Jon Taffer welcomed Trump’s economic policies, believing that his tax cuts and deregulation would boost earnings, aid small businesses, and help restaurant owners and employees. He is a skeptic of growing minimum wages, claiming that it leads to increased automation and fewer hours worked, resulting in lower pay for American workers; this is especially true for popular New York eateries. Because of the rising minimum wage, he predicted in 2019 that technology might potentially replace restaurant labor in seven years.
Jon Taffer House
Taffer owns a house in Los Angeles worth more than $739,000. His house appears to be the work of a well-known fashion designer. Taffer’s residence is unknown, but it is unquestionably luxurious, as everything he selects is a model of comfort and good taste. He and his wife share the same home. They appear to be in a pleasant mood. Jon has a mansion with a swimming pool and a beautiful garden on a large block of land.
Jon Taffer Podcast
Taffer hosts the No Excuses podcast, in which he interviews celebrities and discusses current events. On the PodcastOne network, new episodes are released every Tuesday.
Jon Taffer Career
Taffer’s first bartending job was in 1978 at The Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood. In 1981, he was granted exclusive charge of the bar, where employee theft was rampant. In 1989, he launched his first bar as an owner. Taffer invented an equipment and method for selecting and playing music in 1989.
Taffer is credited with establishing the NFL Sunday Ticket pay programming package, which debuted in 1994, and was key in its marketing, distribution, and sales initiatives, for which he served on the NFL Enterprises board of directors for three years. In 2010, he was named president of the Nightclub and Bar Media Group, a branch of Questex Media Group that publishes Nightclub & Bar Magazine and hosts the annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show.
He was one of the Nightclub Hall of Fame’s inaugural six inductees. Bar Rescue, a reality television series that follows Taffer as he revitalizes failing pubs and nightclubs around the United States, began on Spike TV (now the Paramount Network) on July 17, 2011. His wife Nicole comes on the show on occasion as a mystery shopper who evaluates the quality of the bar before Taffer conducts the makeover.
In October 2013, New Harvest published Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions, a book written by Taffer and co-writer Karen Kelly that details Taffer’s 40-year career in the bar and nightlife industry.