15 Facts About Jon Taffer

Jonathan Peter Taffer was born on November 7,1954 and is an American entrepreneur and television personality.

Jon Taffer is best known for hosting the reality series Bar Rescue on Paramount Network and Face the Truth on CBS with Vivica A Fox.

Jon Taffer graduated from William A Shine Great Neck South High School in Great Neck in 1972 and, after a short time at the University of Denver studying political science and minoring in cultural anthropology, he relocated to Los Angeles.

Jon Taffer first worked as a bartender in 1973 for Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood while performing as a drummer in a band.

Jon Taffer was given full control of the bar in 1981 where staff theft was common.

In 1989, Jon Taffer patented an apparatus and method for selecting and playing music.

Jon Taffer is credited with creating the NFL Sunday Ticket pay programming package, which was launched in 1994, and was instrumental in the marketing, distribution and sales programs of that endeavor, for which he served on the board of NFL Enterprises for three years.

Jon Taffer was one of the first six inductees in the Nightclub Hall of Fame.

In November 2014, Jon Taffer developed BarHQ, an all-inclusive bar and nightclub management app.

Jon Taffer has a podcast called No Excuses, in which he interviews celebrity guests and discusses current events.

In 2018, Jon Taffer became one of the hosts on CBS television series Face the Truth.

The series follows 12 couples as Jon Taffer uses the Gestalt therapy to help them work through their issues.

Jon Taffer has been married to his wife Nicole, since 2000 and has a daughter named Samantha, from a previous marriage.

When Donald Trump was elected as president in 2016, Jon Taffer praised Trump's economic policy, saying his tax cuts and deregulation would increase profits, benefit small businesses, and support restaurant industry employers and their employees.

Jon Taffer is a critic of the rising minimum wage, believing it leads to increased automation and less hours worked, leading to less pay for American workers; he states he believes this to be especially true regarding popular New York restaurants.