Jason Michael Cauchi (born July 11, 1979), known professionally as Jax Taylor is an American television personality, model, and actor. He currently stars on the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules.
Jax Taylor was born in Shelby Township, Michigan on July 11, 1979, to Marie and Ronald Cauchi. His mother is an Australian, and his father is Italian. He has a sister, Jenny Lynn. He was raised Catholic and attended church until he was 19 years old. In 1998, he graduated from Eisenhower High School in Shelby Township, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University and community college, but dropped out of school to enter the Navy. He was in the Navy for four years and was trained at a base in Norfolk, Virginia.
He has appeared on several magazine editorials and front covers, including Trump Magazine, V Man, GQ Japan, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, 944 Magazine, Esquire, Instinct, CosmoGirl and Out. He has also starred in campaigns for Target, Macy's, JC Pennys, Old Navy, Nordstrom, Kohl's, Sketchers, Paul Mitchell, AussieBum, 2ist, Taco Bell and Abercrombie & Fitch. In 2018, he resumed his modelling career by starring in a Jack Victor campaign.