Age, Biography and Wiki
Jon Taffer is an American entrepreneur, television personality, and author. He is best known for his role as host and executive producer of the Spike TV series Bar Rescue. He is also the founder and chairman of the Nightclub & Bar Media Group, which produces the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, the Nightclub & Bar Awards, and the Nightclub & Bar Top 100.
Taffer was born in Great Neck, New York, and graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in hotel and restaurant management. He began his career in the hospitality industry in the 1970s, working in various positions in the hotel and restaurant industry.
In the 1980s, Taffer began consulting for bars and nightclubs, and in 1995, he founded the Nightclub & Bar Media Group. He has since consulted for over 600 bars and nightclubs, and has written several books on the subject.
Taffer has been married to Nicole Taffer since 1985. They have two children, Jordan and Samantha. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Popular As |
Jonathan Peter Taffer |
| Occupation |
Entrepreneur, Hospitality consultant, television host, author |
| Age |
70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
7 November 1954 |
| Birthday |
7 November |
| Birthplace |
Great Neck, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous Entrepreneur with the age 70 years old group.
Jon Taffer Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Jon Taffer height
is 6′ 2″ .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
6′ 2″ |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Jon Taffer's Wife?
His wife is Nicole Taffer (m. 2000)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Nicole Taffer (m. 2000) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Samantha Taffer |
Jon Taffer Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jon Taffer worth at the age of 70 years old? Jon Taffer’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. He is from United States. We have estimated
Jon Taffer's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Entrepreneur |
Jon Taffer Social Network
Timeline
In May 2019, it was announced that Taffer would host a spinoff Paramount Network show called Marriage Rescue, where he would work to save couples' failing relationships. The spinoff series premiered on June 2, 2019. The series follows 12 couples as Taffer uses the Gestalt therapy to help them work through their issues.
In November 2014, Taffer developed BarHQ, an all-inclusive bar and nightclub management app.
In October 2013 New Harvest published Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions, a book by Taffer and co-writer Karen Kelly, detailing the knowledge that Taffer acquired over the course of 40 years in the bar and nightlife business.
He was one of the first six inductees in the Nightclub Hall of Fame. On July 17, 2011, a reality television series, Bar Rescue, premiered on Spike TV (now the Paramount Network), that follows Taffer as he revitalizes failing bars and nightclubs across the United States. His wife Nicole occasionally appears on the show as a mystery shopper who assesses the quality of the bar before Taffer does the makeover.
In 2010, he was appointed as president of the Nightclub and Bar Media Group, a division of Questex Media Group, which is responsible for Nightclub & Bar Magazine as well as the annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show.
Taffer lives in Las Vegas. Taffer has Russian Jewish ancestry. Taffer has been married to his wife Nicole, since 2000. Taffer also has a daughter named Samantha, from a previous marriage.
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.
In 1989 Taffer patented an apparatus and method for selecting and playing music.
Taffer's first bar management job was at The Troubadour night club in West Hollywood in 1978. He was given full control of the bar in 1981 where staff theft was rife. He opened his first bar as owner in 1989.
Taffer was born into a family of entrepreneurs. He first worked as a bartender in 1973 for Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood while performing as a drummer in a live band.
Taffer graduated from William A. Shine Great Neck South High School in Great Neck, New York 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.
Jonathan Peter Taffer (born November 7, 1954) is an American entrepreneur and television personality. He is best known as host of the reality series Bar Rescue on the Paramount Network. He is also credited largely with creating the concept for NFL Sunday Ticket.
