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Jon Taffer (Jonathan Peter Taffer) was born on 7 November, 1954 in Great Neck, New York, U.S., is an American television personality. Discover Jon Taffer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

Popular As Jonathan Peter Taffer
Occupation Entrepreneur hospitality consultant television personality author
Age 69 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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Jon Taffer Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Jon Taffer height is 6′ 2″ .

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Height 6′ 2″
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Who Is Jon Taffer's Wife?

His wife is Nicole Taffer (m. 2000)

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Wife Nicole Taffer (m. 2000)
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Jon Taffer Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jon Taffer worth at the age of 69 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 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Entrepreneur

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1954

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

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

Taffer was born in Great Neck, New York on November 7, 1954, to Russian-Jewish parents.

1972

He 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.

Taffer was born into a family of entrepreneurs.

1973

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

1978

Taffer's first bar management job was at The Troubadour night club in West Hollywood in 1978.

1981

He was given full control of the bar in 1981 where staff theft was rife.

1989

He opened his first bar as owner in 1989.

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

1994

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.

2000

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

In 2021, he agreed with Fox News host Laura Ingraham's comparison of Americans receiving temporary unemployment benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic to dogs that must be kept hungry in order to elicit obedience.

He later apologized, and it was revealed that his LLC accepted nearly $61,000 of government PPP loans during the pandemic.

2010

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.

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

2011

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.

2013

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.

2014

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

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

New episodes premiere on Tuesdays on the PodcastOne network.

2016

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

He 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 finds this to be especially true regarding popular New York restaurants.

2018

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

2019

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.

Taffer lives in Las Vegas.

In 2019, he predicted technology could possibly replace restaurant workers in seven years due to the rising minimum wage.