Jax Taylor was practically made to be a reality TV star.

Or, more accurately, a reality TV villain.

Even after getting married to the sweet-natured Brittany Cartwright, Taylor didn’t exactly mend his controversial ways.

Jax Taylor grinning

But let’s back up a bit.

“I was living paycheck to paycheck, I’m just not happy with things,” he recalled.

“… Maybe I should go back to Florida and be a firefighter.”

Jax Taylor smiling

Taylor took the bartending gig at Sur simply because he needed the money.