Tom Sandoval

Thomas Anthony Sandoval (born July 7, 1983) is an American television personality, restaurateur and musician. He was a cast member on Bravo's reality television series Vanderpump Rules and the third season of Peacock's The Traitors.

Career

Sandoval appears as Jack in the 2002 music video for "Misunderstood" by Bon Jovi, and reprised his role as Jack in the 2003 video for Bon Jovi's "All About Lovin' You". From 2013 to 2024, Sandoval was a main cast member on Bravo's reality television series Vanderpump Rules. He was a former bartender, having previously worked at Villa Blanca before moving to SUR Restaurant & Lounge, two West Hollywood eateries co-owned by Lisa Vanderpump and her husband Ken Todd.

In August of 2018, Sandoval opened a restaurant that he co-founded named "Tom Tom" with friend (also Vanderpump Rules co-star) Tom Schwartz, (Vanderpump Rules producers) Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd. Both Schwartz and Sandoval invested $50,000 each for a five percent stake in the restaurant.

Sandoval is a co-author of the mixology book, Fancy AF Cocktails: Drink Recipes from a Couple of Professional Drinkers, written with Ariana Madix and Danny Pellegrino. The book was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2019. In December 2020, the trio were faced with a lawsuit filed by author Alison Baker over an alleged breach of contract. The lawsuit was settled in May 2022.

In 2023, Sandoval competed in season ten of The Masked Singer as "Diver". He was eliminated on "NFL Night". In 2025 he appeared on season three of the U.S. version of The Traitors.

In 2025, Sandoval auditioned on the twentieth season of America's Got Talent with his band, Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras. They received 4 yeses from judges (Simon Cowell, Sofía Vergara, Mel B, and Howie Mandel). The group made it to the live shows, but was eliminated in the first week after being buzzed by Cowell who stated "the performance did not sound good I'm afraid."

Sandoval was cast in the third season of the reality competition show House of Villains, which premiered in February 2026.

Personal life

Sandoval was in a relationship with SUR co-worker/Vanderpump Rules co-star Kristen Doute from 2007 to 2013. Sandoval was in a relationship with Ariana Madix from 2014 to 2023. Sandoval and Madix very publicly separated after she discovered that he had been cheating on her with her friend and Vanderpump Rules co-star Raquel (now Rachel) Leviss. The shocking breakup was dubbed "Scandoval" by the media.

As of February 2024, he is dating model Victoria Lee Robinson.

Filmography

Music videos

As himself

Film and television

See also

• Schwartz & Sandy's
• Tom Tom (restaurant)

External links

• at IMDb