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.

Early Life Thomas Anthony Sandoval was born in St. Louis, Missouri to his mother, Terri Green, and his father, Anthony "Tony". His parents divorced when he was young. He has a brother, Brian.

He grew up in Florissant, Missouri and went to school at St. Ferdinand Catholic School, Russell High School, and eventually Hazelwood West High School, where he graduated.

Sandoval originally moved to New York City and was homeless for a bit, before moving to Los Angeles, California.

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 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 four 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."

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 Rachel "Raquel" Leviss. The shocking breakup was dubbed "Scandoval" by the media.

From February 2024 to mid-2026, he was in a relationship with model Victoria Lee Robinson.

Sandoval and Robinson supported Spencer Pratt in his Los Angeles mayoral run.

Controversies While dating Doute, Sandoval allegedly cheated on her with Madix. Both denied the rumors, until Sandoval told friend and co-star Stassi Schroeder that they kissed at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, three years before season 2 and before he and Doute were together. Doute herself was cheating on Sandoval with costar Jax Taylor, who was Sandoval's best friend.

In 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 Rachel "Raquel" Leviss. The shocking breakup was dubbed "Scandoval" by the media.

On June 3, 2026, Sandoval and Robinson got into a domestic violent fight that was captured on CCTV in Robinson's Los Angeles home. In the CCTV footage, Sandoval is seen pushing her father into a fire pit after verbally arguing with both father and daughter. After getting up, Will charged at Sandoval, who ran into the house. Sandoval claimed that after he ran, Will and Victoria both verbally and physically abused him.

Robinson was arrested for corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant. Sandoval filed a restraining order against her and her father, J. Will Robinson, who Sandoval claimed also attacked him. Will filed his own restraining order against Sandoval for civil harassment.

Filmography

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