Before Jax Taylor’s bartending skills, impressive muscles, and volatile dating life brought him fame on “Vanderpump Rules,” he was like many other young people in Los Angeles: just getting by, taking whatever gigs he could get. In 2009, one such gig was a single-episode appearance on “Desperate Housewives,” playing a character IMDb lists as “Hot Guy 2 in Dance Club.”
The memorable episode features the housewives on a road trip to deliver the ashes of the recently-deceased Edie Britt (Nicolette Sheridan) to her son; along the way, they reminisce about various experiences with the blonde bombshell, including the time she took Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) to a club. Jax can be glimpsed standing around in the background throughout the scene, and as Edie and Gabrielle compete to see who can catch the eyes of the most men at the club, Jax hands Edie a drink.
The clip resurfaced on Twitter in 2018, post-“Pump Rules” fame, with a fan asking the Bravo star if she was really seeing what she thought she was seeing. Jax quote-tweeted the clip, confirming simply, “Yup!” The short sequence would go on to foreshadow Jax’s career, which was soon to take off, in two very specific ways: First, most fans would soon meet the reality TV star while he was handing people drinks. Second, he would soon rise to fame alongside a Housewife of a different type: one more Real, but, depending who you ask, no less Desperate…