Tom Sandoval

Sandoval's parents are Anthony Sandoval and Terri Green, who divorced when he was young. He has a brother, Brian Sandoval. His mother, a firefighter, became the first woman to receive St. Louis County's Firefighter of the Year award in 1997 and also received a heroism award from Fire House Magazine.

Sandoval was in a relationship with his Vanderpump Rules co-star Kristen Doute from 2007 to 2013 and with Ariana Madix from 2014 to 2023. His breakup with Madix became widely known as “Scandoval” after she discovered his affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss, who was also a Vanderpump Rules cast member.

Sandoval worked at Villa Blanca before becoming a bartender at SUR, the West Hollywood restaurant featured on Vanderpump Rules. He joined the Bravo reality series as a main cast member in 2013 and remained part of the main cast through 2024.

In August 2018, Sandoval co-founded TomTom with Tom Schwartz, Lisa Vanderpump, and Ken Todd. Sandoval and Schwartz later opened their second restaurant venture, Schwartz & Sandy's, in 2022.

Sandoval appeared as Jack in Bon Jovi's music videos for “Misunderstood” in 2002 and “All About Lovin' You” in 2003. His film credits include Playing with Fire, Alien Presence, The Pit and the Pendulum, Behind Your Eyes, Dying for a Baby, and Scare Us. He also appeared on The Other Two and voiced Crispin Wizard in Bee and PuppyCat.

He co-authored Fancy AF Cocktails: Drink Recipes from a Couple of Professional Drinkers with Ariana Madix and Danny Pellegrino. Sandoval competed as Diver on season 10 of The Masked Singer, appeared on season three of The Traitors, and competed on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.

His band, Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras, includes Sandoval and six other performers. The group auditioned for season 20 of America's Got Talent, received four yes votes from the judges, and was eliminated during the first week of the live shows.