8 Things You Didn’t Know About Vanderpump Rules Star Tom Sandoval

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7. A Young Start

Tom started modeling when he was 15-years-old. “I got with an agency in St. Louis and booked my first modeling job,” he said. “I got into it for acting and booked the modeling job with my first headshot and I was like, ‘Woooah, $2,500 and I’m 15 years old, this must be amazing.’”

A photo posted by Tom Sandoval (@tomsandoval1) on Sep 5, 2013 at 4:04pm PDT

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6. Taking Off

After high school, he moved to Chicago to try to break into acting. “I got signed to this agency in Chicago, I moved to Chicago, took acting classes there, then went to Miami, bounced back and forth from Miami and New York for a while, then moved out to LA.,” he said.

A photo posted by Tom Sandoval (@tomsandoval1) on Feb 16, 2013 at 2:32am PST

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5. Trendsetter

The reality TV star has always been a trendsetter. “I was always the guy that came in with his hair fixed a certain way and all the guys would get jealous and they would talk sh-t about me and then a week later, they would cut their hair just like mine,” he said.

A photo posted by Tom Sandoval (@tomsandoval1) on Dec 31, 2014 at 11:00pm PST

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4. Shape Shifter

Tom calls himself a shapeshifter because he can wear anything. “I feel like I can wear anything. I don’t say, “Oh, I can’t wear that”. I’ll wear Ariana’s jewelry sometimes or sweaters, I’ll wear flashy suits, I’ll wear beanies, I’ll wear top hats, just anything!” he said. “Hall & Oates one day, Justin Bieber another day, and Kurt Cobain another day! My closet is just filled with a whole slew of different kinds of clothes.”

Just ur typical night out with @ariana252525 in a plaid jacket & vest @mrturk A photo posted by Tom Sandoval (@tomsandoval1) on Nov 9, 2014 at 1:20pm PST

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3. Vanderpump Rules Casting

The model turned reality TV star was the last person cast for season one of Vanderpump Rules. “It came about because we worked at SUR; well, I was working at Villa Blanca and started working at SUR right then,” he said. “There was initially a bunch of us that were sort of “casted” on the show. I mean, we all knew each other and that’s the one real big difference between our show and a lot of other shows that are casted.”

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2. Science Nerd

He isn’t just a pretty face – he’s also really into shows about science, physics and theoretical physics like The Cosmos and How The Universe Works.

A photo posted by Tom Sandoval (@tomsandoval1) on Aug 17, 2013 at 11:19am PDT

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1. Club Promoter

Tom told Jezebel that he was a club promoter in Miami for a while, but he quickly realized that it wasn’t his thing. “Oh yeah. I was a club promoter in Miami for a while, and I definitely got to the point where I was like, dude, bottle service f-cking sucks,” he said.

A photo posted by Tom Sandoval (@tomsandoval1) on Nov 30, 2015 at 6:49pm PST

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