Jon and Drew Scott came to fame as the hosts HGTV’s reality show, Property Brother. This has sprung a renovation reality show empire as the brothers have Property Brothers at Home, Buying and Selling and Brother vs. Brother. Depending how big a fan you are, you might have also listened to the hour-long radio show entitled Off Topic with the Scott Brothers.
Tuning into this talk show, one would become familiar with the fact that there is a third brother named JD Scott. He is the elder to his more famous twin little brothers. Although he is associated with the Property Brothers’ empire we never hear a thing from him because he has a ton going on in his life.
The Property Brothers don't spend every minute with their clients
If you know the show as so many others do, you wouldn’t be the first person to think that the Property Brothers bring a suitcase and basically move in with you during the renovation and filming process. They don’t become your best friends either. The reality is that the buyers on Property Brothers apparently only see the hosts about once a week whilst their house goes from zero to hero.
As in the show’s casting call, at the time the renovation is completed, you’ll have spent a little more than a week and less than ten days with either Drew of Jon. But you know, most people won’t get to spend a single minute with them, so you’d be one of the lucky ones.
The Drama May Be Scripted
If you were to see how much the bickering and arguing there was on Property Brothers between the potential homebuyers, you might think that each and every couple was going to file divorce papers the second they get off camera the next time and the two will have to go 15 rounds of litigation to figure out who keeps the throne-throne. But rest assured, the fighting is more than likely just another contrived element meant to make the show more watchable.
As it goes, couples who appear on Property Brothers’ are told from the get-go are told that they must either be able to act opinionated or actually be that way in order to create a certain level of interest. So don’t worry about the state of marriage or love or togetherness in America just yet. Those tools won’t be for caving someone’s head in. These conflicts are incited to make for better, more contentious TV.
He Was Celebrity Impersonator
One of these side ventures happened from 2010 until 2012 when the elder Scott worked as a celebrity impersonator and blackjack dealer, or “Dealertainer” at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. On his LinkedIn profile, it says he performed up to five times a day, ranging from David Bowie or Adam Lambert, all while working his day jo...night...other job as a blackjack dealer. It was a very fun job, but extremely exhausting.
JD had been on stage before, however as a founding member of a sketch comedy group in Canada and is now a founding member of the entertainment company, Dividian Production Group.
The Three Brothers
While all three Scott brothers hail from Vancouver, British Columbia, they now all reside in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jon, Drew and Drew’s girlfriend share a home near the airport and JD lives on his own in Las Vegas. Drew and Jonathan built a 5400-square foot house in Vegas so that they could be close to JD while they weren’t working and so that when mom and dad come for a visit, all three boys are in one location, making family reunions a sinch. But as the New York Times reported in a piece that only mentions JD in one sentence, Drew is hardly ever at home.
While Jon spends more time at home than his brother, he too has an extremely busy production schedule to keep. When they are all at home, they spend time in the game room made specifically with JD in mind complete with an arcade machine with around 60 classic games. Even so, these impromptu family gatherings are few and far between with JD choosing to do his own thing most of the time.