In total, he’s worked in the printing world for 22 years, and counting.
He praises different types of people he gets to meet through work as the best part of his job.
What about the worst part?
“I haven’t thought about it,” he said.
Another passion of Taylor’s is acting. He has acted in four shows so far and produced five. In mid-March, Taylor accepted the role of “Mac Sam” in Beverly Theatre Guild’s production of “Miss Firecracker Contest,” running May 16-18.
“I joined Beverly Theatre Guild in 2008, and served on the Board of Directors for Beverly Theatre Guild from 2009-2013,” Taylor said. “I returned to the stage after more than a 10-year hiatus in BTG’s production of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ in 2010.”
He was the light designer for “Deathtrap” closing out the 2009-2010 season.
“I have assisted in light design and programmed the light board and even ran it,” Taylor said. “I have had my hand in BTG’s productions of Moon over Buffalo, Dancing at Lughnasa, Full Monty, Twentieth Century, Broadway Our Way, Little Shop of Horrors, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Deathtrap.”
In October 2010, Taylor jumped into producing, for ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.’
Taylor also played the role of Butch in a 2011 production of “Leading Ladies” and co-produced “Wait Until Dark” in late 2011 and also for the early 2012 production of “Playing Doctor,” among other production credits.
Taylor is a member of the Junior Board for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC). Plus, he is an AFC Community Advisory Board (CAB) member.
THE STATS
Age: 39
Neighborhood: Pullman
Nicknames: JT and Jay
Relationship status: Single
Job title: Sales representative, CCH Printing
Favorite TV show: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Favorite pizza toppings: Sausage and green pepper
Four things you would bring with to a deserted island: “Mom, best friend, beer and pizza”
Favorite actor: Rosalind Russell
Endurance-sports: Ran the Chicago Marathon in 2007 and 2008, and the Honolulu Marathon in 2008
Overcoming obstacles: “The death of my mom in November 2013”
Little-known fact: “I was in a magazine ad for Atripla.”