- Source of Wealth: Television
- Age: 41
- Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
- Height: 1.78 m (5′ 10″)
- Weight: 80 kg (176.37 lbs)
- Marital Status: Single
- Full Name: Jacob Lynn “Jake” Pavelka
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: January 27, 1978
- Ethnicity: American
- Occupation: Pilot, Television Personality, Model, and Triathlete
- Education: University of North Texas
American reality television personality Jake Pavelka appeared in six reality television shows which includes The Bachelor.
Born in Dallas, Teas, Jake is the middle child of three sons. He was able to work as a pilot for the Atlantic Southeast Airlines with the name Jake Landrum. He also acted in some television programs and commercials that got produced in Dallas. Aside from these, he also actively participates in fitness programs like triathlons.
Jake initially appeared as a contestant in the fifth season of the ABC reality show The Bachelorette. He got eliminated by Jillian Harris, a Canadian, but the network eventually brought him back to star in The Bachelor’s 14th season. He ended up proposing to contestant Vienna Girardi in the finale but the couple split up after a few months.
After The Bachelor, he eventually became one of the celebrity contestants in the tenth season of the show Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower and they got eliminated in April 2010. In July 2011, Pavelka became a contestant on Bachelor Pad’s second season, VH1 2011’s reality series Famous Food, and appeared on an episode of The CW reality show H8R. He then became a contestant on Rachael vs Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off.
From February to March of the year 2012, Pavelka became a celebrity guest host at Las Vegas’ Chippendales Show.