Whitney Sudler-Smith

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Whitney Sudler-Smith
Born
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Other namesWhitney Smith
Occupation(s)film and television director
Years active1996–present
Parent Patricia Altschul

Whitney Sudler-Smith (born June 2, 1968) is an American filmmaker, television director, and a classically trained guitarist. He is the creator and executive producer of Bravo's Southern Charm , a reality docu-series about life in Charleston, South Carolina. He was an executive producer on the Savannah and New Orleans spin-off shows. [1]

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Early years

Sudler-Smith was born June 2, 1968 in Washington, D.C., however he grew up in Virginia.[ citation needed ] His mother is Patricia Altschul (then Pat Dey-Smith), [2] a socialite. He graduated from Georgetown Day School and George Washington University.[ citation needed ] He studied at Oxford University and the Alliance Française in Paris.[ citation needed ] His late father, Lon Hayes Smith, was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, which is a peninsula.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 1996, Sudler-Smith directed two small films Going for Baroque and Afternoon Delight. [3] In 1998, he released an Indie film Bubba and Ike, a "redneck buddy comedy" starring Jesse Borrego and Elisa Gabrielli which was first screened at the Austin Film Festival. In 2002, Sudler-Smith wrote and directed Torture TV, another Indie film starring Danny Huston and Trevor Goddard. [4] Sudler-Smith is also a screenwriter. In 2010, he directed the documentary Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston about Roy Halston, a fashion designer. The film was met with mostly negative reviews and has a rating of 33% on review aggregating site Rottentomatoes.com.

Sudler-Smith is the creator and executive producer of Southern Charm, a reality show on Bravo which chronicles the social life of Charleston, SC. [5] [ failed verification ] He was the executive producer of two spin-off series, Southern Charm Savannah [6] and Southern Charm New Orleans. [7] While neither show was officially cancelled, they have not aired since 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Sudler-Smith's mother, Patricia Altschul, is the widow of Arthur Goodhart Altschul Sr., the prominent New York art collector and philanthropist who was a longtime general partner of Goldman Sachs. [8] When Sudler-Smith announced plans during the show's first season to open a restaurant in Charleston, his mother told him, “I think that’s a little out of your realm.”

Sudler-Smith is the only Southern Charm cast member to stay in contact with Thomas Ravenel after Ravenel's assault and battery charges. [9]

Sudler-Smith is in pre-production on the scripted comedy Family Office.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Whitney Smith". IMDb.com.
  2. ↑ "Patricia Altschul 'Southern Charm' 2015: Bio, Photos, Twitter - Ok! Here's the Situation - O!HitS". 5 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Whitney Sudler-Smith - Bio". BravoTV.com.
  4. ↑ "Torture TV (2002)". IMDb.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern Charm". BravoTV.com. Bravo Television Network. 9 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cast of Southern Charm Slowly Being Confirmed". Holy City Sinner. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  7. ↑ "Whitney Sudler-Smith Is The Not-So-Secret Ingredient To The 'Southern Charm' Franchise's Success". Decider. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  8. ↑ "Arthur G. Altschul, 81, Banker, Art Collector and Philanthropist". The New York Times. March 20, 2002.
  9. ↑ "Thomas Ravenel Reveals Who He Still Talks To From 'Southern Charm'". EntertainmentNow. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
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