Whitney Sudler-Smith (born June 2, 1968) is an American filmmaker, television director, and classically trained guitarist. He is the Creator and Executive Producer of Bravo's ''

Southern Charm ''Southern Charm'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 3, 2014. The series chronicles the personal and professional lives of several socialites who reside in Charleston, South Carolina. The show focuses on t ...

'', a reality docu-series about life in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also an executive producer on the Savannah and New Orleans spin-off shows.

Early years

Sudler-Smith was born June 2, 1968, in

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, but brought up in Virginia. His mother is

Patricia Altschul Patricia Altschul (born April 16, 1941) is an American socialite, art collector, and personality on the reality television series, ''Southern Charm''. She is the widow of Arthur G. Altschul, a former Goldman Sachs partner and prominent art colle ...

(then Pat Dey-Smith), a socialite. He graduated from

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and

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, and studied at

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and the

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in Paris. His late father Lon Hayes Smith was an Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley and resided on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Career

In 1996, Sudler-Smith directed two small films ''Going for Baroque'' and ''Afternoon Delight''. In 1998, he released the Indie film ''Bubba and Ike'', a "redneck buddy comedy" starring

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and Elisa Gabrielli that was first screened at the Austin Film Festival. In 2002, Smith wrote and directed ''Torture TV'', another Indie film that starred

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and

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. He is also a screenwriter. In 2010, Sudler-Smith directed the documentary ''Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston'' about Roy Halston, a fashion designer. The film was met with mostly negative reviews and currently holds a 33% on review aggregating site Rottentomatoes.com. Sudler-Smith is the creator and executive producer of ''

'', a reality show on Bravo that chronicles the social life of Charleston, SC. Sudler-Smith is also the executive producer of two spin-off series, ''

Southern Charm Savannah ''Southern Charm Savannah'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on May 8, 2017. Developed as the first spin-off of ''Southern Charm'', it aired two seasons. The series chronicles the personal and professional lives of ...

'' and ''

Southern Charm New Orleans ''Southern Charm New Orleans'' (abbreviated as ''Southern Charm NOLA'') is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on April 15, 2018. Developed as the second spin-off of ''Southern Charm'', it aired two seasons. The series ...

''. Sudler-Smith's mother is the widow of Arthur Goodhart Altschul Sr., the prominent New York art collector and philanthropist who was longtime General Partner of Goldman Sachs. 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.” The show is sometimes filmed in Mikell House, a 9,480-square-foot mansion built in 1851 that Patricia Altschul bought in downtown Charleston. Sudler-Smith is in pre-production on the scripted comedy ''Family Office''.

References

External links

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Whitney Sudler-Smith - Bio on BravoTV.com
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