What is Whitney Sudler Smith's net worth?

Whitney Sudler Smith is an American filmmaker, guitarist, and reality television personality who has a net worth of $12 million. Whitney Sudler Smith became famous thanks to the Bravo reality series "Southern Charm," which follows the lives of a group of wealthy southerners living in Charleston, South Carolina. Southern Charm debuted in 2014 and Whitney has been a "recurring" cast member from the debut to the present. More importantly, Whitney created and executive produces the series. He has gone on to create several other reality shows including "Savannah" and "New Orleans" iterations of Southern Charm. Prior to Southern Charm Whitney enjoyed a successful career as a documentary filmmaker. He continues to produce films and documentaries outside of the Southern Charm universe.

Early Life

Whitney Sudler Smith was born on June 2, 1968 in Washington, D.C.. His mother Patricia Altschul is a socialite who was married to Wall Street mogul Arthur Altschul (her third husband) from 1996 until his death in 2002. Arthur's maternal great-grandfather Mayer Lehman was one of three founders of what became Lehman Brothers. Arthur's grandfather was the eight employee of the bank Lazard Freres. Arthur co-founded General American Investors and was a general partner, then a limited partner in Goldman, Sachs & Company.

Whitney's father Lon Hayes Smith was married to Patricia from 1962 to 1979. Lon Hayes Smith was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. He died in August 2021 at the age of 84.

Whitney attended Georgetown Day School followed by George Washington University. He then studied at Oxford and a school in Paris.

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