Craig Conover: American television personality (born 1989)

He is best known as a main cast member on the Bravo reality television series Southern Charm.

Conover is also known as a guest cast member on the Bravo reality television series Summer House and as a former main cast member on the spin-off Winter House.

Craig Altman Conover was born in Fenwick Island, Delaware on February 9, 1989, as the elder of two sons to Craig Conover Sr., an entrepreneur, and Martha Conover (née Foster), a teacher.

Education

Conover attended Selbyville Middle School and Indian River High School. He won a national championship in a business competition while he was in high school.

Conover graduated from the College of Charleston with his Bachelor of Science degree in 2010. He graduated from the Charleston School of Law in 2014; he did not receive his law degree upon graduation due to his failure to turn in a final thesis paper.

Conover was a member of the Kappa-Chi fraternity.

Television

Conover made his television debut on the Bravo reality television series Southern Charm as a main cast member from the first season. The first season was launched on March 3, 2014.

Conover has appeared on Summer House in a guest capacity since the fourth season. The fourth season was launched on February 5, 2020.

Conover appeared as a main cast member on a spin-off from Summer House, Winter House, for the first two seasons. The first season was launched on October 20, 2021. The second was season launched on October 13, 2022.

Law

Conover took the South Carolina Bar exam on April 17, 2017, and passed. He was sworn in by the South Carolina Bar in February 20, 2018.

Conover founded The Craig Conover Law Firm, based in Charleston, on March 18, 2021.

Acting

Conover made his debut as an actor, as Officer Smith in the action thriller film Reprisal. The film was released on August 31, 2018.

Conover will portray Todd in the horror film Tuesday's Flu.

Businesses

Conover and his Southern Charm co-star Patricia Altschul released a pillowcase collaboration on March 28, 2019.

Conover founded Sewing Down South, a sewing lifestyle brand, on April 1, 2019. He began sewing in eighth grade home ec class. The company landed a partnership with HSN on June 25, 2020. The first store opened in Charleston on May 15, 2021. The company partnered with HomeGoods on July 19, 2022.

Restaurants

Conover partnered with his Southern Charm co-star Leva Bonaparte and her husband Lamar Bonaparte as co-owners of Mesu, in Charleston. The restaurant opened on September 25, 2019.

Conover partnered with his Southern Charm co-star Austen Kroll, Chris Maier, Philip Testa, and Jordan Andino as co-owners of Carriage House, in New York City. The restaurant opened on March 29, 2023.

Conover and Kroll partnered with Uptown Hospitality Group as co-owners of By the Way.

Other ventures

Conover and Kroll launched their Pillows and Beer podcast on January 28, 2021. They toured from November 7, 2023, to February 1, 2024.

Conover authored his memoir, Pillow Talk: What's Wrong with My Sewing? (ISBN 9781982187484). The book was published by Simon & Schuster on March 29, 2022.

Conover resides in Charleston, South Carolina.

Relationships

Conover was in a relationship with Naomie Olindo between 2014 and September 2017. He was in a relationship with Natalie Hegnauer from early 2020 to early 2021. He has been in a relationship with Paige DeSorbo since October 2021.

As himself

As an actor