Reality TV star Todd Chrisley, 53, is watching his real estate and reality TV life crumble around him after convictions and sentencing on bank fraud and tax evasion charges in 2022.
The (formerly) self-made millionaire who earned his fortune in real estate and shared his outrageous life story—and that of his quirky Southern clan—on USA Network’s Chrisley Knows Best. The future of his reality empire is in doubt.
Since Chrisley Knows Best began airing on April 2, 2019, Todd has been through some tough times—problems with income taxes and his oldest two children—and some great times, and it is all laid bare before viewers to see.
Todd and Julie were found guilty in June of tax fraud for conspiring to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans and attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. In November 2022, Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison with three years of supervised release. Julie will serve seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. Their accountant, Peter Tarantino, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised released.
In September 2023, Todd and Julie’s sentences were each reduced by two years. That means Todd will be eligible for release Jan. 22, 2033 and Julie Jan. 22, 2028.
The future of the Chrisley reality shows is in limbo following the convictions of its family leaders with Deadline reporting that the shows Chrisley Knows Best, which had already been renewed for Season 10, and Growing Up Chrisley have both been canceled although a few episodes filmed before their conviction may air in 2023.
On the March 10, 2022, episode of their podcast, Chrisley Confessions, Todd Chrisley revealed the story of how he met his wife of 25 years, Julie Chrisley: “Julie worked at the bank that belonged to one of our friends, and I went in one day, and she was there… She was wearing a yellow dress and I thought, ‘This is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.’ But I met her the first time when she walked into my friend’s house and, it was during the winter months, and I remember when she walked in and she smiled, I thought, ‘She has got the most beautiful smile I have ever seen.’ And it’s the only woman that has ever literally touched my soul.”
When the show premiered, Todd said his family created a sizzle reel, which they sent out to several networks, and nine out of the 10 who received it were ready to make a deal.
“And so, I thought, ‘Wow, the world really does have a desire for crazy,'” Todd told OK!
The crazy continues with the show, now in its ninth and likely final season, and follows Todd and wife Julie as they raise their kids. Here is some family background to catch you up:
How many kids does Todd Chrisley have?
Todd Chrisley has five biological children: Lindsie, Kyle, Chase, Savannah and Grayson.
Who are the mothers of Todd Chrisley’s kids?
Todd Chrisley has 5 biological children with two women.
—Teresa Terry: Todd’s first wife Teresa Terry, his high school girlfriend, is the mother of Lindsie and Kyle.
