Chad A. Verdi | |
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| Born | East Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film director |
Chad A. Verdi is an American film producer and film director from East Greenwich, Rhode Island. [1] [2]
Chad A. Verdi | |
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| Born | East Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film director |
Chad A. Verdi is an American film producer and film director from East Greenwich, Rhode Island. [1] [2]
Verdi's father owned a meat-packing company and he worked in the day-to-day operations of the family business. He started numerous side businesses, including: toy manufacturers, restaurants, an advertising franchise, a poultry company, a coffee company, and acquired real estate. [3]
By the time he was 25 years old he was a millionaire. He has said his real estate investments support his filmmaking, today. [3]
In 2011, Verdi produced his first film, Inkubus starring Robert Englund, which won Best New England Film at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival. [4] [5] [6] He went on to produce Loosies , with Peter Facinelli and Jamie Alexander that same year. [7] The film secured a major distribution deal with IFC. [8]
Verdi has executive produced more than thirty-one films, including Silence , The 50 Year Argument , and The Irishman directed by Martin Scorsese. [9] [10]
Other notable works include Bleed for This starring Miles Teller and Katey Sagal, Welles Crowther, and Wander starring Tommy Lee Jones and Aaron Eckhart. [11] [12]
Verdi Productions does not operate on a project-to-project basis, but functions like a west coast film studio with established offices, full time employees and a continuous stream of product. Verdi and his investment partners have invested over $100 million dollars into twenty feature films. His productions use mostly Rhode Island crews. [8] [9]
| Year | Film | Credit |
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| 2011 | Inkubus | |
| Loosies | ||
| 2012 | Yellow | |
| Infected | ||
| 2013 | Self Storage | |
| Army of the Damned | ||
| 2014 | The Opposite Sex | |
| 2015 | Bad Hurt | Executive producer |
| War Pigs | ||
| Almost Mercy | ||
| 2016 | Bleed for This | |
| Silence | Executive producer | |
| 2017 | The Elephant and the Butterfly | Executive producer |
| 2019 | Vault | |
| The Irishman | Executive producer | |
| 2020 | Wander | |
| 2021 | Midnight in the Switchgrass | Executive producer |
| Out of Death | ||
| Burial Ground Massacre | ||
| Survive the Game | ||
| Castle Falls | Executive producer | |
| Fortress | ||
| 2022 | Fortress: Sniper's Eye | |
| Damon's Revenge | ||
| Wrong Place | ||
| Savage Salvation | ||
| 2024 | Chosen Family | |
| 2026 | Sleepwalker |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Inkubus | Baseball Dad | |
| Loosies | Father in Train Station | ||
| 2016 | Bleed for This | Chad | Uncredited |
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