Chad Hayes (writer)

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Chad Hayes
Born (1961-04-21) April 21, 1961 (age 62)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer
Years active1984–present
Children2
Relatives Carey Hayes (brother)

Chad Hayes (born April 21, 1961) is an American screenwriter and producer, and twin brother of Carey Hayes. [1] They are writing partners, and wrote such films as the 2005 remake of House of Wax , The Reaping (2007) and The Conjuring (2013). He and Carey also starred in Doublemint gum commercials in their childhood.

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Personal life

Hayes was born April 21, 1961, in Portland, Oregon, the identical twin brother of Carey Hayes. [2] They were raised Baptist. [2] Chad has two children: Dylan and Hanna.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmCreditNotes
1986 Rad Rex ReynoldsPlayed the twin brother of Rod Reynolds, played by Carey Hayes
1987 Lethal Weapon Mercenary
1989 Death Spa Jeffrey
1990 The Dark Side of the Moon Written byCo-wrote with Carey Hayes
1995 Down, Out & Dangerous Co-wrote with Carey Hayes, TV movie
1996 Twisted Desire
1997 Crowned and Dangerous Co-wrote with Carey Hayes and Alan Hines, TV movie
1998Suicide Dog CrackerBully KidShort film
1999 First Daughter Written by, co-producerCo-wrote with Carey Hayes, TV movie
Horse Sense Written by, executive producer
2000 First Target
ShutterspeedWritten by, supervising producer
2001 Jumping Ship
Invincible Story by
2002 First Shot Written by, supervising producer
The Source Boom operator
2005 House of Wax Screenplay byCo-wrote screenplay with Carey Hayes
2007 The Reaping Written by
2009 Whiteout Screenplay byCo-wrote with Carey Hayes and Erich Hoeber & John Hoeber
2013 The Conjuring Written byCo-wrote with Carey Hayes
2014 Annabelle Co-producer
2016 The Conjuring 2 Screenplay by, story by, based on the characters created byCo-wrote screenplay with Carey Hayes & James Wan and David Leslie Johnson, co-wrote story with Carey Hayes & James Wan,
2017 The Crucifixion Written byCo-wrote with Carey Hayes
She's HereBased on the characters created byShort film
2020 The Turning Screenplay byCo-wrote with Carey Hayes
cancelled McClane Written by

Television

YearFilmCreditNotes
1984 Emerald Point N.A.S. Waiter1 Episode
1985 Otherworld Bingo
The Twilight Zone Peter Iverson
1988 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Engineer
1990 Booker Written by1 Episode, co-wrote with Carey Hayes
1991 The Flash Story by1 Episode, co-wrote with Carey Hayes and David L. Newman
1996 Diagnosis Murder Written by1 Episode, co-wrote with Carey Hayes
1996-1997 Baywatch Nights Written by, story by, teleplay by

5 episodes, 3 episodes, 2 episodes

1998 Ghost Stories 1 Episode, co-wrote with Carey Hayes
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Co-producer
1999 Baywatch Written by1 Episode, co-wrote with Carey Hayes
1999-2000 BeasterMaster 2 Episodes, co-wrote with Carey Hayes
2000 Mysterious Ways Written by, supervising producer1 Episode, co-wrote with Carey Hayes, 12 episodes
2006 Agatha Christie's Marple Supervising producer1 Episode

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References

  1. "IMDB Chad Hayes". IMDb . Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  2. 1 2 Goowdin, Hannah. "Screenwriters Chad and Carey Hayes on The Conjuring and God". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved September 10, 2018.