| Chad A. Verdi | |
| Birth Place: | East Greenwich, Rhode Island |
| Occupation: | Film producer |
Chad A. Verdi is an American film producer 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.
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.
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Damon's Revenge | ||
| Wrong Place | ||
| Savage Salvation | ||
| Chosen Family | ||
| Johnny & Clyde |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Inkubus | Baseball Dad | ||
| Loosies | Father in Train Station | |||
| 2016 | Bleed for This | Chad | Uncredited |