Had a blog called WhatUpThug.com and was senior editor of the entertainment site PollyStaffle.com, from 2006-2010.
Was born on May 8, the birthday of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
From the same hometown (Vidor, Texas) as country musicians George Jones , Tracy Byrd and Clay Walker.
His parents named him after their favorite actors at the time - Chad Everett and Clint Eastwood.
Uncle of actor Derek Houck.
A member of the Exploitation Film Preservation Society since 1996.
Played high school football with actor/writer/director Brett Moses in Vidor, Texas.
Dubbed "Unnamed Lord of the Dead" by Dennis M. Willman.
A big supporter and fan of underground filmmakers like Shane Ryan , Eric Stanze and Giuseppe Andrews.
Influenced greatly as a filmmaker by the works of Herschell Gordon Lewis , Zack Snyder and Quentin Tarantino.
A huge fan of Michael Jackson.
Went to high school in Vidor, Texas - a Southeast Texas city named after the grandfather of director King Vidor.
Creator and director of the Grindhouse Film Festival called PollyGrind.
Has been called "The Film Godfather" of Michael Zayas.
He and filmmaker Derek Stonebarger , have been labeled the "Kingpins of the Las Vegas Film Community" by legendary filmmaker Albert Pyun.
His PollyGrind Film Festival has been credited with being the first to screen, champion and award films such The Bunny Game, Dead Hooker in a Trunk, Slime City Massacre, Dear God No!, Daddys Little Girl, Hate Crime, Blood for Irina, My Name is A by Anonymous and many more.
Has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze" by ArrowintheHead.com, the genre website ran by John Fallon.
Honored at the 2013 Vegas Indie Film Fest with the first ever Atomic Blub, a golden light bulb taken off the sign of the iconic Atomic Liquors bar (Casino, The Hangover, MoniKa, The Gauntlet).
At the 2013 PollyGrind Underground Film Festival of Las Vegas, Corey Taylor presented Chad and his festival the very first Corey Taylor Talks award for "The Coolest Film Festival." "Thank You For Supporting The Underdog!," the plaque reads.
