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Verdine White

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  • Composer
  • Producer
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Earth Wind & Fire and Verdine White
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Verdine White was born on 25 July 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Think Like a Man (2012), Mr. Church (2016) and Be Cool (2005). He has been married to Shelly Clark since 1980. They have one child.
BornJuly 25, 1951
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BornJuly 25, 1951
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      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, and Terrence Jenkins in Think Like a Man (2012)
    Think Like a Man
    6.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 2012
    Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson in Mr. Church (2016)
    Mr. Church
    7.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2016
    Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Vince Vaughn, André 3000, Cedric The Entertainer, Dwayne Johnson, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler in Be Cool (2005)
    Be Cool
    5.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2005
    A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
    A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
    • Producer

      Credits

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      Actor

      • The Groove Under the Groove (2026)
        The Groove Under the Groove
        8.3
        • 2026
      • Meghan Trainor Feat. Earth, Wind & Fire: Holidays
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 2020
      • Craig Robinson in Mr. Robinson (2015)
        Mr. Robinson
        5.2
        TV Series
        • Verdine White
        • 2015
      • The Making of 'Get Your Hump on' with Earth, Wind, & Fire
        Video
        • 2010
      • Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Vincent Martella, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
        Everybody Hates Chris
        7.6
        TV Series
        • Verdine White
        • 2007
      • Reel Tight: Reasons
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1999
      • Earth, Wind & Fire: After the Love Has Gone - Live
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1998
      • Sunz of Man Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Earth, Wind & Fire: Shining Star (1998)
        Sunz of Man Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Earth, Wind & Fire: Shining Star
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1998
      • Earth, Wind & Fire: Spend the Night
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1993
      • Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (1993)
        Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1993
      • Earth, Wind & Fire Feat. MC Hammer: Wanna Be the Man
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1990
      • Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1990
      • Earth, Wind & Fire: Evil Roy
        Music Video
        • Verdine White (voice)
        • 1988
      • Earth, Wind & Fire: Thinking of You
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1988
      • Earth, Wind & Fire: System of Survival (1987)
        Earth, Wind & Fire: System of Survival
        Music Video
        • Verdine White
        • 1987

      Composer

      • THE PAC: Love's Holiday
        Music Video
        • produced and arranged
        • 2018
      • Survivor (2012)
        Survivor
        9.1
        • Composer
        • 2012
      • Isis - Featuring a Live Concert and Music by Earth, Wind & Fire (1994)
        Isis - Featuring a Live Concert and Music by Earth, Wind & Fire
        Video Game
        • Composer (as Earth, Wind & Fire)
        • 1994
      • Black Box: Fantasy
        6.4
        Music Video
        • Composer
        • 1990

      Producer

      • A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
        • executive producer
      • Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Earth Wind & Fire, Johnny Graham, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Fred White, Maurice White, Verdine White, and Andrew Woolfolk in Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) (2026)
        Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
        7.6
        • co-executive producer
        • 2026
      • THE PAC: Love's Holiday
        Music Video
        • producer
        • 2018

      Videos1

      The Guitar Maker
      Trailer 1:48
      The Guitar Maker

      Personal details

      • Official site
        • Official Site
      • Alternative names
        • Wind & Fire Earth
      • Born
        • July 25, 1951
        • Chicago, Illinois, USA
      • Spouse
        • Shelly Clark1980 - present (1 child)
      • Parents
          Edna White
      • Relatives
          Fred White(Sibling)
      • Other works
        TV commercial for Target (2005)

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Brother of Maurice White Fred White, and Patt Adams.
      • Trademarks
          Wears long hair and only plays four-string basses
      • Nickname
        • The Bass

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