Ed Bianchi Explained

Edward Bianchi
Birth Date:24 April 1942
Birth Place:Paterson, New Jersey
Yearsactive:1980 - present
Occupation:Television director, television producer, film director. commercial director
Children:3
Spouse:Carla Bianchi

Edward Bianchi (born April 24, 1942) is an American television director and producer. He is better known for his work on Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Yellowstone, and The Get Down.

Career

Prior to Deadwood, Bianchi directed several music videos for Luther Vandross and the dance title sequence of each season of The Cosby Show.

From 1976 to 1995 he directed hundreds of commercials for clients such as: American Express, Pepsi Cola, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Eastern Airlines, Jello Pudding and the Jamaica Tourist Board. Bianchi won every major Commercial award including in 1985 "The Director's Guild Award" for The Best commercial Director of the year.

Bianchi directed Homicide Life on the Street in 1998 for creator Tom Fontana. It was his first TV show as a director. In 2002 he went on to direct the drama "The Wire " the HBO series created by David Simon. It told the story of the drugs wars in Baltimore MD. He directed 4 episodes including ep 105 "The Wire".

Bianchi joined the crew of Deadwood of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Bianchi directed the episodes "The Trial of Jack McCall"[1] and "No Other Sons or Daughters".[2] Bianchi was hired as a producer for the second season in 2005 and continued to regularly direct episodes. He directed the two part season premiere "A Lie Agreed Upon",[3] [4] "Amalgamation and Capital"[5] and the season finale "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To".[6] Bianchi and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards for their work on the second season. Bianchi left the production staff after the second season but returned as a director for the third and final season in 2006. He directed the episodes "Full Faith and Credit"[7] and "Leviathan Smiles".[8] In 2011 he joined the show creator Mitch Glazer as co executive producer of the STARZ's original series Magic City. It focus on the hotel business in 1959 in Miami Beach. He directed 4 of the 8 episodes in the first season and season 4 - Episode 13, “Toast Can’t Never Be Bread”

Bianchi is married to Carla Bianchi who appeared on Deadwood as the character of Mary Stokes and in Magic City as the character Peggy Reef. The couple have three children: Adam, Alan and Stella.

Filmography

Film and television

Director

Year Show Season Episode title Episode Notes
2019Yellowstone2"A Thundering"10
”New Beginnings”11
2018Seven Seconds1"Boxed Devil"7
"A Boy and a Bike"10
2017Get Shorty1"A Man of Letters"5
2017The Get Down1"Only from Exile Can We Come Home"11
"Gamble Everything"10
"The Beat Says, This Is the Way"8
2016"Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice"6
"Forget Safety, Be Notorious"4
"Seek Those Who Fan Your Flames"2
2015Bates Motel3"The Last Supper"7
2014Boardwalk Empire5"King of Norway"5
"What Jesus Said"3
1"Who by Fire"2
Bates Motel2"Plunge"6
2013Boardwalk Empire4"Marriage and Hunting"9
"All In"4
20123"The Milkmaid's Lot"9
"Ging Gang Goolie"6
20112"What Does the Bee Do?"4
The Killing1"The Cage"2
2010Men of a Certain Age2"If I Could, I Surely Would"1
1"Father's Fraternity"7
Mercy1"I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You"10
Hawthorne2"The Starting Line"2
Rubicon1"Caught in the Suck"8
2009Men of a Certain Age1"The New Guy"4
Hawthorne1"Trust Me"6
Heroes4"Jump, Push, Fall"2
Kings1"The New King: Part One"11
"Pilgrimage"8
The Unusuals1"The E.I.D."10
Damages2"You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant"9
2008Brotherhood3"The Chimes at Midnight"6
"Let Rome Into Tiber Melt"3
The Two Mr. KisselsTelevision feature
2007Brotherhood2"Things Have Changed 1:7-8"10
"Dear Landlord 1:3-4"5
Mad Men1"Marriage of Figaro"3
Damages1"I Hate These People"11
John from Cincinnati1"His Visit, Day Four"5
2006Brotherhood1"Matthew 22:10"11
"Matthew 5:6"4
"Genesis 27:29"2
Deadwood3"Leviathan Smiles"8
"Full Faith and Credit"4
Heist1"Bury the Lead"5
"How Billy Got His Groove Back"4
The Bedford Diaries1"Tell Me No Secrets"3
Waterfront1"Street Fight"1
2005Deadwood2"Boy the Earth Talks To"12
"Amalgamation and Capital"8
"A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 2"2
"A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 1"1
20041"No Other Son or Daughters"9
"The Trial of Jack McCall"5
The Jury1"Three Boys and a Gun"1
The Wire3"Time after Time"[9] [10] 1
20032"Collateral Damage"[11] [12] 2
"Ebb Tide"[13] [14] 1
20021"The Wire"[15] [16] 6
2000The Beat1Unknown episode(s)
19995"Ritual"14
19987"Red, Red Wine"7
6"Secrets"20
1991Off and RunningTheatrical feature
1981The FanTheatrical feature

Notes and References

  1. The Trial of Jack McCall. Deadwood. Deadwood (TV series). Ed Bianchi (director), John Belluso (writer). HBO. 2004-04-18. 1. 5.
  2. No Other Sons or Daughters. Deadwood. Ed Bianchi (director), George Putnam (writer). HBO. 2004-05-16. 1. 9.
  3. A Lie Agreed Upon: Part I. Deadwood. Ed Bianchi (director), David Milch (writer). HBO. 2005-03-06. 2. 1.
  4. A Lie Agreed Upon: Part II. Deadwood. Ed Bianchi (director), Jody Worth (writer). HBO. 2005-03-13. 2. 2.
  5. Amalgamation and Capital. Deadwood. Ed Bianchi (director), Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer). HBO. 2005-05-01. 2. 9.
  6. Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To. Deadwood. Ed Bianchi (director), Ted Mann (writer). HBO. 2005-05-22. 2. 12.
  7. Full Faith and Credit. Deadwood. Ed Bianchi (director), Ted Mann (writer). HBO. 2006-07-02. 3. 4.
  8. Leviathan Smiles. Deadwood. Ed Bianchi (director), Kem Nunn (writer). HBO. 2006-07-30. 3. 8.
  9. Time after Time . Time after Time (The Wire episode) . The Wire . The Wire (TV series) . David Simon, Ed Burns . HBO . 2004-09-19 . 3 . 1.
  10. Web site: 2004. Episode guide - episode 26 Time after Time. HBO. 2006-08-24.
  11. Collateral Damage . Collateral Damage (The Wire episode) . The Wire . David Simon, Ed Burns . HBO . 2003-06-08 . 2 . 2.
  12. Web site: 2004. Episode guide - episode 15 Collateral Damage. HBO. 2006-08-24. 2006-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20060715215502/http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season2/episode15.shtml. dead.
  13. Ebb Tide . Ebb Tide (The Wire episode) . The Wire . David Simon, Ed Burns . HBO . 2003-06-01 . 2 . 1.
  14. Web site: 2004. Episode guide - episode 14 Ebb Tide. HBO. 2006-08-24. 2006-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20060827184519/http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season2/episode14.shtml. dead.
  15. The Wire . The Wire (The Wire episode). The Wire . The Wire (TV series) . David Simon, Ed Burns . HBO . 2002-07-07 . 1 . 6.
  16. Web site: 2004. Episode guide - episode 06 The Wire. HBO. 2006-07-26. 2006-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20060715215323/http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season1/episode06.shtml. dead.