Bradley Buecker is an American television and film director, producer, and editor. He is well known for his work with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for their series Glee and American Horror Story.
Career Buecker's first credited job in the entertainment industry was as an editor for the TV documentary Hollywood Remembers Dustin Hoffman. He worked as an editor during 2002 on the ABC reality series The Bachelor.
In 2005 he was hired as an editor on the FX series Nip/Tuck, where he first worked for Murphy and Falchuk.
He went on to edit the pilot episode of Glee for Murphy, Falchuk, and Ian Brennan and became a mainstay editor for the entire run of the series. During its run is when Buecker directed his first hour of television, with the episode "Never Been Kissed". He served as an executive producer and main director on the series' last season, directing the series finale.
Buecker was involved with the development of Falchuk/Murphy's American Horror Story. He served as editor of the first episode, as well as a co-executive producer during the anthology series' first cycle, Murder House. He helmed the series' first-season finale, "Afterbirth". With the commencement of the second series, Asylum, Buecker was promoted to executive producer, as well as serving as director for the premiere, "Welcome to Briarcliff".
He directed the 4th episode, "Haunted House", of Brennan, Murphy and Falchuk's Fox series Scream Queens and the 2nd episode of the 2nd series, Warts and All.
Filmography Film Year Title Contribution Notes 2015 Billy Boy Director, producer, editor Television Title Season Episode name Episode # Contribution Notes GleeSeason 2 "Never Been Kissed" 6Supervising producer, director "Comeback" 13 "Original Song" 16 "Funeral" 21Season 3 "The First Time" 5Co-executive producer, director "Hold On to Sixteen" 8 "On My Way" 14 "Saturday Night Glee-ver" 16Season 4 "Thanksgiving" 8 "Sadie Hawkins" 11"Feud" 16 "Shooting Star" 18 "All or Nothing" 22Season 5 "Love, Love, Love" 1Executive producer, director "Frenemies" 9 "Bash" 15 "Old Dog, New Tricks" 19Season 6 "Loser Like Me" 1 "Homecoming" 2 "A Wedding" 8Co-directed with Ian Brennan "Dreams Come True" 13Survivor's RemorseSeason 1"The Decisions"4DirectorThe New NormalSeason 1 "Stay-At-Home Dad" 13Director, co-executive producer "Dairy Queen" 15American Horror StoryMurder House "Murder House" 3 "Afterbirth" 12Asylum "Welcome to Briarcliff" 1Director, executive producer "Tricks and Treats" 2Coven "The Dead" 7 "Protect the Coven" 11Freak Show "Blood Bath" 8 "Orphans" 10 "Curtain Call" 13Hotel "Chutes and Ladders" 2 "Mommy" 3 "She Gets Revenge" 10 "Be Our Guest" 12 Roanoke "Chapter 1"1 "Chapter 10"10Cult "Election Night" 1 "Mid-Western Assassin"6 "Charles (Manson) in Charge"10Apocalypse "The End" 1 "Sojourn" 8 "Apocalypse Then" 10 1984 "Camp Redwood" 1 Delicate "Opening Night" 6DirectorScream QueensSeason 1 "Haunted House" 4Director "Dorkus" 12Season 2"Warts and All"29-1-1Season 1"Pilot"1Director; executive producer"Worst Day Ever"4"Heartbreaker"6"A Whole New You"10Season 2"7.1"2"Merry ExMas"10"Broken"14"Careful What You Wish For"17"This Life We Choose"18Season 3"Sink Or Swim"2Season 5"Panic"1"Desperate Times"2Season 6"In a Flash"10Season 7"Rock the Boat"2"Capsized"3Season 8"When the Boeing Gets Tough..."2"Final Approach"3"Sob Stories"9Season 9"Spiraling"2"The Sky is Falling"3"Reentry"4"Handle with Care"10"Hearts and Flowers"189-1-1: Lone StarSeason 1"Pilot"1"Yee-Haw"2"Studs"5"Austin, We Have A Problem"10Season 2"Back In The Saddle"1"2100"2"Hold The Line"3"Bad Call"8Season 3"The Big Chill"1"Thin Ice"2"Stock & Thaw"3"Prince Albert in a Can"11"Impulse Control"14Season 4"The New Hotness"1"Double Trouble"11Season 5"Trainwrecks"2"CI2"3"All Who Wander"10"Homecoming"12Doctor OdysseySeason 1"Plastic Surgery Week"39-1-1: NashvilleSeason 1"Pilot"1"Hell and High Water"2"Forces of Nature"3"Where There's Smoke"16
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