Career
Bianchi was a producer on the Home Box Office original series Deadwood. 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, Coke Cola, Doctor Pepper, Eastern Airlines, Jello Pudding and the Jamaica Tourist Board.
Bianchi directed Homicide Life on the Street in 1998 for creator Tom Fontana.
lieutenant was his first television show as a director In 2002 he went on to direct the drama "The Wire " the critically acclaimed Home Box Office series created by David Simon.
lieutenant told the story of the drugs wars in Baltimore Doctor of Medicine. He directed 4 episodes including ep 105 "The Wire" Bianchi joined the crew of Deadwood of the Home Box Office 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" and "Number Other Sons or Daughters".
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", "Amalgamation and Capital" and the season finale "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To". 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 Cr" and "Leviathan Smiles".
In 2011 he joined the show creator Mitch Glazer as co executive producer of the STARZ"s original series Magic City. lieutenant focus on the hotel business in 1959 in Miami Beach.
He directed 4 of the 8 episodes in the first season. 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.
