Bryan Buckley is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and two time Academy-Award nominated director. His successful career has led to him being dubbed the “King of the Super Bowl" Buckley's directorial debut came with a series of commercials he created for NHL on ESPN, before creating the “This is SportsCenter” campaign for ESPN in 1999. The work became an part of the ESPN brand, and launched Buckley into the commercial world. Buckley would go on to direct 64 Super Bowl Commercials.