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Brad is the omnipresent and skilled pianist for the New Directions. He was seen during almost every number in the background, playing the piano or mini keyboard. Notably, he was occasionally seen sitting by the piano during songs with absolutely no piano part in their accompaniment. He seemed to follow the New Directions members around just in case of an impromptu performance, to the point that in Theatricality, he appears when Rachel calls him. Shelby is surprised, but Rachel dismisses his presence by commenting, "He's always around." It is also notable that Brad does not speak until Swan Song, in which he vents to Sue how much he hates the kids.
He is portrayed by Brad Ellis.
Biography[]
Brad plays Respect, Mr. Cellophane, I Kissed a Girl, and On My Own, during Mercedes, Kurt, Tina, and Rachel's auditions. Later, he plays the piano during the rehearsal of Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat and You're the One That I Want.
He plays during the rehearsal of Le Freak, and later plays Gold Digger with an electric keyboard.
He plays during the choreography lesson.
He plays Tonight in the auditorium as Tina sings.
He plays Maybe This Time. Brad is also shown in cowboy attire for Last Name.
He plays Halo/Walking on Sunshine.
He plays No Air and Hate on Me.
He plays Bust a Move.
He plays Defying Gravity. He is also seen in a wheelchair when the New Directions members are practicing using them.
We find out his name is Brad right before he plays Endless Love.
He plays at the "Hairography" lesson.
He plays Smile.
He plays And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going for Mercedes. Later on, he plays My Life Would Suck Without You.
He plays Hello, I Love You.
He plays Borderline/Open Your Heart.
He plays in A House Is Not a Home.
At the end, plays Total Eclipse of the Heart.
He plays The Climb.
He is present when Tina announces her partner.
He appears when Rachel calls for him and plays Poker Face.
He watches Quinn perform It's a Man's Man's Man's World.
He plays Listen.
Brad plays Sing! for Mike and Tina during duets week.
Brad plays Ohio for Sue and Doris Sylvester. He is then shown in the choir room to help Kurt give dance lessons to Burt. He's later shown to be in the audience at the wedding ceremony of Burt and Carole, and at the reception, he is shown performing Just the Way You Are.
Brad plays Need You Now for Rachel and Puck.
When Santana performs a love song for Brittany, she tells her to disregard Brad, and calls him furniture, before adding "no offense." Brad shrugs in a blasé manner, becoming one of the first few people who know that Santana is a lesbian, but keeping it a secret.
Brad plays Big Spender on a purple piano for Sugar Motta, who tells him to "hit it hottie" and pats him on the head. Later, he plays on another purple piano for the glee club's performance of You Can't Stop the Beat.
During the Finn and Rachel kiss in the choir room, he is seen with an expression of dislike on his face.
Brad is accompanying the Booty Camp full of inattentive members. When Sue takes Mercedes' phone after Mercedes states that she's "Donating to the Obama campaign" and proceeds to smash it because she was texting, Brad excitedly pumps his fist in the air with a smile on his face.
Santana is extolling her confidence that she is going to be famous, and adds that she's also "100% sure that our man-child piano player keeps a petite Eurasian locked in a trunk under his bed." Brad silently tilts his head in confusion or irritation.
Brad's expression is shown when Jake is overwhelmed by the looks of the New Directions. He later plays Everytime for Marley as she sings it.
The Role You Were Born to Play
Brad plays Born to Hand Jive during the final Grease call backs.
He plays Holding Out for a Hero for Marley and Kitty.
He's at the wedding and plays the organ when Sue comes out.
Ryder enters with Marissa, giving Brad a handshake, suggesting they have a good relationship with each other. He plays Your Song for him to try to impress Marissa whom he thought it was Katie the whole time. Later on Jake suggests that he might be the one catfishing Ryder.
He can be seen playing the piano during You Have More Friends Than You Know.
Brad is first seen in the choir room when Will gives the New Directions and alumni a chance to bid farewell to Finn. He is seen briefly taking a suggestion from Mercedes, after which he plays I'll Stand by You for her. Brad also plays during Rachel's Make You Feel My Love performance.
Brad is seen playing during the Wide Awake performance.
Brad is seen playing during Unique's performance of If I Were a Boy.
Blaine is startled as he enters the Choir Room and Brad starts talking to him. Blaine admits that he has a bad week and Brad tells him that he can talk about it. They have a short conversation about all their problems. Brad reveals that he owes people thousands of dollars thanks to his online blackjack addiction. As a result, his house is getting foreclosed on.
Brad is seen playing the beginning of I Love LA.
Brad is seen playing the piano during.
Brad is seen playing. He's also was part of Holly Holliday and April Rhodes "Kill, Marry, Bone".
Brad appears in this episode, and it is revealed that he keeps photos of women's feet.
The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester
Brad is ordered by Sue to play the piano in the auditorium while singing The Final Countdown with Will.
Brad is only seen playing the piano while Jesse and Rachel sing Listen to Your Heart.
As this episode is set in the past, Brad is seen as the glee club's official piano player.
Brad plays the piano while Sue and Will sing The Winner Takes It All. After the song, when Sue walks off stage, she kicks the stool on which Brad is sitting on and goes out. Will goes to see if Brad is okay.Appearances[]
| Glee: Season 1 | |||||||||||
| "Pilot" Appears |
"Showmance" Appears |
"Acafellas" Appears |
"Preggers" Appears |
"The Rhodes Not Taken" Appears |
"Vitamin D" Appears |
"Throwdown" Appears |
"Mash-Up" Appears |
"Wheels" Appears |
"Ballad" Appears |
"Hairography" Appears | |
| "Mattress" Appears |
"Sectionals" Appears |
"Hell-O" Appears |
"The Power of Madonna" Appears |
"Home" Appears |
"Bad Reputation" Appears |
"Laryngitis" Appears |
"Dream On" Appears |
"Theatricality" Appears |
"Funk" Appears |
"Journey" Appears | |
| Glee: Season 2 | |||||||||||
| "Audition" Appears |
"Britney/Brittany" Appears |
"Grilled Cheesus" Appears |
"Duets" Appears |
"The Rocky Horror Glee Show" Appears |
"Never Been Kissed" Appears |
"The Substitute" Appears |
"Furt" Appears |
"Special Education" Appears |
"A Very Glee Christmas" Appears |
"The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" Appears | |
| "Silly Love Songs" Appears |
"Comeback" Appears |
"Blame It on the Alcohol" Appears |
"Sexy" Appears |
"Original Song" Appears |
"A Night of Neglect" Appears |
"Born This Way" Appears |
"Rumours" Appears |
"Prom Queen" Appears |
"Funeral" Appears |
"New York" Appears | |
| Glee: Season 3 | |||||||||||
| "The Purple Piano Project" Appears |
"I Am Unicorn" Appears |
"Asian F" Appears |
"Pot o' Gold" Absent |
"The First Time" Appears |
"Mash Off" Absent |
"I Kissed a Girl" Appears |
"Hold on to Sixteen" Appears |
"Extraordinary Merry Christmas" Appears |
"Yes/No" Appears |
"Michael" Appears | |
| "The Spanish Teacher" Absent |
"Heart" Appears |
"On My Way" Absent |
"Big Brother" Appears |
"Saturday Night Glee-ver" Appears |
"Dance With Somebody" Absent |
"Choke" Appears |
"Prom-asaurus" Absent |
"Props" Absent |
"Nationals" Absent |
"Goodbye" Appears | |
| Glee: Season 4 | |||||||||||
| "The New Rachel" Absent |
"Britney 2.0" Appears |
"Makeover" Appears |
"The Break-Up" Appears |
"The Role You Were Born to Play" Appears |
"Glease" Absent |
"Dynamic Duets" Appears |
"Thanksgiving" Absent |
"Swan Song" Appears |
"Glee, Actually" Absent |
"Sadie Hawkins" Absent | |
| "Naked" Absent |
"Diva" Absent |
"I Do" Absent |
"Girls (and Boys) on Film" Absent |
"Feud" Absent |
"Guilty Pleasures" Absent |
"Shooting Star" Absent |
"Sweet Dreams" Absent |
"Lights Out" Appears |
"Wonder-ful" Appears |
"All or Nothing" Appears | |
| Glee: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Love, Love, Love" Appears |
"Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" Appears |
"The Quarterback" Absent |
"A Katy or A Gaga" Absent |
"The End of Twerk" Absent |
"Movin' Out" Absent |
"Puppet Master" Absent |
"Previously Unaired Christmas" Appears |
"Frenemies" Appears |
"Trio" Absent | ||
| "City of Angels" Absent |
"100" Absent |
"New Directions" Absent |
"New New York" Absent |
"Bash" Absent |
"Tested" Appears |
"Opening Night" Appears |
"The Back-Up Plan" Appears |
"Old Dog, New Tricks" Appears |
"The Untitled Rachel Berry Project" Appears | ||
| Glee: Season 6 | |||||||||||
| "Loser Like Me" Absent |
"Homecoming" Absent |
"Jagged Little Tapestry" Absent |
"The Hurt Locker, Part One" Appears |
"The Hurt Locker, Part Two" Absent |
"What the World Needs Now" Absent | ||||||
| "Transitioning" Absent |
"A Wedding" Absent |
"Child Star" Absent |
"The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester" Appears |
"We Built This Glee Club" Appears |
"2009" Appears |
"Dreams Come True" Appears | |||||
Trivia[]
- He is credited with the musicians rather than the actual cast.
- He always seems to be present when a song needs to be played.
- He is known for wearing black clothes.
- He has only spoken twice, the first time was in Swan Song, and the second in Puppet Master.
- He hates the Glee Club, as mentioned in Swan Song. However, his hatred of them is first hinted at in Big Brother when he silently cheers after Sue throws Mercedes' cellphone and breaks it.
- It appears that his feelings changed as of Shooting Star when Ryder greeted him friendly with a handshake which Brad happily accepts.
Quotes[]
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Brad! (sees Shelby's shocked face) He's always just... around. |
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He's just furniture. Sorry, no offense. |
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Hit it, hottie. |
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I'm 1000% sure that our man-child piano player keeps a petite Eurasian locked in a trunk under his bed. |
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Sue Sylvester? I cannot thank you enough. I can't tell you how much I hate those kids. Do you know how demeaning it is when they just turn to you and yell "hit it," and you're just supposed to know what song they're gonna sing? I'm free. I'm free! |
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Brad: You're early. |
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—Brad and Blaine, Puppet Master | ||
