Former production assistant (on Warren Beatty's "Heaven Can Wait" 1978) who tried screenwriting before working as director of development at Blum and Ganz, an independent production company based at Disney. Lieberman moved to Universal in 1987, where he promptly rose through the executive ranks in the studio's production division. He has supervised the making of such films as "Problem Child" (1990) and "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991) and has overseen Universal's involvement in several collaborations with Imagine Pictures Entertainment. In August 1996, it was announced he was relinquishing his position as president of production at Universal to enter a multi- year production deal with the studio.
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Job Titles:
Executive, Screenwriter
Significant Others
Education
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University of Chicago, English, MA
Milestones
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1977 Responded to a call at the placement office for a production assistant; worked for Warren Beatty on Heaven Can Wait
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1987 Joined Universal as a director of production
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1989 Became a vice president at Universal
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1992 Promoted in February to executive vice president, production, at Universal
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1994 Promoted to president of production at Universal
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1996 Announced agreement with Universal to step down as president of production to enter into a multi-year production deal with the studio
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Grew up in the Bronx
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Moved to Los Angeles after finishing graduate school in order to teach; took a job in the UCLA Placement Office
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Served as director of development for Blum and Ganz
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Served as senior vice president for production at Universal
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Wrote two unproduced screenplays