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Robert Lieberman

American film and television director (1947–2023)


Summary

American film and television director (1947–2023)

FieldValue
birth_date
birth_placeBuffalo, New York, U.S.
death_date
death_placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
other_namesRob Lieberman
spouse{{plainlist
* {{marriageMyrna Narad<br>19691979enddivorced}}
* {{marriageMarilu Henner<br>19902001enddivorced}}
children4, including Nick Lieberman
occupationFilm director, television director
yearsactive1978–2021

Robert Lieberman (July 16, 1947 – July 1, 2023) was an American film and television director.

Career

Lieberman founded the commercial production company Harmony Pictures and directed close to two thousand commercials. He received many Clio nominations and won 29. Lieberman in 1980 was the first winner of the DGA Award for Best Commercial Director. He was nominated another three times for the DGA Award and in 1996 won his second award. He also directed one film with Akshay Kumar called Speedy Singhs starring Camilla Belle and Vinay Virmani.

Personal life

Lieberman was married from June 27, 1990, to June 7, 2001, to actress Marilu Henner; the divorced couple had two children, Nicholas Morgan and Joseph Marlon. He also has two children, Erin and Lorne Lieberman, from his first marriage. Lieberman married former model Vicki Peters, also known as Victoria Pwters, in 2010.

Illness and death

Robert Lieberman died of cancer in Los Angeles on July 1, 2023, at the age of 75.

Filmography

Director

Film:

  • Fighting Back (1980)
  • Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982)
  • Table for Five (1983)
  • To Save a Child (1991)
  • All I Want for Christmas (1991)
  • Fire in the Sky (1993)
  • D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
  • NetForce (1999)
  • Red Skies (2002)
  • Second String (2002)
  • The Dead Zone (2002)
  • Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)
  • The Stranger (2010)
  • The Tortured (2010)
  • Breakaway (2011)

Television:

  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1978)
  • thirtysomething (1987)
  • Dream Street (1989)
  • The Young Riders (1989)
  • Gabriel's Fire (1990)
  • Harts of the West (1993)
  • Under Suspicion (1994)
  • Medicine Ball (1995)
  • Maloney (1996)
  • Titanic (1996)
  • Once and Again (1999)
  • The X-Files (1999)
  • Strong Medicine (2000)
  • The Dead Zone (2002)
  • Jake 2.0 (2003)
  • Earthsea (2004)
  • Killer Instinct (2005)
  • A.M.P.E.D. (2007)
  • Dexter (2006)
  • Shark (2006)
  • Brothers & Sisters (2007)
  • Eureka (2007)
  • Republic of Doyle (2009)
  • Lost Girl (2010–2011)
  • Haven (2010–2014)
  • Nikita (2011)
  • Eve of Destruction (2013)
  • The Expanse (TV series) (2016)
  • Private Eyes (TV series) (2016)
  • Rogue (2016–2017)

Producer

Film:

  • To Save a Child (1991)
  • Abandoned and Deceived (1995)
  • Rag and Bone (1997)

Television:

  • Dream Street (1989)
  • Gabriel's Fire (1990)
  • Harts of the West (1993)
  • Marilu (1994)
  • Under Suspicion (1994)
  • Medicine Ball (1995)
  • Moloney (1996)
  • Strong Medicine (2000)
  • The Dead Zone (2002)
  • Jake 2.0 (2003)
  • The Casino (2004)
  • A.M.P.E.D. (2007)

Writer

  • The Casino (2004)
  • Killer Instinct (2005)

Notes

References

  1. [http://www.form.tv/directors/rob-lieberman/big-dreams.php Rob Lieberman – Form.tv] {{webarchive. link. (July 2, 2010)
  2. [http://www.suny.edu/communications/awards/EntertainmentAwards.cfm suny.edu – Media & Entertainment Award Winners]
  3. [http://ubc2c.com/presenters/rob-lieberman-page/ Rob Lieberman – Directing. UBC2C NYC]
  4. [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14385/index.html Speedy Singhs as Directed] {{webarchive. link. (August 11, 2011)
  5. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/74/Robert-Lieberman.html Robert Lieberman Biography (1947–) – Film Reference]
  6. Pedersen, Erik. (July 17, 2023). "Robert Lieberman Dies: 'Fire In The Sky', TV & Commercials Director Was 75".
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