Background
Lieberman was born in Cleveland, and grew up in Lyndhurst and Pepper Pike, Ohio.
Lieberman was born in Cleveland, and grew up in Lyndhurst and Pepper Pike, Ohio.
He graduated from Hawken School.
He co-founded Mandeville Films and Television with David Hoberman in 2002. He is of Jewish descent. He performed with local theatre groups in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles in 1995.
He began there with acting and then moved on to writing, directing and producing.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. Lieberman was Senior Vice President for International Finance at the production company Hyde Park Entertainment, which produced and co-financed films such as Anti-Trust, Bandits and Moonlight Mademoiselle (Miss)
Lieberman established himself at the international sales and distribution company Summit Entertainment, where he progressed thanks to championing the independent film Memento and acquiring the rights to American Pie. In 1999, Lieberman was hired by David Hoberman to work for Mandeville Films.
After a short hiatus, the two re-formed the production company as Mandeville Films and Television in 2002, with both serving as co-owners and company partners.
In 2001, he was named one of the "35 under 35" people to watch in the business by The Hollywood Reporter.
Mandeville has produced several notable films, including The Fighter, which won two Academy Awards in 2010, and for which Lieberman was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and is a mentor at the Producers Guild of America.