Hal Lieberman is an American producer and former president of production for

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. Born and raised in

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, Lieberman has a B.A. from SUNY at Stony Brook and an M.A. from the

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. Lieberman began his career as

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's production assistant on '' Heaven Can Wait'', and spent the next eight years as a screenwriter. Tony Ganz and

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hired him in 1986 to oversee development for their Disney-based Blum/Ganz Productions; in 1987 he began his journey as a film executive at

, where he worked his way up the ranks to president in 1994. As president of production at Universal, some of the movies Lieberman oversaw through development and production were ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Liar Liar ''Liar Liar'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying, but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth for a singl ...

'', ''

Fried Green Tomatoes ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel ''Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe''. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessic ...

'', ''

The River Wild ''The River Wild'' is a 1994 American adventure film, adventure thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt, and Joseph Mazzello as Roarke. It is about a family ...

'', ''

Death Becomes Her ''Death Becomes Her'' is a 1992 American satirical black comedy fantasy film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis. Written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan, it stars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as rivals who fight for the affections of th ...

'', ''

Billy Madison ''Billy Madison'' is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Tamra Davis. It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, Bradley Whitford, Bridgette Wilson, Norm Macdonald, Darren McGavin, Mark Beltzman, and Larry Hankin. The film was written by Sandler ...

'', ''

Happy Gilmore ''Happy Gilmore'' is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf. The screenp ...

'', ''

Reality Bites ''Reality Bites'' is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Helen Childress and directed by Ben Stiller, in his directorial debut. It stars Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Stiller, with supporting roles by Janeane Garofalo and Steve ...

'', and '' Problem Child'', amongst others. As a producer, Lieberman's most recent film is ''

House at the End of the Street ''House at the End of the Street'' is a 2012 American psychological thriller film directed by Mark Tonderai that stars Jennifer Lawrence. The film's plot revolves around a teenage girl, Elissa, who along with her newly divorced mother Sarah, moves ...

'', to be released in 2012 by Relativity Media and starring

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. Lieberman's other films include the critically acclaimed hit movie '' Bridge to Terabithia'' for

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, '' Vacancy'' for

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and '' Vacancy 2: The First Cut'' for Sony's Stage 6, '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'', starring

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and

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, for

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and

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; ''

Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...

'', starring

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and Arnold Schwarzenegger; and served as executive producer on

' '' U-571'' (starring

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) and '' The Jackal'' (starring

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and

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). In 2004, Lieberman signed a deal with Columbia. Lieberman currently has multiple projects in progress, including ''Forever 21'' for

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starring

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, ''The Secret Lives of Road Crews'' (to be directed by Chris Columbus) for

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, ''The Umbra'' (to be directed by

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) for

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, and ''The Applicant'' (to be directed by George Ratliff) for ATO Pictures.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

;As an actor

References

External links

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Hal Lieberman to Lead LA Film Business ProgramLA Film: Hal Lieberman, Director of the Entertainment Business Program Profile Page
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LA Times Articles: Hal LiebermanYahoo! Movies: Hal Lieberman Details
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