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Robert Lieberman

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Robert Lieberman
Born(1947-07-16)July 16, 1947
DiedJuly 1, 2023(2023-07-01) (aged 75)
Other namesRob Lieberman
Occupation(s)Film director, television director
Years active1978–2021
Spouses
Myrna Narad
(m. 1969; div. 1979)
(m. 1990; div. 2001)
Victoria Peters
(m. 2010)
Children4

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

Career

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Lieberman was the founder of 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.[2] He was nominated another three times for the DGA Award and in 1996 won his second award.[3] He also directed one film with Akshay Kumar called Speedy Singhs starring Camilla Belle and Vinay Virmani.[4]

Personal life

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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.[5] He also has two children, Erin and Lorne Lieberman, from his first marriage. Lieberman married former model Victoria Peters in 2010.

Illness and death

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Robert Lieberman died after battling cancer in Los Angeles on July 1, 2023, at the age of 75.[6]

Filmography

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Director

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Film:

Television:

Producer

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Film:

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

Television:

Writer

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Notes

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  1. ^ Rob Lieberman – Form.tv Archived July 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ suny.edu – Media & Entertainment Award Winners
  3. ^ Rob Lieberman – Directing | UBC2C NYC
  4. ^ Speedy Singhs as Directed Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Robert Lieberman Biography (1947–) – Film Reference
  6. ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 17, 2023). "Robert Lieberman Dies: 'Fire In The Sky', TV & Commercials Director Was 75". Deadline. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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