# Hal Lieberman
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{{short description|American film producer}}
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'''Hal Lieberman''' is an American producer and former president of production for [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures).
Born and raised in [Bronx, New York](/source/Bronx%2C_New_York), Lieberman has a B.A. from [SUNY at Stony Brook](/source/SUNY_at_Stony_Brook) and an M.A. from the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago).
Lieberman began his career as [Warren Beatty](/source/Warren_Beatty)'s production assistant on ''[Heaven Can Wait](/source/Heaven_Can_Wait_(1978_film))'', and spent the next eight years as a screenwriter. Tony Ganz and [Deborah Blum](/source/Deborah_Blum) 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 [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures), 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 ''[Apollo 13](/source/Apollo_13_(film))'', ''[The Nutty Professor](/source/The_Nutty_Professor_(1996_film))'', ''[Liar Liar](/source/Liar_Liar)'', ''[Fried Green Tomatoes](/source/Fried_Green_Tomatoes_(film))'', ''[The River Wild](/source/The_River_Wild)'', ''[Death Becomes Her](/source/Death_Becomes_Her)'', ''[Billy Madison](/source/Billy_Madison)'', ''[Happy Gilmore](/source/Happy_Gilmore)'', ''[Reality Bites](/source/Reality_Bites)'', and ''[Problem Child](/source/Problem_Child_(1990_film))'', amongst others.
As a producer, Lieberman's most recent film is ''[House at the End of the Street](/source/House_at_the_End_of_the_Street)'', to be released in 2012 by Relativity Media and starring [Jennifer Lawrence](/source/Jennifer_Lawrence). Lieberman's other films include the critically acclaimed hit movie ''[Bridge to Terabithia](/source/Bridge_to_Terabithia_(2007_film))'' for [Walt Disney Pictures](/source/Walt_Disney_Pictures), ''[Vacancy](/source/Vacancy_(film))'' for [Sony Screen Gems](/source/Sony_Screen_Gems) and ''[Vacancy 2: The First Cut](/source/Vacancy_2%3A_The_First_Cut)'' for [Sony's Stage 6](/source/Sony's_Stage_6), ''[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines](/source/Terminator_3%3A_Rise_of_the_Machines)'', starring [Arnold Schwarzenegger](/source/Arnold_Schwarzenegger) and [Claire Danes](/source/Claire_Danes), for [Warner Brothers](/source/Warner_Brothers) and [Sony Pictures](/source/Sony_Pictures); ''[Around the World in 80 Days](/source/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(2004_film))'', starring [Jackie Chan](/source/Jackie_Chan), [Steve Coogan](/source/Steve_Coogan) and Arnold Schwarzenegger; and served as executive producer on [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures)' ''[U-571](/source/U-571_(film))'' (starring [Matthew McConaughey](/source/Matthew_McConaughey)) and ''[The Jackal](/source/The_Jackal_(1997_film))'' (starring [Bruce Willis](/source/Bruce_Willis) and [Richard Gere](/source/Richard_Gere)). In 2004, Lieberman signed a deal with Columbia.[{{Cite web|last=LaPorte|first=Nicole|date=2004-10-21|title=U-turn: Exec heads to Col|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/u-turn-exec-heads-to-col-1117912278/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Variety|language=en-US}}]
Lieberman currently has multiple projects in progress, including ''Forever 21'' for [DreamWorks](/source/DreamWorks_Pictures) starring [Elizabeth Banks](/source/Elizabeth_Banks), ''The Secret Lives of Road Crews'' (to be directed by [Chris Columbus](/source/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker))) for [Paramount](/source/Paramount_Pictures), ''The Umbra'' (to be directed by [Joe Carnahan](/source/Joe_Carnahan)) for [Endgame Entertainment](/source/Endgame_Entertainment), and ''The Applicant'' (to be directed by [George Ratliff](/source/George_Ratliff)) for [ATO Pictures](/source/ATO_Pictures).
== Filmography ==
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1997 || ''[The Jackal](/source/The_Jackal_(1997_film))'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 1999 || ''New Jersey Turnpikes'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[U-571](/source/U-571_(film))'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines](/source/Terminator_3%3A_Rise_of_the_Machines)'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[Around the World in 80 Days](/source/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(2004_film))'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007 || ''[Bridge to Terabithia](/source/Bridge_to_Terabithia_(2007_film))'' || ||
|-
| ''[Vacancy](/source/Vacancy_(film))'' || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[Vacancy 2: The First Cut](/source/Vacancy_2%3A_The_First_Cut)'' || || Direct-to-video
|-
| 2012 || ''[House at the End of the Street](/source/House_at_the_End_of_the_Street)'' || ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[Undercover Brother 2](/source/Undercover_Brother_2)'' || || Direct-to-video
|-
|rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | {{TableTBA}} || ''Forever 21'' || ||
|-
| ''The Applicant'' || ||
|-
| ''The Patriarch'' || ||
|-
| ''The Secret Lives of Road Crews'' || ||
|-
| ''The Umbra'' || ||
|}
;As an actor
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 2000 || ''[Ivans Xtc](/source/Ivans_Xtc)'' || Lloyd Hall
|}
== References ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0509386}}
*[https://deadline.com/2012/12/former-universal-pic-prexy-hal-lieberman-to-head-la-film-school-biz-b-s-program-386197/ Hal Lieberman to Lead LA Film Business Program]
*[http://www.lafilm.edu/content/hal-lieberman LA Film: Hal Lieberman, Director of the Entertainment Business Program Profile Page]
*{{webarchive |date=2013-01-25 |url=https://archive.today/20130125101915/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Hal_Lieberman/190045 |title=Hollywood.com Profile}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202836/http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/hal-lieberman LA Times Articles: Hal Lieberman]
*[https://movies.yahoo.com/person/hal-lieberman/ Yahoo! Movies: Hal Lieberman Details]
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