Robert Lieberman

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

For other people named Robert Lieberman, see Robert Lieberman (disambiguation).

Robert Lieberman
Born(1947-07-16)July 16, 1947
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 2023(2023-07-01) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesRob Lieberman
OccupationFilm director
Spouses
Myrna Narad
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(m. 1969; div. 1979)​
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    (m. 1990; div. 2001)​
      Victoria Peters
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      (m. 2010)​
      Children4

      Career

      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

      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

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

      Filmography

      Director

      Film:

      Television:

      Producer

      Film:

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

      Television:

      Writer

      Notes
      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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