Todd Lieberman

Todd Lieberman
Born	Todd Darren Lieberman (1973-02-20) February 20, 1973 (age 51) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)	Film and television producer
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Heather Zeegen ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2

Todd Darren Lieberman (born February 20, 1973)^[1] is an American film and television producer. He founded Hidden Pictures Media^[2] in 2022 and won an Emmy for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers in the same year.^[3] He co-founded Mandeville Films and Television with David Hoberman in 2002.^[4] 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.^[5]

Early life

Todd was born to a Jewish family^[6] in Cleveland, and grew up in Lyndhurst and Pepper Pike, Ohio. He graduated from Hawken School.^[7] and the University of Pennsylvania. There, he was a member of the Mask and Wig Club. He performed with local theatre groups in Ohio before college where he continued to perform, then moving to Los Angeles in 1995. He began there with acting and then moved on to writing, reviewing film scripts, then on to directing and producing.^[7] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 where he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity (Gamma Chapter, Omicron pledge class) and The Mask and Wig Club.^[8][9]

Career

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 Mile. 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.^[10]

In 1999, Lieberman was hired by David Hoberman to work for Mandeville Films.^[11] 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.^[12] In 2001, he was named one of the "35 under 35" people to watch in the business by The Hollywood Reporter^[13] and was named by the same The Hollywood Reporter as 30 of the most powerful producers in the business in 2015.^[14]

His films have accrued several accolades over the years, including a People’s Choice Award for The Proposal, the AFI Movie of the Year Award^[15] and an Academy Award nomination^[16] for The Fighter, the PGA Award for Wonder, the Hollywood Film Award for Stronger (2017) and an Emmy^[17] for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

In 2018, Lieberman was awarded the key to the state of Ohio. ^[18]

In 2022, Todd Lieberman launched his new production company, Hidden Pictures.^[2]

Personal life

Lieberman is married to former film producer Heather Lieberman (née Zeegen). Together, the couple have two sons, Jasper and Isadore.^[19] 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.

Lieberman serves on the Creative Council of Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization ^[20] and serves as a judge on the Hamptons International Film Festival.^[21]

In 2022, the University of Pennsylvania honored Lieberman with Penn's Creative Spirit Award. ^[22]

Filmography

Executive producer

Film

• The Last Shot (2004)
• Beauty Shop (2005)
• Eight Below (2006)
• The Shaggy Dog (2006)
• Five Fingers (2006)
• The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
• Broken Horses (2015)
• The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)

Television

• The Kill Point (2007)
• Detroit 1-8-7 (2010−11)
• Wicked City (2015)
• The Family (2016)
• Sing It! (2016)
• The Fix (2019)
• Harlem's Kitchen (2020) (TV pilot)
• Hit & Run (2021)
• The Hypnotist's Love Story (TBA) (TV pilot)

TV movies

• Geek Charming (2011)
• King John (2013)
• Warriors (2014)
• Sea of Fire (2014)
• The Mission (2018)
• Steps (2018)

Producer

• Bringing Down the House (2003) (Co-producer)
• Raising Helen (2004) (Co-producer)
• Wild Hogs (2007)
• Traitor (2008)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
• The Lazarus Project (2008)
• The Proposal (2009)
• Surrogates (2009)
• The Fighter (2010)
• The Muppets (2011)
• Warm Bodies (2013)
• 21 & Over (2013)
• Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
• The Duel (2016)
• Beauty and the Beast (2017)
• Stronger (2017)
• Wonder (2017)
• Extinction (2018)
• The Aeronauts (2019)
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
• Shotgun Wedding (2022)
• White Bird (2024)
• War Machine (TBA)
• Voltron (TBA)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2008	Black Reel Awards	Best Film	Traitor (shared with Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Silver and David Hoberman)	Nominated
2010	Academy Awards	Best Picture	The Fighter (shared with David Hoberman and Mark Wahlberg)	Nominated
	Awards Circuit Community Awards	ACCA – Best Motion Picture		Nominated
		Davis Award – Best Motion Picture	The Fighter (shared with Dorothy Aufiero, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paul Tamasy and Mark Wahlberg)	Nominated
2011	AFI Awards	Movie of the Year	The Fighter (shared with David Hoberman and Mark Wahlberg)	Won
	PGA Awards	Best Theatrical Motion Picture		Nominated
2012	Christopher Awards	Feature Film	The Muppets (shared with James Bobin, Martin G. Baker, Bill Barretta, David Hoberman, John G. Scotti, Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller)	Won
	BAFTA Awards	BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film	The Muppets (shared with David Hoberman and James Bobin)	Nominated
2014		BAFTA Kids' Vote – Feature Film	Muppets Most Wanted (shared with James Bobin, David Hoberman and Nicholas Stoller)	Nominated
2022	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Television Movie	Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers	Won[23]

References

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4. "David Hoberman". UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. September 2011.
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6. Winer, Madeline (July 10, 2013). "Lieberman credits Los Angeles Jewish roots for reel success in film". Cleveland Jewish News.
7. O'Connor, Clint (February 26, 2011). "Northeast Ohioan Todd Lieberman going to the Oscars; his film 'The Fighter' is up for best picture". The Plain Dealer.
8. Rosenbaum, Emily (April 29, 2010). "The Producer". The Pennsylvania Gazette.
9. "Alumni | The Mask and Wig Club". www.maskandwig.com. April 8, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
10. Collins, Ashley Wren (April 27, 2010). "Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films Delivers His Best One-Liners". The Huffington Post.
11. Fernandez, Jay A. (December 6, 2011). "Executive Suite: Mandeville Films". The Hollywood Reporter.
12. "About David Hoberman, UCLA Visiting Asst. Professor". University of California, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
13. "Next Gen 2012: Hollywood's All-Star Alumni". The Hollywood Reporter. November 7, 2011.
14. "The 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. April 13, 2015.
15. "AFI Awards". www.afi.com. American Film Institute. 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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17. "Outstanding Made For Television Movie Nominees / Winners 2022". www.emmys.com. Emmy. 2022. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
18. "Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award". University of Pennsylvania.
19. Winer, Madeleine (July 10, 2013). "Lieberman credits Cleveland Jewish roots for reel success in film". Cleveland Jewish News.
20. "About | Represent.Us". End corruption. Defend the Republic. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
21. "Hamptons International Film Festival". Hamptons International Film Festival.
22. "Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award". University of Pennsylvania.
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External links

• Todd Lieberman at IMDb
• Mandeville Films website