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American film and television producer (born 1973)

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]

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]

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]

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]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Awards and nominations

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1. ^ "Personal Details for Todd Darren Lieberman, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"". FamilySearch.
2. ^ a b "Todd Lieberman Launches Film/TV Co Hidden Pictures With Lionsgate Film Deal, Names Alex Young Prexy & Lands Bestseller 'The Housemaid' As First Acquisition". Deadline Hollywood.
3. ^ "Television Academy". Television Academy.
4. ^ "David Hoberman". UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. September 2011.
5. ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
6. ^ Winer, Madeline (July 10, 2013). "Lieberman credits Los Angeles Jewish roots for reel success in film". Cleveland Jewish News.
7. ^ a b 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.
16. ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards". www.oscars.org. Oscars. 2011. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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.
23. ^ "Television Academy". Television Academy.

• Todd Lieberman at IMDb
• Mandeville Films website