Todd Darren Lieberman (born February 20, 1973) is an American film and television producer. He founded Hidden Pictures Media
in 2022 and won an Emmy for
''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' in the same year. He co-founded
Mandeville Films and Television with
David Hoberman
David Elliot Hoberman (born September 19, 1952) is an American film and television producer, best known as the co-creator and executive producer of the USA Network television series ''Monk'', and the founder and co-owner of Mandeville Films. He ...
in 2002.
Mandeville has produced several notable films, including ''
The Fighter
''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American Biographical film, biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of profes ...
'', which won two
Academy Awards
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in 2010, and for which Lieberman was nominated for the
Oscar for Best Picture.
Early life
Todd was born to a
Jewish
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family in
Cleveland
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, and grew up in
Lyndhurst and
Pepper Pike, Ohio
Pepper Pike is a city in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,796 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
History
In 1763, sixteen pioneers settled the area ...
. He graduated from
Hawken School
Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio.
Hawken currently has two main campuses, the Lower and Middle Schools in Lyndhurst and the Upper School in Chester Township, plus a third, an ur ...
.
and the University of Pennsylvania. There, he was a member of the Mask and Wig Club. He performed with local theatre groups in
Ohio
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before college where he continued to perform, then moving to
Los Angeles
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in 1995. He began there with acting and then moved on to writing, reviewing film scripts, then on to directing and producing.
He earned a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...
in 1995 where he was a member of the
Alpha Epsilon Pi
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fraternity (Gamma Chapter, Omicron pledge class) and
The Mask and Wig Club.
Career
Lieberman was Senior Vice President for International Finance at the production company
Hyde Park Entertainment
Hyde Park Entertainment is an independent film and television production and finance company founded by Ashok Amritraj and David Hoberman in 1999.
History
On July 26, 1999, Ashok Amritraj, co-founder of Franchise Pictures, together with David ...
, which produced and co-financed films such as ''Anti-Trust'', ''
Bandits
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'' and ''
Moonlight Mile''. Lieberman established himself at the international sales and distribution company
Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment, LLC (formerly the Summit Group, Summit Export Group, Summit Entertainment Group Inc., Summit Entertainment Limited, Summit Films Limited, and Summit Entertainment N.V.) is an American film production label of Lionsgate Film ...
, where he progressed, thanks to championing the independent film ''
Memento'' and acquiring the rights to ''
American Pie''.
In 1999, Lieberman was hired by
David Hoberman
David Elliot Hoberman (born September 19, 1952) is an American film and television producer, best known as the co-creator and executive producer of the USA Network television series ''Monk'', and the founder and co-owner of Mandeville Films. He ...
to work for
Mandeville Films
Mandeville Films is an American film production company headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1995 by David Hoberman the company re-formed as Mandeville Films and Television in 2002 after a short hiatus for three years, with Hoberman ...
. 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.
In 2001, he was named one of the "35 under 35" people to watch in the business by ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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''
and was named by the same ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' as 30 of the most powerful producers in the business in 2015.
His films have accrued several accolades over the years, including a
People’s Choice Award for
''The Proposal'', the
AFI
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* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2017 album), the tenth ...
Movie of the Year Award and an
Academy Award
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nomination for
''The Fighter'', the
PGA Award
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for
''Wonder'', the
Hollywood Film Award for
''Stronger'' (2017) and an
Emmy
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for
''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''.
In 2018, Lieberman was awarded the key to the state of Ohio.
In 2022, Todd Lieberman launched his new production company, Hidden Pictures.
Personal life
Lieberman is married to former film producer Heather Lieberman (née Zeegen). Together, the couple have two sons, Jasper and Isadore. He is a member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of adva ...
, the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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, and is a mentor at the
Producers Guild of America
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.
Lieberman serves on the Creative Council of
Represent.Us
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non-partisan not-for-profit organization focused on ending political corruption in the United States. Funded by donations and grants, it is run mostly by volunteers aligned in a grassroots organizing network, and it has broug ...
, a
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* Nonpartisanship, also known as Nonpartisanism, co-operation without reference to political parties
* Non-partisan democracy, an election with no official recognition ...
anti-corruption organization
and serves as a judge on the
Hamptons International Film Festival
The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October ...
.
In 2022, the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...
honored Lieberman with Penn's Creative Spirit Award.
Filmography
Executive producer
Film
* ''
The Last Shot'' (2004)
* ''
Beauty Shop
''Beauty Shop'' is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Bille Woodruff. The film serves as a spin-off of the ''Barbershop'' film series, and stars Queen Latifah as Gina Norris, a character first introduced in the 2004 film '' Barbershop 2: ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Eight Below
''Eight Below'', originally titled ''Antartica: The Journey Home'', is a 2006 American survival drama film, a remake based on the 1983 Japanese film ''Antarctica'' by Toshirô Ishidô, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Tatsuo Nogami, and Susumu Saji. It was pr ...
'' (2006)
* ''
The Shaggy Dog'' (2006)
* ''
Five Fingers'' (2006)
* ''
The Divergent Series: Insurgent'' (2015)
* ''
Broken Horses
'' Broken Horses'' is a 2015 crime thriller film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and starring Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette, Vincent D'Onofrio, María Valverde, Thomas Jane, and Sean Patrick Flanery. It was released on April 10, 2015. It is a ...
'' (2015)
* ''
The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' (2016)
Television
* ''
The Kill Point
''The Kill Point'' is an American television series that follows a group of U.S. Marines recently returned from serving in Iraq as they come together to pull off a major bank heist of a Three Rivers Bank branch in Pittsburgh. The series, produce ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Detroit 1-8-7
''Detroit 1-8-7'' is an American police procedural drama series about the Detroit Police Department's leading homicide unit, created by Jason Richman for ABC. It featured an ensemble cast of actors including Michael Imperioli and James McDani ...
'' (2010−11)
* ''
Wicked City'' (2015)
* ''
The Family'' (2016)
* ''
Sing It!
''Sing It!'' is an Television of the United States, American situation comedy streaming television series created by Fine Brothers, Benny Fine and Rafi Fine. It is executive produced by Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, Max Benator, Todd Lieberman, David Ho ...
'' (2016)
* ''
The Fix'' (2019)
* ''Harlem's Kitchen'' (2020) (TV pilot)
* ''
Hit & Run'' (2021)
* ''
The Hypnotist's Love Story
''The Hypnotist's Love Story'' is a 2011 novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty. It tells the story of Ellen O'Farrel, a hypnotherapist, who becomes involved with a widower who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend Saskia, with whom he and hi ...
'' (TBA) (TV pilot)
TV movies
* ''
Geek Charming
''Geek Charming'' is a 2011 American teen comedy-drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday from a screenplay by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, and based on the novel of the same name by ...
'' (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
''Raising Helen'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It stars Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, siblings Spencer and Abigail Breslin, and ...
'' (2004) (Co-producer)
* ''
Wild Hogs
''Wild Hogs'' is a 2007 American biker road comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and Canada on March 2, 2007 to negativ ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Traitor
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'' (2008)
* ''
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' is a 2008 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the first in the ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' series. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and was released on October 3, 2008. The film stars Piper Perabo, J ...
'' (2008)
* ''
The Lazarus Project'' (2008)
* ''
The Proposal'' (2009)
* ''
Surrogates
''Surrogates'' is a 2009 American science fiction action film based on the 2005–2006 comic book series ''The Surrogates''. Directed by Jonathan Mostow, it stars Bruce Willis as Tom Greer, an FBI agent who ventures out into the real world to ...
'' (2009)
* ''
The Fighter
''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American Biographical film, biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of profes ...
'' (2010)
* ''
The Muppets
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'' (2011)
* ''
Warm Bodies'' (2013)
* ''
21 & Over'' (2013)
* ''
Muppets Most Wanted
''Muppets Most Wanted'' is a 2014 American musical crime comedy film directed by James Bobin, produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, and written by Bobin and Nicholas Stoller. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films, it is ...
'' (2014)
* ''
The Duel'' (2016)
* ''
Beauty and the Beast
"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales'').
Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'' (2017)
* ''
Stronger'' (2017)
* ''
Wonder
Wonder may refer to:
Arts and media
Film
* ''Wonder'' (film), a 2017 drama based on the R. J. Palacio novel
* ''The Wonder'' (film), a 2022 drama based on the Emma Donoghue novel
* Wonder, a character in the 2006 American family film ''Z ...
'' (2017)
* ''
Extinction
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'' (2018)
* ''
The Aeronauts'' (2019)
* ''
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (2022)
* ''
Shotgun Wedding
A shotgun wedding is a wedding arranged in response to pregnancy resulting from premarital sex. The phrase comes from the figurative imagining that the relatives of the pregnant bride threaten the reluctant male groom with a shotgun in order to ...
'' (2022)
* ''
White Bird'' (2024)
* ''
War Machine
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'' (TBA)
* ''
Voltron
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'' (TBA)
* ''
Rabbids
''Rabbids'', also known as ''Raving Rabbids'' (), is a multimedia franchise developed and published by Ubisoft. It originated as a spin-off video game from the '' Rayman'' video game series, 2006's '' Rayman Raving Rabbids''. ''Rabbids'' is cente ...
'' (TBA)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
Mandeville Films website
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1973 births
Living people
Film producers from California
Television producers from California
Mass media people from Los Angeles
Businesspeople from Cleveland
University of Pennsylvania alumni
20th-century American Jews
Film producers from Ohio
21st-century American Jews
Primetime Emmy Award winners