Paul Lieberstein

Lieberstein grew up in Westport, Connecticut, He is Jewish. He attended Staples High School where he wrote his first comedy script with some friends; he also played the vibraphone in the band. He then attended Hamilton College, where he joined Chi Psi as well as a band called "Picture This" (not the pop band of the same name). He graduated in 1989 with a major in economics (he "wanted to be a financier of some kind"). He wrote references to the fact that Office character Andy Bernard was a member of Chi Psi from Cornell into the storyline of several episodes. After college, Lieberstein moved to New York City, where his first job was as an auditor at Peat Marwick International, a job that lasted six months. He followed that with part-time work at his father's law firm, "working as little as I could so I could write". == Career ==

Lieberstein and a writing partner got an agent with William Morris and moved to Los Angeles, living just off Hollywood Boulevard. In November 2017, it was announced that he would replace Kevin Etten as showrunner of Ghosted. In 2018, Lieberstein wrote and directed his first feature film, Song of Back and Neck, which made it into Tribeca Film Festival. He worked in the writer's room from the start of the American adaptation and was asked by Greg Daniels to act as well, as Daniels wanted some of the writers to know what it was like on the other side of the camera. Lieberstein was set to be the showrunner, but in October 2012, it was announced that NBC was not accepting the series. In a SuicideGirls interview, Lieberstein said that "as an actor, which is just a very small percentage of me, I don't feel Toby while I'm writing. It's the hardest of the characters to access". In an interview for his alma mater, Hamilton College, he commented on the bigger picture: == Personal life ==

Lieberstein's sister, Susanne, was the president of programming for YouTube Premium (previously holding this position at MTV), and is married to screenwriter and producer Greg Daniels. == Awards ==

Lieberstein's first Emmy Award was as a producer, sharing a 1999 Emmy for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)" for his work in King of the Hill. Lieberstein's work on The Office has resulted in numerous awards. In June 2007, he shared in a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Broadband Program – Comedy", for his work on The Office: Accountants webisodes. As an actor, Lieberstein shared in a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series"; as a writer, he shared a 2006 Writers Guild of America Award for the series, in addition to a WGA Award nomination for "The Coup". As co-executive producer, he shared a 2006 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy Series". Lieberstein received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from Hamilton College on May 22, 2011. == Filmography ==

Acting Directing, producing, writing == References ==