Mini Biography

Chameleonic young actor whose career began as the star of PBS's Emmy-winning musical drama, "Sneakers." He made his Broadway debut in "LoveMusik," directed by Harold Prince, voted "Best Musical of 2007" by USA Today. Off-Broadway, he starred in "An Evening of Kurt Weill" at Lincoln Center and "The Calamity of Kat Kat and Willie," voted "Best of 2006" by NYTheatre.com. He also choreographed Obie award-winner "Mabou Mines Dollhouse."

Additional theatre credits include: "Merrily We Roll Along," for which he is a 2008 Helen Hayes award-nominee; Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award-winner, "A Clockwork Orange"; "Reefer Madness!" for which he received Theatre LA Ovation and Garland awards; "The Year is 1950," helmed by the Tony-winning team of Frank Galati,John Kander, and Ann Reinking; "The Final Tour" with Sally Field; and "Sundance Cabaret" with Carol Burnett.

The recipient of honors from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the Kurt Weill Foundation, and the Henry Mancini Institute, he is a Def Comedy Jam Semi-Finalist.

Trivia

Son of best-selling author, Dr. Jacob Liberman.

Cites River Phoenix and Dustin Hoffman as earliest acting influences.

Appeared in an industrial film opposite Joe DiMaggio.

When Maureen Stapleton moved next door, she became a mentor, and got him a bit part in Cocoon: The Return (1988).

Received a scholarship to study at the Royal National Theatre, where Judi Dench became a mentor.

Also studied at Complicite, Aspen-Santa Fe Ballet, and the Groundlings.

Was the final student of Mira Rostova, teacher of Montgomery Clift.

Played a lost soul in "D2D," an unreleased feature with cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond.

Co-author of "Wisdom from an Empty Mind," and contributor to numerous other books.

Made his TV debut at six after typing a letter to the producers of a local children's show and becoming a regular. His performance as a Holocaust survivor in an indie short, "In Order to Live," led to a string of commercials.

Erik Liberman

Erik Liberman