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Erik Liberman

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  • Has contributed to numerous books including a biography of Jayne Mansfield.
  • Appeared in an industrial film opposite Joe DiMaggio.
  • Was the final student of Mira Rostova, teacher of Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, Montgomery Clift, and Maureen Stapleton. Stapleton became a mentor to Liberman as a young actor and got him a bit part in Cocoon: The Return (1988).
  • Studied physical theatre in France with master clown Philippe Gaulier, instructor to Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson, and Helena Bonham Carter.
  • Played half of the first gay couple ever to appear in a commercial for Procter & Gamble.
  • He was the face of noted improv-and-sketch-comedy school the Groundlings with Kristen Wiig, Drew Droege, and Mindy Sterling.
  • As a high school senior, was a YoungArts awardee. Other honorees that year were Kerry Washington, Adrian Grenier, and Corey Stoll.
  • Is the son of Havana-born vision scientist and bestselling author, Jacob, and social worker, Marsha.
  • Was a member of the Sundance Theatre Lab, where he worked with actors including Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, and Sally Field.
  • Joan Juliet Buck, former editor-in-chief of French Vogue, described Erik Liberman's work as "multifaceted, irreducible, and astonishing.".
  • Trained at London' National Theatre Studio, where he came under the wing of Judi Dench.
  • Originated roles in stage adaptations of cult film classics, "Somewhere in Time" and "Reefer Madness!".
  • Assisted book writer Marco Pennette on the Broadway musical "Death Becomes Her," an adaptation of the Goldie Hawn/Meryl Streep film of the same name.

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