Paul Lieberstein

Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an American screenwriter and television producer. An Emmy Award winner, he is most widely known as a writer, producer, and supporting cast member on the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office. Lieberstein's first job in show business was as a writer on the television series Clarissa Explains It All, a job he won based on the strength of a spec script for The Simpsons that he co-wrote. Following th... more

Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an American screenwriter and television producer. An Emmy Award winner, he is most widely known as a writer, producer, and supporting cast member on the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office. Lieberstein's first job in show business was as a writer on the television series Clarissa Explains It All, a job he won based on the strength of a spec script for The Simpsons that he co-wrote. Following that he was a writer on Weird Science in 1994 and later on the sitcom The Naked Truth. In 1997, he became a producer and writer on the animated sitcom King of the Hill. He also had brief stints as a writer/co-executive producer on The Drew Carey Show and The Bernie Mac Show. He was also a writer for the short-lived series Greg the Bunny and Dead Like Me. In 2005, producer Greg Daniels (with whom Lieberstein worked on King of the Hill) hired him as a co-executive producer and writer for the American remake of the British comedy The Office. He has... less