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Nov 30, 2018 · Song of Back and Neck opens in limited release on November 30 and will be released on digital/VOD on December 4. In our Paul Lieberstein interview, the former The Office writer, producer and...
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- Getting Hired as A Writer on The Office
- Becoming Toby
- Learning to Actually Act
Fans may know that Lieberstein was one of the show's original writers (who remained with the series for all nine seasons), but he was also the showrunner at one point. Lieberstein came a long way over the course of the show, and he explained that he landed the gig because of his relationship with Greg Daniels. "I had worked with Greg Daniels before...
Though Lieberstein was hired as a writer on Season 1, it wasn't long before he was on the show with a speaking role as Toby Flenderson. It's not common for writers to appear on-screen, but Lieberstein explained that Daniels felt that acting was crucial to developing better writing. "So there's this like kind of a very traditional thing that writers...
It's easy to forget, but because Lieberstein was a writer, he didn't reallyknow how to act. "It took a while to get there," Lieberstein told Fischer and Kinsey when reflecting on his acting skills. "I don't know if you remember, but we were doing this kind of room bit about like my acting school." "So imagine going into acting, knowing nothing abou...
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Apr 23, 2018 · A former showrunner for 'The Office,' Paul Lieberstein's feature directorial debut finds the humor in pain. 'Song of Back and Neck': Emmy Winner Paul Lieberstein on Budgeting for Your First Feature | No Film School
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May 8, 2023 · Published May 8, 2023. The ‘Lucky Hank’ showrunners talk about the challenges of adapting Richard Russo’s novel and what they’d like to explore in Season 2. Image via Jefferson Chacon & AMC....
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May 3, 2018 · Interview: Paul Lieberstein – Song Of Back And Neck. By. Dylan Kai Dempsey. Published on May 3, 2018. 6 shares. Paul Lieberstein — perhaps better known as Toby Flenderson from NBC’s The Office —made his feature film debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival with sardonic laugh-fest Song of Back and Neck.