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Born on September 15, 1976 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Jonathan Liebesman is a film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jonathan Liebesman is 50 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
My Take
Liebesman is one of those directors I file under 'studio firefighter' more than auteur. Born in Johannesburg and trained at NYU's Tisch, he built a career on big, loud genre swings: horror with Darkness Falls and the Texas Chainsaw prequel, then the alien-invasion grind of Battle: Los Angeles and the CGI spectacle of Wrath of the Titans and the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I respect that he kept landing massive assignments, but his filmography reads to me like a survey of 2000s-2010s blockbuster appetites rather than a personal vision. A capable hand for chaos, if not the soul of it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonathan Liebesman
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナサン・リーベスマン
- Reading
- じょなさん・りーべすまん
- Born
- September 15, 1976 (age 50)
- Origin
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / television director / director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
2. Background
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jonathan Liebesman born?
Jonathan Liebesman was born on September 15, 1976 and is 50 years old.
Where is Jonathan Liebesman from?
Jonathan Liebesman is from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
What does Jonathan Liebesman do?
Jonathan Liebesman works as film director, screenwriter, film producer, television director, director.
Where did Jonathan Liebesman study?
Jonathan Liebesman attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
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