Steven Lisberger

Steven M. Lisberger (born April 24, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.

In 1978, after moving to Venice, California, Lisberger and his business partner Donald Kushner conceived and produced a 90-minute animated film, Animalympics, for NBC's coverage of the 1980 Olympics.

In 2007, it was announced that he and Jessica Chobot were working together on a film project called Soul Code, though it was never produced.

Eventually, Disney green-lit Tron: Legacy, and it was released in 2010 for which Lisberger served as producer.

Lisberger and his wife, Peggy, live in Santa Monica, California and have a son named Carl.