Paul Lieberstein - Personal Life

Personal Life

Lieberstein grew up in Westport, Connecticut, the son of Judith and Stanley Lieberstein. He attended Staples High School. Afterwards, he attended Hamilton College, where he joined Chi Psi, and graduated in 1989 with a major in economics (he "wanted to be a financier of some kind"). An interesting footnote is that Paul wrote into the storyline of several episodes references to the fact that Andy Bernard was a Chi Psi from Cornell. Making the effete Andy Bernard a Chi Psi from Cornell was intentional and reflects a good natured "dig" at Cornell by a Chi Psi alum from a school that is just as elite, but not as pretentious. His first job after graduation was as an auditor at Peat Marwick International, a job that didn't last six months. He followed that with part-time work in his father's law firm, "working as little as could so could write."

His sister Susanne is a president at Lifetime Entertainment Services and is married to Greg Daniels. His brother, Warren Lieberstein, was married to Angela Kinsey. Lieberstein was married for a second time, to Janine Serafin Poreba, on July 19, 2008, at the New York City restaurant Battery Gardens. His cousin is Paul Faust, on whom the character "Cool Guy Paul" was based, as seen in The Office episode "Chair Model".