'D3: The Mighty Ducks' Director Robert Lieberman Dead at 75: He Was 'One of the Great Believers'

Robert Lieberman in 2011.Photo:Matt Carr/Getty Images

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Film and television director Robert Lieberman has died. He was 75.

The director, known for movies like 1993’sFire In the Skyand 1996’sD3: The Mighty Ducks, died Saturday, July 1, in Los Angeles after a cancer battle, according toDeadline.

His son Nick Lieberman, who co-directed and co-wrote thenew movieTheater Camp, remembered his dad on Instagram Monday, sharingthrowback family photos.

Robert Lieberman directs Robert Patrick for 1993’s Fire In the Sky.Snap/Shutterstock

Snap/Shutterstock

“He lived stories and we’ve lost a great trove of them. I inherited his enthusiasm, his use of superlatives, some of his belief and also a lot of his doubts,” he continued. “I miss him so much already.“Nick added, “It has been an incredibly strange, horrible-wonderful time. But I know he’d want me to share that his obit is in the trades.”

Robert made his career directing cinematic commercials and television episodes for shows likeThe X-Files,Dexter,HavenandCriminal Minds.

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In September, he toldThe Buffalo Newsabout how fans still celebrate his alien movieFire In the Sky30 years later with a “cult-like following.”

“After all these years, I still get letters about it, emails about it. People still ask me questions about it,” he told the outlet.

He added of his decades-long career, “Sometimes it’s the right time to take your bow and leave the stage. I feel very satisfied and rewarded. This is a good time to be giving back. I’m a poster boy for anybody who thinks it’s a dream you can’t attain. I’m a poster boy for the idea that you can attain it. If you want to be a film director, go out to Hollywood.”

source: people.com