Steven M. Lisberger (born April 24, 1951) is an American film director, producer and writer famous for directing Tron in 1982.Lisberger was born in 1951 in New York City and grew up in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Lisberger attended The Hill School in Pottstown. He went on to become a 1974 graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.While attending the museum school, he and five associates formed Lisberger Studios.