Claim: Berliner was born in Brooklyn, and raised in Queens, wherein he earned in 1977 a BA with highest honors from Binghamton University and University of Oklahoma School of Art.
Evidence: Berliner was born in Brooklyn, and raised in Queens. Berliner earned in 1977 a BA with highest honors, from Binghamton University, cinema, and in 1979 MFA (with highest honors) from the University of Oklahoma, School of Art.