Isbn: 9798217045280 - who is michael ovitz? (3 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If you're going to read one book about Hollywood, this is the one. As the co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, Michael Ovitz earned a reputation for ruthless negotiation, brilliant strategy, and fierce loyalty to his clients. He reinvented the role of the agent and helped shape the careers of hundreds of A-list entertainers, directors, and writers, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Sean Connery, Bill Murray, Robin Williams, and David Letterman. But this personal history is much more than a fascinating account of celebrity friendships and bare-knuckled dealmaking. It's also an underdog's story: How did a middle-class kid from Encino work his way into the William Morris mailroom, and eventually become the most powerful person in Hollywood How did an agent (even a superagent) also become a power in producing, advertising, mergers & acquisitions, and modern art And what were the personal consequences of all those deals After decades of near-silence in the face of controversy, Ovitz is finally telling his whole story, with remarkable candor and insight.…

Zustand: New. Michael Ovitz co-founded CAA in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. For most of the past two decades he has been a private investor and an advisor to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. This is his first book.If you re going to read one book about .