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Michael Steven Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American businessman. He was a talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as president of The Walt Disney Company for only 16 months, from October 1995 to January 1997.
Oct 5, 2018 · By Rebecca Keegan. October 5, 2018. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Michael Ovitz In Conversation at 92nd Street Y on September 26, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images ...
Sep 28, 2018 · Ovitz is a keen martial arts practitioner — his Gordon Gekko-style morning routine involved waking at the crack of dawn for a head-clearing training session before tackling calls with his ...
Oct 3, 2018 · Ovitz, who was pushed out of Walt Disney in 1997 after having left CAA, tells of a nostalgic lunch with David Geffen, the music producer: “We were two guys in our seventies, looking to fix what ...
Mar 30, 2016 · MICHAEL OVITZ (co-founder, ... Ovitz knew that Edgar Bronfman Jr., whose family controlled Seagram, was interested in owning a significant piece of the entertainment business, and he was happy to ...
Synopsis. As co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), 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 stars and directors, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Sean ...
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Life’s Work: An Interview with Michael Ovitz. As a cofounder of Creative Artists Agency, Ovitz revolutionized how big deals in film, TV, music, and corporate media were done from the 1970s ...
