Who Is Michael Ovitz?

If you're going to read one book about Hollywood, this is the one.

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 Connery, Steven Seagal, Bill Murray, Robin Williams and David Letterman.

But this personal history is much more than celebrity friendships and bare-knuckled deal-making. It's an underdog's story: How did a kid with no connections work his way into the William Morris mailroom, and become the most powerful person in Hollywood? How did 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 intense controversy, Michael Ovitz is finally telling his whole story in this blistering, unforgettable memoir.

Daca veti citi o carte despre Hollywood, aceasta este una. In calitate de cofondator al Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Michael Ovitz si-a castigat reputatia pentru negocieri nemiloase, strategie stralucitoare si loialitate acerba fata de clientii sai. El a reinventat rolul agentului si a contribuit la formarea carierei a sute de vedete si regizori ai listei A, inclusiv Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Sean Connery, Steven Seagal, Bill Murray, Robin Williams si David Letterman. istoria este mult mai mult decat prietenii celebritatilor si incheierea de afaceri.