Who Is Michael Ovitz?

<p><b>If you're going to read one book about Hollywood this is the one.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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 &amp; acquisitions and modern art? And what were the personal consequences of all those deals?<br><br>After decades of near-silence in the face of intense controversy Michael Ovitz is finally telling his whole story in this blistering unforgettable memoir.</p>