Hollywood's Top Star Agent: The Michael Ovitz Story

Author: Robert Slatzer
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: He is the man behind the glitz of those superstars, the most controversial hard-nosed agent in Hollywood. He has been, and will one day again be, the most influential figure in Hollywood. Everyone says I am power-hungry. But all I ask for is respect. If you want people to see you as an emperor, you must act like one. In this book, the author reveals Ovitz's rise to fame; in a grand hotel on Beverly Hills, he ripped a hundred-dollar bill in half to book the best front-row suite and attract attention; to win a hesitant client, he danced an awkward tap dance at the entire table; he always remembered to give clients gifts, helped his clients and friends in every possible way, treating it as his duty—such as his colleagues flying clients to dinner, and so on. The book also tells us how Ovitz helped Sean Connery to elevate his career, how he signed Sylvester Stallone to CAA, how he discovered Tom Cruise and other rising stars, and how he convinced Paul Newman to switch sides and join him.