Who Is Michael Ovitz?
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Nicita, Rick, 107, 177, 205, 276, 353
Nides, Tina, 106, 143
Nightline, 15, 21–23
Nike, 300
Nilsson, Harry, 155
Niwa, Seiichiro, 248
Nixon, Richard, 232
Noble Rot, 127–28
Nomura Wasserstein, 263
Norris, Chuck, 224
Northern Exposure, 290
Novello, Don, 127
NYNEX, 271
O’Brien, Conan, 24
O’Connor, Carroll, 61, 79
O’Connor, David, 106, 142, 175, 180–81, 184–85, 326, 327, 333–34
Officer and a Gentleman, An, 204
Ogilvy & Mather, 285
Ohga, Norio, 231, 233–34, 240–44, 253
Ohlmeyer, Don, 219–20
Oldenburg, Claes, 221
On Deadly Ground, 228
One Saturday Morning, 328–29
Opsware, 339
Ostin, Mo, 171
Out of Africa, 141, 150, 167
Ovitz, Chris, 30, 109, 110–11, 114, 183, 228–29, 312, 348–49
illness of, 166
Ovitz, Eric, 109, 111, 229, 348
Ovitz, David, 33–38, 40, 53, 59, 109, 163, 165, 175, 281, 330, 336
Seagram’s job of, 33–34, 175, 296
Ovitz, Kendall, 348
Ovitz, Kimberly, 109, 110–11, 227, 348
Ovitz, Mark, 33, 36, 109
Ovitz, Michael:
at AMG, 327, 335–37, 343
art collection of, 3, 163–66, 313, 346–47
Beverly Hills home of, 346–47
childhood of, 33–38, 163, 356
in college, 43, 44, 46, 131
departure from CAA, 312–20, 333–34
at Disney, 312, 319–20, 321–32, 333–35
family of, 109–12, 183, 228, 347–49
in founding of CAA, 64–71
Fox tour guide job of, 44–45
“Gay Mafia” comment of, 337
grandmother Sarah and, 35, 349
in high school, 38–39, 163, 223
marriage of, 46; see also Reich, Judy
martial arts and, 223–24, 228, 353
MCA/Universal position considered by, 312–16, 319, 323
Meyer’s friendship with, 9, 11, 59–60, 186–87, 244–45, 317, 320
Meyer’s reconciliation with, 351–55
Meyer’s rupture with, 11, 316–19, 334, 351
motion pictures as early interest of, 36–37
Universal Studios tour guide job of, 39–45, 304
as William Morris agent, 13, 52–58, 59–67
William Morris mailroom job of, 47–52
Ovitz, Sylvia, 33–35, 37, 109, 163, 165
Pace Gallery, 164, 270
Pacino, Al, 95, 134, 138, 153, 177
PacTel, 271
Page, Larry, 339
Palantir, 343, 344
Palatucci, Mark, 345
Paley, Bill, 233
Panasonic, 247, 249
Paper Moon, 273
Paramount, 22, 43, 80–82, 108, 110, 115, 127, 128, 143, 149, 150, 172, 176, 235, 251, 257, 267–69, 277, 324
Parker, Alan, 8–9
Parker, Ed, 95, 223
Parretti, Giancarlo, 259, 272–73
Parton, Dolly, 120
Pascal, Amy, 244
Patton, 190
Paul Kohner Agency, 59
Pax, 349
PayPal, 342
Peacock, Warwick, 182
Peck, Gregory, 94
Pei, I. M., 16, 197–201, 300, 333
Penguin Random House, 324
People, 89, 194, 336
Pepsi-Cola, 203, 280–81, 286, 290
Perelman, Ronald, 306
Periscope I Red, Yellow, Blue (Johns), 164
Perkins, Diane, 74
Perkins, Rowland, 63–65, 67, 74–75, 79, 100, 186
Perlman, Laurie, 187
Perpetua Labs, 344
Personal Best, 327
Pesci, Joe, 151, 155–56
Peters, Jon, 243, 244
Peterson, Pete, 232, 239–40
Pfeiffer, Michelle, 91
Phoenix, River, 117
Picasso, Pablo, 165, 270, 273
Pileggi, Nick, 154
Pinter, Harold, 330
Pitt, Brad, 141
Pixar, 331, 342
Places in the Heart, 132
Playhouse 90, 125
Poitier, Sidney, 79, 273
Pollack, Claire, 122, 125, 141, 220
Pollack, Sydney, 4, 6, 83–86, 94–96, 98, 120, 122–25, 132, 138–42, 186, 220, 268–70, 273
Pollock, Tom, 86, 112, 150–52, 160, 251, 302
Polygram, 304
Powell, Michael, 155
Powers, Stefanie, 190
Premiere, 194–95
Presley, Elvis, 116
Price, Frank, 97, 116, 117, 121, 134, 173, 178, 243
Price, Richard, 144
Prince, 226–27
Ptak, John, 354
Puck, Wolfgang, 169–70
Purple Rain, 227
Putnam, 324, 328
Puttnam, David, 134, 237
Queen of the Jungle, 37
Quintet, 137
Radner, Gilda, 112
Raging Bull, 142, 153
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 251
Rain Man, 4–9, 119, 129, 243
Ramis, Harold, 116, 119, 125, 131, 134, 135
Random House, 324
Rapke, Jack, 5, 178, 179, 276, 301
Rauschenberg, Robert, 16, 221, 252
Ray, Rick, 76, 77
Razor’s Edge, The, 114
RCA, 251
Reagan, Ronald, 300
Real Life, 4
Redford, Robert, 76, 83, 84, 86, 88, 94–95, 98, 106, 119, 140–42, 153, 176, 177, 195, 204, 267–68, 309
Reds, 285
Red Shoes, The, 155
Redstone, Sumner, 237, 257
Reed, Jerry, 56
Reich, Judy (wife), 8, 48, 55, 56, 59, 65, 66, 74, 75, 79, 94, 122, 131, 152, 163, 166, 167, 169, 182, 183, 196, 206, 208, 218, 228, 229, 249, 252, 265, 323, 330
family life of, 109–10
Ovitz’s marriage to, 46
Ovitz’s meeting of, 45–46
Ovitz’s separation from, 347
Reiner, Rob, 61, 66, 117, 146, 180, 290, 354
Reinhardt, Ad, 348
Reischauer, Edwin, 230
Reitman, Ivan, 18, 84, 112, 115, 116, 119, 131, 134–35, 150, 196, 203–5, 279–80
Rhinestone, 120
Rhyme and Reason, 74
Rhythm & Hues, 290
Rich Little Show, The, 74
Rifkin, Joe, 64
Rimer, Danny, 342
Risky Business, 146
RKO Pictures, 36–38, 44
Roberts, Julia, 120, 276
Rock, The, 90
Rockefeller, David, 205–6
Rocky, 127
Rogers, Ginger, 62
Rohatyn, Felix, 3, 133, 257–58, 260, 262–64, 297, 298
Rollins, Jack, 14
Room with a View, A, 120
Roots, 80, 81
Roseanne, 221
Rosenberg, Lee, 76, 88
Rosenfeld, Mike, 63–68, 74–77, 100, 137–38
Rosenthal, Jane, 154
Ross, Steve, 99, 170–71, 232, 235, 243, 297–98, 304
Ross, Tom, 189
Rotary Club, 39
Roth, Joe, 322, 324
Roth, Steve, 96, 97
Rothko, Mark, 85
Rothman, Frank, 273–74
Rothman, Robb, 175
Rothschild, Nathaniel, 36
Rubenstein Associates, 211
Russell, Kurt, 196
Russia House, The, 90, 272
Ruthless People, 230
Ryman, Robert, 348
Sacks, Sam, 50, 167
St. Elsewhere, 290
Saint John’s Health Center Foundation, 166–67
Sajak, Pat, 15
Sakamoto Brothers, 223
Sandberg, Sheryl, 342
Saturday Night Live (SNL), 112, 125, 127, 131, 177, 282, 291, 324
Schindler’s Ark (Keneally), 157
Schindler’s List, 157–62
Schisgal, Murray, 121
Schlemmer, Oskar, 200
Schoonmaker, Thelma, 150, 155
Schreter, Jonathan, 286–87
Schulhof, Mickey, 233–35, 238, 241–44, 256
Schwartz, Tony, 323
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 135, 153, 173, 225, 276
Schwarzman, Steve, 232, 239–40
Scientology, 193
Scorsese, Martin, 83, 84, 104, 134, 142–52, 154–60, 166, 177, 184, 273
Scott, Ridley, 146
Scott, Tony, 146
Screen Actors Guild (SAG), 68, 285
Seagal, Steven, 11, 224–26, 228
Seagram Company, 33–34, 175, 296–99, 314–15
MCA purchased from Matsushita by, 299, 303–7, 312
Sealey, Peter, 284, 285, 287, 288, 291, 292
Secret of My Success, The, 204
Seed, 349
Seidenberg, Ivan, 271–72
Seinfeld, 57
Sellers, Peter, 79
Semel, Jane, 176
Semel, Terry, 85, 154, 156, 173, 176, 199, 225, 273, 310, 321
Senior, Enrique, 238
Sequoia Capital, 342
Shaffer, Paul, 26
Shampoo, 85, 121
Shapiro, Bob, 187
Shapiro, George, 57
Shapiro, Sandy, 187
Shatner, William, 190
Sheinberg, Sid, 151–52, 160, 178–79, 217–18, 235, 251, 256–57, 259–62, 264–66, 295, 302, 303–6, 313, 314
Shining, The, 159
Shoah Foundation, 162
Shōgun, 4, 79–82, 230, 261
Shuler, Lauren, 130–31
Silicon Valley, 338–45
Silver, Joel, 354
Silverman, Fred, 61
Simpsons, The, 176
Sinatra, Frank, 34, 94
Singerman, Brian, 345
Singh, Gurjeet, 345
Slap Shot, 137
Sly and the Family Stone, 52–53
Smashing Pumpkins, 110
Smith, Joe, 201
Smith, Quincy, 342
Smothers Brothers, 61
Sofman, Boris, 345
SoftBank, 325
Something Wild, 154
Son, Masayoshi, 325
Sonny Boy, 61
Sony, 3, 178, 203, 206, 230–45, 247, 249, 253, 278, 293, 328, 355
CBS Records acquired by, 230–34, 244
Columbia acquired by, 235–45, 247, 251, 252, 256, 264, 265, 280
Sophie’s Choice, 159
Sopranos, The, 154–56, 324
Sound of Music, The, 147
Spago, 148, 169, 202
Spartans, 37, 104, 105
Specktor, Fred, 103, 354
Speed-the-Plow (Mamet), 86
Spelling, Aaron, 129–31, 169
Spiegel, Sam, 50
Spielberg, Steven, 5, 91, 119, 139–40, 157–62, 178, 179, 182, 193, 217–20, 262, 273, 280, 320
Splash, 145
Springsteen, Bruce, 231
Stallone, Sylvester, 93, 120, 153, 173, 175, 185–86, 196, 211, 310
Stand by Me, 11, 117, 285
Stanfill, Dennis, 172
Stapleton, Jean, 61
Star is Born, A, 273
Stark, Ray, 108, 187, 236
Starland Vocal Band Show, The, 13
Star Wars, 95, 150, 251
Stearns, Steve, 104
Steel, Dawn, 309
Steele, Danielle, 77
Steiger, Rod, 79
Stein, Jules, 207
Steinberg, Herb, 40
Stemcentrx, 345
Stern, David, 202
Stewart, Jimmy, 41, 43, 62
Sting, The, 137, 139–41, 147
Stone, Oliver, 146, 273
Stone, Sly, 52–53
Strauss, Bob, 260, 262–64
Streep, Meryl, 134, 153, 184, 276
Streisand, Barbra, 86, 94–95, 273, 309–10
Strickland, Tom, 188
Stringer, Howard, 21, 22, 24, 26, 30, 271
Stripes, 97, 114, 116, 123, 134, 135, 239
Struthers, Sally, 61, 66, 354
Sun Tzu, 105, 339
Sun Valley Conference, 236–37, 318, 340
Superman, 95, 97, 289
Sutherland, Donald, 141
Swedlin, Rosalie, 119, 211–12, 269
Sweet Deception, 127
Sword of the Valiant, 89
Systrom, Kevin, 342
Tanii, Akio, 248, 253, 263, 266, 302
Tappeiner, Hanns, 345
Taps, 145
Tartikoff, Brandon, 21, 108
Taxi Driver, 143, 158
Taylor, Renée, 74–75
Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI), 237, 304
Terminator 2, 1
Terms of Endearment, 204
Tevis, Walter, 143–44
Thalberg, Irving, 42, 75
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, 94
Thiel, Peter, 342–44, 348
Thomopoulos, Tony, 129, 219
Thompson, Hunter S., 115
Thrive Capital, 342
Thunderball, 88
Tim Conway Show, The, 55
Time, 151, 292, 297, 338
Time Warner, 171, 243, 251, 297–99, 312, 315
Tisch, Larry, 231–33
T. J. Hooker, 190
Tonight Show, The, 13–30
Tootsie, 4, 8, 97, 120–25, 153, 239
Top Gun, 146, 150–51, 204
Touch of Evil, 84
Touchstone Pictures, 145
Towering Inferno, The, 137, 148–49
Towne, Robert, 85, 119, 270, 327
Towne, Roger, 119
Toyonaga, Keiya, 255, 260, 261, 266, 303
TPG, 340
Tracy, Spencer, 8
Travolta, John, 169
Triad Agency, 189
Tribeca Film Center, 154
TriStar, 132, 235, 237, 309
Trump, Donald, 348
Turner, Ted, 236, 272, 274
21 Jump Street, 190, 197
Twins, 135, 218
Twombly, Cy, 164
2001: A Space Odyssey, 159
UCLA, 43, 44, 110, 131
Medical Center, 167, 181, 182, 300
Ufland, Harry, 143
United Artists, 5, 6, 84, 129, 219, 235, 251, 274, 275, 277, 278
Universal, 11, 43, 57–58, 63, 75, 126, 127, 139–40, 150–52, 154, 160, 178–79, 217–19, 235–36, 250–51, 255, 302–3
Matsushita’s acquisition of, 247–66
Meyer as second in command of, 11, 316, 317, 334
Ovitz considered to head, 312–16, 319, 323
studio tours at, 39–45, 304
Untouchables, The, 89–90, 154
Up the Sandbox, 273
Uptown Saturday Night, 273
Urban Cowboy, 95, 169
UTA, 175
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sp; Valentine, Dean, 329
Van Damme, Jean-Claude, 225
Vanity Fair, 337
Variety, 8, 37, 98, 107, 108, 117, 134–35, 188
Verdict, The, 140, 142
Verizon, 272, 335
Viacom, 23
Virgin Records, 295, 324
Volpi, Mike, 342
Wagner, Paula, 5, 145, 269, 276, 354
Wagner, Robert, 190
Wall Street Journal, 169, 194, 202–3, 259–61, 306
Warner, Jack, 42
Warner Books, 171
Warner Bros., 5, 69, 85, 98–99, 108, 124, 127, 132–33, 154–56, 170–71, 186, 187, 189, 219–20, 225–27, 235, 273, 297, 310, 321
War of the Worlds, 193
Wasserman, Lew, 42–43, 45, 57–58, 70, 118, 133, 137, 151, 169–70, 178–79, 207, 235–36, 250–52, 256–66, 295, 300, 302–6, 312, 314, 339
Waterworld, 302–3
Wayne, John, 37
Way We Were, The, 94–95
Weatherup, Craig, 203
Weaver, Dennis, 57
Weinberg, John, 297
Weinstein, Harvey, 10
Weinraub, Bernie, 275, 337
Weintraub, Jerry, 116
Weisbord, Sam, 51–52, 55, 62–65, 67, 69, 70, 354
Weiss, Lou, 63–64
Welch, Jack, 232
Wells, Frank, 85–86, 172–73, 243, 302, 319–20, 321–23, 328
Wells, John, 220
Wells, Luanne, 302
Weltman, Phil, 60, 64, 187
Wendell, Bill, 26
Werner, Tom, 108, 221
West, Howard, 56–57, 100
Weston, Jack, 66, 69, 71
What’s Up, Doc?, 273
When Time Ran Out . . ., 137
Where the Buffalo Roam, 115
White Flag (Johns), 3, 221
Whitesell, Patrick, 293, 340
Wieden, Dan, 293
William Morris Agency (WMA), 47, 49, 60, 63, 66, 78, 79, 82–84, 94, 97, 98, 107, 116, 129, 163, 167, 168, 187, 189, 190, 273, 311, 315, 340, 354
CAA founding and, 64–71
Justice Department investigation of, 70
Ovitz as agent at, 13, 52–58, 59–67
Ovitz’s departure from, 64–67, 167
Ovitz’s mailroom job at, 47–52
William Morris Endeavor (WME), 293, 340
Williams, Marsha, 336
Williams, Robin, 107, 113, 120, 270, 335–36
Williams, Sam, 172
Williams, Treat, 18
Wilson, Demond, 61
Winchester 73, 43, 179
Winger, Debra, 169, 204–5, 212
Wired, 338
Wise, Robert, 147
Wiz, The, 227
Wolfensohn, James, 206
Woodward, Joanne, 79, 137–38, 140, 147, 183
Wolper, David, 68
Workpop, 348
Worldwide Pants, 25, 30
Wright, Bob, 14–15, 20, 24–29, 220
Writers Guild, 212, 274
Wynn, Steve, 251
X-Men, 131
Yablans, Frank, 97