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  1. Michael Steven Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. 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.

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Michael Ovitz, American talent manager who, as cofounder and head of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), was considered one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures in the 1980s and ’90s. From 1995 to 1996 he was president of the Walt Disney Company. Learn more about Ovitz’s life and career.

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  3. Oct 5, 2018 · Michael Ovitz Still Can’t Help Himself In his new book, Who Is Michael Ovitz?, the former superagent wrestles with his reputation as a ruthless negotiator. In this interview, he lives up to...

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  5. Sep 23, 2018 · The memoir, due out Tuesday, traces Ovitz’s remarkable career as co-founder of Creative Artists Agency and his brief, ill-fated tenure as president of Walt Disney Co. Disney CEO Michael...

  6. Sep 23, 2018 · Sept. 23, 2018. Share full article. Alessandra Montalto/The New York Times. As Michael Ovitz reached his breaking point at the all-powerful talent agency C.A.A., which he had run like a warlord...

  7. Sep 23, 2018 · September 23, 2018 / 9:46 AM EDT / CBS News. For many years the biggest and often most-feared power player in Hollywood was Michael Ovitz, who famously changed the way the business of show...

  8. As a cofounder of Creative Artists Agency, Ovitz revolutionized how big deals in film, TV, music, and corporate media were done from the 1970s through the 1990s. Following brief stints at Disney...

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