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Ron Meyer

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (September 25, 1944- )
    William Morris Agency - TV agent (1970-1975)
    Co-Founder/President of Creative Artists Agency, Inc (1975)
    President of MCA
    COO of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (August 1, 1995)
    President of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (December 1998- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He tries to avoid his former business partner Mike Ovitz.
    He will opt to hire a friend rather than the better person for the job.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His reputation is that of the nice guy.
    He was a US Marine.
    He took over Universal when it reported losing $65 million that quarter.
    NBC Chairman Robert Wright, who became CEO of their merger with Universal, praised Meyer's ability to produce highly successful films and keeping costs down.
    He kept Universal a great trademark name that even after Vivendi-Universal sold Universal to NBC, they kept the 'Vivendi-Universal' name.
    In 2001, he was the #1 most influential executive in show biz according to Entertainment Week.
    He signed Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore and Penny Marshall.
    He revised the practice of throwing a christmas party on the studio's lot.
    He is accessibly and even had an open door policy when he took over at MCA.
    His daughter Jennifer married Tobey Maguire.
    CAA's success was in offering the 'unofficial package deal' to the studios. CAA would provided the studio with top actors, writers and directors in one package.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 74.55% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 104 Votes: 67.31% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 190 Votes: 72.11% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 225 Votes: 68.89% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying