From agent to studio head to producer, Mike has been involved with over 300 feature films: 17 have been nominated and seven have won Best Picture Oscars. Medavoy’s numerous awards include The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cannes Film Festival, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Chevalier of the French Government’s Legion of Honor and the Chilean Order of Bernardo O’Higgins Award. As an agent he represented clients such as Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola. As senior vice president of production at United Artists he was responsible for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Rocky and Annie Hall, which won Best Picture Oscars in 1975, 1976, and 1977,respectively. Other notable movies include Apocalypse Now and Raging Bull. Mike co-founded Orion Pictures where, during his tenure, Platoon, Amadeus, Robocop, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Terminator, Dances With Wolves and Silence of the Lambs were released. As chairman of TriStar Pictures, Mike oversaw hits such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Sleepless in Seattle among others. As chairman and co-founder of Phoenix Pictures, Medavoy has brought to the screen: The People vs. Larry Flint, The Thin Red Line, Shutter Island, Black Swan plus many others. He is also a life-long tennis player.