1990: A RETROSPECTIVE : THE THREE MIKES

It was a mixed year for men named Mike from Birmingham High School. Junk bond whiz Michael Milken, 44, a former cheerleader at the Van Nuys secondary school, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on security law violations. Meanwhile, free-wheeling real estate whiz Mike Glickman, 30, saw his empire go bust as housing sales slumped. But 1990 was a banner year for Hollywood “super-agent” Michael Ovitz, chairman of Creative Artists Agency. By brokering the $6.59-billion sale of MCA Inc., Ovitz, 43, climbed to the pinnacle of Hollywood’s power structure.