Michael Mann

Entering the entertainment industry as a television writer on cop shows in the 1970s, Michael Mann went on to become one of Hollywood's leading directors, enjoying great critical success on the small and large screens alike. As the executive producer of "Miami Vice" (NBC, 1984-89), Mann was responsible for a critical hit-turned-cultural phenomenon that introduced a proliferation of pastel colors into male wardrobes. Though his official debut as a film director came with the moody “Thief” (1981), Mann came into his own with the underappreciated thriller “Manhunter” (1986), the first in a