John Sykes and Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein readily admits he’s a pit bull, particularly when it comes to philanthropic work. Case in point: When the mogul needed the music industry’s biggest names to perform at the 12-12-12 concert benefiting Hurricane Sandy victims, he called on two U.S. presidents to use their diplomatic clout.
“Harvey found out Led Zeppelin was being honored by The Kennedy Center, and he chartered a plane to D.C. and was like, ‘We’re going to get presidents Obama and Clinton to get Led Zeppelin back together,’” recalls Clear Channel entertainment president John Sykes, who produced the concert with Weinstein and Cablevision CEO James Dolan.