Dick Wolf
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Law & Order
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Residence
- Montecito, California
- Education
- The University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts)
- Marital Status
- Divorced
- Children
- 5
Biography
Dick Wolf is best known as the creator of Law & Order, which is now the second-longest running network drama in television history, behind only its spin-off Law & Order: SVU.
.His Wolf Entertainment has had a profit participation deal with Universal Television since 2004, allowing him to retain nearly half of his shows? profits when they sell into syndication.
Wolf is one of the pioneers of the "linear binge," putting shows from a shared universe back-to-back on a single night of television
The company now oversees seven network shows and a streaming show on Amazon, producing nearly 150 episodes of television per year and overseeing more than 3,000 writers, actors and producers.
About
Dick Wolf began his career as a copywriter, and is credited with the slogan, "You can't beat Crest for fighting cavities."
Wolf's shows have employed more than 35,000 actors, serving as the launching pad for dozens of stars including Timothee Chalamet, Adam Driver and Chadwick Boseman.