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Dick Wolf (1946)
Summary
Richard Anthony "Dick" Wolf is an American producer, specializing in crime dramas such as Miami Vice and the Law & Order franchise. Throughout his career he has won several awards including an Emmy Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Biography
early life
Wolf was born in New York City, the son of Marie G. (née Gaffney), a homemaker, and George Wolf, an advertising executive. He was born into a Roman Catholic family. He went to Saint David's School in New York City. Wolf was enrolled at Phillips Academy and graduated from The Gunnery. He enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1969. He was a member of Penn's chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity.career
Wolf worked as an advertising copywriter at Benton & Bowles creating commercials for Crest toothpaste, all the while writing screenplays in the hopes of a film career. It was at this time that he briefly collaborated on a screenplay with Oliver Stone, who was also a struggling screenwriter at the time. He moved to Los Angeles after a few years and had three screenplays produced; one of these films, Masquerade starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly, was well received. He started his television career as a staff writer on Hill Street Blues and was nominated for his first Emmy for an episode on which he was the only writer. He moved from there to Miami Vice, where he was a supervising producer.Wolf's Law & Order, which ran from 1990-2010, tied Gunsmoke for the longest-running dramatic show in television history, making it one of television's most successful franchises. It has been nominated for the most consecutive Emmy Awards of any primetime drama series. Wolf serves as creator and executive producer of the four current Law & Order drama series from Wolf Films and NBC Universal Television – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: UK, and Law & Order: Los Angeles. A third spinoff of the original franchise, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, was cancelled after its first season. In addition, he was the creator and executive producer of NBC's courtroom reality series Crime & Punishment, which chronicled real-life cases prosecuted by the San Diego District Attorney’s office.
Wolf's company also produced Twin Towers, the 2003 Academy Award-winning Short Documentary about two brothers, one a policeman and the other a fireman, who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11, 2001. Currently, Wolf is involved with the production of a theatrical film that will document the popular rock group The Doors, titled When You're Strange.
Wolf's personal honors include the Award of Excellence from the Banff Television Festival, the 2002 Creative Achievement Award from NATPE; the Anti-Defamation League’s Distinguished Entertainment Industry Award, the Leadership and Inspiration Award from the Entertainment Industries Council, the Governor’s Award by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the 1997 achievement award from the Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors, the 1998 Television Showman of the Year Award from the Publicist’s Guild of America, the 2002 Tribute from the Museum of Television and Radio, and a 2003 Special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
Wolf is also an Honorary Consul general of Monaco and is actively involved in the principality’s prestigious annual Television Festival, and is its primary liaison with the entertainment community.
On March 29, 2007, Wolf received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7040 Hollywood Boulevard.
In addition to having been a classmate of former US President George W. Bush, Wolf was an employer of Fred Thompson, who sought the Republican nomination for President in 2008 with help of the national attention he gained playing the district attorney on Law & Order. Wolf supported Thompson in his bid, as he did Bush, as it has been reported that he contributed money to Thompson even before he officially announced he was running.
Wolf will be developing a drama about firefighters that could premiere in Fall 2012 on NBC.
Movie
- Writing
Masquerade
Writer
1988No Man's Land
Writer
1987Gas
Writer
1981School Ties
Screenplay
1992- Production
When You're Strange
Producer
2009Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
Producer
2007Twin Towers
Producer
2003Masquerade
Producer
1988No Man's Land
Producer
1987Miami Vice
Producer
1984- Sound/Music
Three Kings
Composer
1999
TV show
- Creation
Law & Order: LA
Creator
2010Law & Order: UK
Creator
2009Paris enquêtes criminelles
Creator
2007Закон и порядок: отдел оперативных расследований
Creator
2007Закон и порядок: преступный умысел
Creator
2007Conviction
Creator
2006Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Creator
2005Crime & Punishment
Creator
2002Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Creator
2001Deadline
Creator
2000Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Creator
1999Exiled
Creator
1998Swift Justice
Creator
1996New York Undercover
Creator
1994Mann & Machine
Creator
1992Law & Order
Creator
1990H.E.L.P.
Creator
1990Gideon Oliver
Creator
1989Players
Creator
Dragnet
Creator
- Writing
Exiled
Screenplay
1998- Pre-production
Law & Order: LA
Executive producer
2010Law & Order: UK
Executive producer
2009Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Executive producer
2005Dragnet
Executive producer
2003Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Executive producer
2001Arrest & Trial
Executive producer
2000Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Executive producer
1999Exiled
Executive producer
1998Miami Vice
Executive producer
1984
TV show season
- Creation
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13)
Creator
2011Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 10)
Creator
2011Law & Order: UK (season 5)
Creator
2011Law & Order: UK (season 6)
Creator
2011Law & Order: UK (season 2)
Creator
2010Law & Order: LA (season 1)
Creator
2010Law & Order: UK (season 3)
Creator
2010Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 12)
Creator
2010Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 9)
Creator
2010Law & Order: UK (season 4)
Creator
2010Law & Order (season 20)
Creator
2010Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 11)
Creator
2009Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8)
Creator
2009Law & Order (season 19)
Creator
2009Law & Order (season 18)
Creator
2008Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 10)
Creator
2008Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 7)
Creator
2007Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9)
Creator
2007Law & Order (season 17)
Creator
2006Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8)
Creator
2006Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 6)
Creator
2006Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7)
Creator
2005Law & Order (season 16)
Creator
2005Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 5)
Creator
2005Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 6)
Creator
2004Law & Order (season 15)
Creator
2004Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 4)
Creator
2004Law & Order (season 14)
Creator
2003Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 3)
Creator
2003Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 5)
Creator
2003Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 4)
Creator
2002Law & Order (season 13)
Creator
2002Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 2)
Creator
2002Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 3)
Creator
2001Law & Order (season 12)
Creator
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 1)
Creator
2001Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 2)
Creator
2000Law & Order (season 11)
Creator
2000Law & Order (season 10)
Creator
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1)
Creator
1999Law & Order (season 9)
Creator
1998New York Undercover (season 4)
Creator
1998Law & Order (season 8)
Creator
1997Law & Order (season 7)
Creator
1996New York Undercover (season 3)
Creator
1996Law & Order (season 6)
Creator
1995New York Undercover (season 2)
Creator
1995New York Undercover (season 1)
Creator
1994Law & Order (season 5)
Creator
1994Law & Order (season 4)
Creator
1993Law & Order (season 3)
Creator
1992Law & Order (season 2)
Creator
1991Law & Order (season 1)
Creator
1990Law & Order: UK (season 1)
Creator
11Players (season 1)
Creator
Dragnet (season 1)
Creator
- Pre-production
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13)
Executive producer
2011Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 10)
Executive producer
2011Law & Order: UK (season 5)
Executive producer
2011Law & Order: UK (season 6)
Executive producer
2011Law & Order: UK (season 2)
Executive producer
2010Law & Order: LA (season 1)
Executive producer
2010Law & Order: UK (season 3)
Executive producer
2010Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 12)
Executive producer
2010Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 9)
Executive producer
2010Law & Order: UK (season 4)
Executive producer
2010Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 11)
Executive producer
2009Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8)
Executive producer
2009Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 10)
Executive producer
2008Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 7)
Executive producer
2007Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9)
Executive producer
2007Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8)
Executive producer
2006Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 6)
Executive producer
2006Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7)
Executive producer
2005Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 5)
Executive producer
2005Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 6)
Executive producer
2004Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 4)
Executive producer
2004Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 3)
Executive producer
2003Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 5)
Executive producer
2003Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 2)
Executive producer
2002Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 4)
Executive producer
2002Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 3)
Executive producer
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 1)
Executive producer
2001Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 2)
Executive producer
2000Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1)
Executive producer
1999Miami Vice (season 5)
Executive producer
1988Miami Vice (season 4)
Executive producer
1987Miami Vice (season 1)
Executive producer
1986Miami Vice (season 3)
Executive producer
1986Miami Vice (season 2)
Executive producer
1985Law & Order: UK (season 1)
Executive producer
11Law & Order: Trial by Jury (season 1)
Executive producer
TV show episode
- Writing
Hollywood
Screenwriter
2010Paradigm
Screenwriter
2004Smoke
Screenwriter
2003Anti-Thesis
Screenwriter
2002Entitled
Screenwriter
2000Payback
Screenwriter
1999Navy Blues
Screenwriter
1997Unis
Screenwriter
1996Pilot
Screenwriter
1994Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Screenwriter
1990A Rock and a Hard Place
Screenwriter
1988Cuba Libre
Screenwriter
1987Everybody's In Showbiz...
Screenwriter
1987Heroes of the Revolution
Screenwriter
1987Killshot
Screenwriter
1986Streetwise
Screenwriter
1986Control
Screenwriter