Dick Wolf

Dick Wolf is a popular American producer, TV show creator, and writer. He is most well-known for creating and executive producing the massively popular “Law & Order” and “Chicago” TV series franchise. He has won multiple awards in his career including the Grammy Award and has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

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Biography and Early Life

Dick Wolf, whose full name is Richard Anthony Wolf, was born on the 20^th of December 1946 in New York City, U.S. to parents, Marie G. Wolf and George Wolf. His father was an advertising executive while his mother was an advertising executive. He was born to a very religious family and he was also an altar boy during his early years.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Dick Wolf in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Dick Wolf’s age is 74 years old as of today’s date 30th July 2021 having been born on 20 December 1946. Though, he is 6′ 4″ in feet and inches and 193 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 264 lbs in Pound and 120 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Dick Wolf initially studied at the Saint David’s School, following which he studied at The Frederick Gunn School. After completing his high school education, he went to the University of Pennsylvania. Apart from that, he has also studied at the Phillips Academy.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Dick Wolf married Susan Scranton in 1970 but they got divorced 13 years later in 1983. He then married Christine Marburg in 1983 but their marriage also ended in divorce, 20 years later in 2003. Together, they have three children, Elliot, Olivia, and Serena Wolf. His divorce with Christine was not at all pretty and they legally battled for multiple years over what she was entitled to receive in divorce settlements.

A major part of their dispute was regarding the value of the “Law & Order” franchise as it was created during their marriage. Therefore, she was entitled to a part of the value of the show. Their legal battle ultimately ended in 2016. In 2005, he married the popular American actress, Noelle Lippman and the two have been together ever since. Together, they have a child named Rex Wolf.

Is Dick Wolf Gay?

When it comes to Dick Wolf’s sexual orientation, he is straight and is neither gay nor bisexual. He was previously married to Susan Scranton and Christine Marburg with whom he has three children. He has been married to the popular American actress, Noelle Lippman since 2005, with whom he shares a child as well. Seeing how he has only dated woman in his life, it’s clear that he is straight.

Professional Career

Dick Wolf began his career as an advertising copywriter at Benton & Bowles. Some of his most popular work includes creating the “You can’t beat Crest for fighting cavities” slogan for Crest toothpaste. After working at Benton & Bowles for a few years, he moved to Los Angeles, where he began pursuing a career in screenwriting.

In 1998, he wrote the screenplay for the popular romantic mystery film, “Masquerade”. He then became a co-writer of the massively popular police procedural television series, “Hill Street Blues”. He earned an Emmy Award for an episode of the series. After completing his work on the series, he served as the co-producer and writer of the third and fourth seasons of the crime drama TV series, “Miami Vice”.

He is most well-known for creating the incredibly popular police procedural and legal drama TV series franchise, “Law & Order”. He is the creator and executive producer of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” which is a part of the “Law & Order” franchise and is the longest-running primetime U.S. live-action series in the history of television .

In 2002, he was the co-producer of the popular short documentary film, ”Twin Towers” that went on to win the 2003 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. He has also served as the creator and executive producer of the “Chicago” franchise that consists of the popular TV series, “Chicago Fire”, “Chicago P.D.”, “Chicago Med”, and “Chicago Justice”.

He has won multiple awards for his work on both “Chicago” and “Law & Order” series.  He is a writer as well having written the novels, “Fisk: The Intercept”, “The Execution”, and “The Ultimatum”. Apart from being written by the same person, these books have another thing in common, which is their central character, N.Y.P.D. Detective Jeremy Fisk.

Awards

• Dick Wolf was the winner of the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Drama Series for “Law & Order”.
• Dick Wolf was the winner of the 2011 Grammy Award in the category of Best Long Form Music Video for “When You’re Strange”.
• Dick Wolf was the winner of the Founders Award at the 2008 International Emmy Awards.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Dick Wolf in 2021

When it comes to Dick Wolf’s net worth, it’s calculated at $600 Million as of 2021. He has garnered most of his earnings from his career as a producer and TV show creator. The kind of success, his shows have achieved over the years, it only makes sense that he has such a massive net worth.

Dick Wolf has been an amazing television producer and the records show that. With that being said, we wish him the best of luck in all his future endeavors and hope he we get to see more of him in the coming days.