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| Born | Richard Anthony Wolf December 20, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Richard D. Wolf |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, director, executive producer, creator |
| Employer | Wolf Entertainment |
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| Children | 5 |
Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946[2]) is an American film and television producer, best known for his Law & Order franchise. Since 1990, the franchise has included six police/courtroom dramas and four international spinoffs. He is also creator and executive producer of the Chicago franchise, which since 2012, has included four Chicago-based dramas, and the creator and executive producer of the FBI franchise, which since 2018, has also become a franchise after spinning off two additional series.
Wolf has also written four books. The first, the non-fiction volume Law & Order: Crime Scenes, is a companion to the Law & Order television series.[3] The Intercept, The Execution, and The Ultimatum are works of fiction in a thriller series featuring an NYPD detective named Jeremy Fisk.[4]
Wolf has won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award, being inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- ^ "'Law & Order' Creator Dick Wolf Splitting from Third Wife, Noelle, after 12 Years of Marriage". Fox News. January 7, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Halliburton, Suzanne (December 20, 2021). "'Law & Order: SVU' Star Ice-T Wishes Creator Dick Wolf Happy Birthday". Outsider Media Network. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
It's Wolf's 75th birthday.
- ^ "LAW & ORDER: Crime Scenes". Publishers Weekly. September 15, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ DeSilva, Bruce (October 22, 2012). "The Intercept". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 29, 2012.