Dick Wolf Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Executive producer , Creator , Screenwriter more
Nationality American
Birth December 20, 1946 (New York – United States)

BIOGRAPHY
Richard Anthony Wolf, his real name, entered the field of advertising in 1969, before turning to audiovisual production. Following his first feature film, Skateboard , which he produced and co-wrote in 1978, the young man joined the creative team of Captain Furillo , seven years later, during the sixth season. The novice was then nominated for an Emmy Award for the script for episode 9, entitled “ What Are Friends For? ”. With his newfound notoriety, as well as his experience as co-producer on seasons 3 and 4 of Two Cops in Miami , he moved to Los Angeles. This was followed by the creation of his first series, Gideon Oliver , recounting the investigations of an anthropology professor and his daughter, which lasted only one season. In 1990, Dick Wolf founded his own production company – Wolf Films – and specialized in the detective genre. He then collaborated with David Black on HELP and Shock Brigade in Las Vegas , before creating one of his greatest successes: New York, judicial police , which notably won the Emmy for Best Drama Series. In addition to the film The Difference , inspired by his experience in private school, Dick Wolf has teamed up with other authors on numerous series: Kevin Arkadie for New York Undercover , Robert De Laurentiis for Mann & Machine and South Beach , and even Reggie Rock Bythewood , Shaun Cassidy and Ice-T for Players, the masters of the game . In 1999, he launched the first spin-off of New York judicial police : New York special unit , which focuses on crimes with sexual connotations and which in turn enjoys an honorable longevity.

During the 2000s, Dick Wolf diversified his activities, turning to documentaries, short films, and even video games. At the same time, he remains as prolific on the small screen, with among others Deadline , Dragnet and Conviction . What follows above all is the spin-off of its famous franchise: New York criminal section , then New York court of justice . Honored with a star on the Walk of Fame in 2007, Dick Wolf is also credited as executive producer in the credits of the HBO television film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee , a historical fresco about the massacre of the Native American people. He then embarked on the international adaptation of New York Judicial Police . First in France ( Paris criminal investigations ), then in Russia ( Zakon & poryadok ) and finally in Great Britain ( London judicial police ). In 2010, the showrunner witnessed the end of the parent series, after a record 20 seasons, and gave way to its final spin-off , Los Angeles Judicial Police , canceled a year later. He then followed up with a new success, Chicago Fire , recounting the daily lives of firefighters and rescuers, which is also available with the derivatives Chicago PD , Chicago Med and Chicago Justice . With most of his shows coming to an end, Dick Wolf became executive producer of the anthology miniseries Law & Order True Crime in 2017, before creating FBI the following year.