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Dick Wolf: Biography

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Birth Name: Richard A. Wolf
Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/20/1946, Sagittarius
Profession: Producer; writer

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Dick Wolf Fast Facts:

Best known for creating the Law & Order franchise.
At age 12, wrote a detective serial that ran for two years in his school paper.
Attended Phillips Andover Academy in Massachusetts with future president George W. Bush.
A former ad copywriter, helped create the "I'm Cheryl, fly me" campaign for National Airlines, as well as the toothpaste slogan "You can't beat Crest for fighting cavities."
Serves as Monaco's honorary consul for Los Angeles, and is involved in the country's annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2007.
Signed a deal to write two novels for HarperCollins in July 2010.

Dick Wolf Relationships:
Elliot Granger Wolf - Son
Christine Marburg - Ex-wife
Sarina Granger Wolf - Daughter
Susan Scranton - Ex-wife
George Wolf - Father
Marie G. Wolf - Mother
Olivia Iselin Wolf - Daughter
Noelle Lippman - Wife
Zoe Amelia Wolf - Daughter
Dick Wolf Awards:
1986 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Winner
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Winner
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
2010 Grammy: Best Long Form Music Video - Winner
College:
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1969)

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