Dick Wolf Net Worth: $550 Million
Dick Wolf is an American television show producer, creator and writer with a $550 Million net worth. He is famous as a creator of the popular show “Law & Order, television franchise.
Keep reading to know more about personal life, career, and Dick Wolf producer net worth.
Early Life:
Dick Wolf was born as Richard Anthony Wolfborn in New York City on December 20, 1946. His father, George Wolf, was an advertising executive, and his mother, Marie G, was a housewife. He went to Saint David School and The Gunnery, Phillips Academy before getting a college degree from Pennsylvania University. He graduated as a member of the 1969 class and was also a member of the Zeta Psi Fraternity.
Career:
After moving to Los Angeles, Dick Wolf produced three screenplay shows. The movie “Masquerade,” starred Meg Tilly and Rob Lowe, and became a hit. He started his career as a staff writer and television wrote working on “Hill Street Blues.”
Dick Wolf was nominated for Emmy Awards for the first time on “What Are Friends For,” in which he was the sole writer. Later he moved to “Miami Vice,” where he was the assigned co-producer and writer for the 3rd and 4th seasons.
The next project for Dick Wolf was “Law & Order,” one of the tv shows that ran from 1990 to 2010. This became highly popular franchises and tied “Gunsmoke,” the longest-running dramatic television show in history.
Some other achievements about the show include Emmy Award nominations for this primetime drama series. It is also inspired by various spin-off shows, including “Law & Order” Criminal Intent, Trial by Jury, UK, Los Angeles.
Although this spin-off series has been canceled, one is still on the air. Law & Order- Special Victim Unit by May 2019, became the longest-running primetime drama which aired for 458 episodes. The show broke the record of the original “Law & Order” with 456 episodes. Dick Wolf was the executive producer and creator of the Law & Order Special Victims Unit.
Some other projects of Dick during the late 1990s and 2000s include Police Drama “New York Undercover” 1994-1998, which ran on Fox Broadcasting Company Network. He was the executive producer and co-created a series with Kevin Arkadie.
Dick Wolf was also the executive producer and creator of the NBC courtroom series “crime & punishment.” The show revolved around real-life cases of the San Diego District Attorney’s Office.
Wolf was involved in the documentary production of When You’re Strange based on the rock group The Door. His company produced an Academy Award-winning Short Documentary of two brothers who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, named Twin Towers 2003.
Chicago Fire was another successful series produced by Dick Wolf which premiered on NBC in May 2012. This series is about a group of men and women who work at the Chicago Fire Department. It did not receive high ratings but later became the No.2 show of NBC scripted drama series.
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It spurred various spin-offs like Chicago P.D, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice. By January 2019, Chicago Franchise aired for more than 35 episodes across different series.
Another show created by Dick Wolf as executive producer on CBS drama is “FBI” starring “Law & Order” members Alana de la Garza and Jeremy Sisto. He created an unscripted show “Cold Justice” for TNT, which was announced on March 31, 2020. This was a new spin-off of “Law & Order “- SVU, aired from 2020 to 2021, consisting of 13 episodes.
Dick Wolf won awards for his work, and the most notable was from Banff Television Festival, NATPE, Entertainment Industries Council, Anti-Defamation League, New York Chapter of National Academy Television Arts & Science, The Edgar Award, and Publicist’s Guild of America.
Dick Wolf received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in MARCH 2009.
Personal Life
Wolf got married three times. His second divorce with Christine Marburg continued till 12 years. In 2019, it was revealed that Dick Woolf was getting the third divorce from their wife, Noelle Lippman.
Divorce Settlements:
The divorce settlement between Marburg and Wolf started during the 2000s and settled in 2005. One big part of the divorce settlement was “Law & Order.” During the divorce settlement negotiation, financial advisors estimated that the total settlement was $8 million.
Marburg was in shock when after a few months of settlementWolf finalized a new production deal with NBC that was valued at $1.6 Billion. This legal suite lasted till 2016 and ultimately got no success.
Dick’s third wife Lippman agreed to a $17.5 Million settlement in cash for $2 million in a year for up to eight years.
Annual Income:
Dick Wold earned $70 Million in 2012. In 2019, a court filing was registered for his divorce from wife Noelle Lippman in which Dick Wolf’s salary was registered as $10 to $15 Million per month from shows like TV Empire meaning $120 to $180 Million in a year.
The filing also reported that Lippman and Wolf have a prenup which protects a large portion of Tv assets, although according to this prenup, she is entitled to the half income of Dick earned and half of the assets acquired during marriage lasting from 2006 to 2018.
