Dick Wolf

Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) is an American television producer best known for his Law & Order franchise. Since 1990, the franchise has included six police/courtroom dramas and four international spin-offs. He is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Chicago franchise and the co-creator and executive producer of the FBI franchise.

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. The Intercept,The Execution, and The Ultimatum are works of fiction in a thriller series featuring an NYPD detective named Jeremy Fisk.

Wolf has won two Emmy Awards, has been inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.