Dick worked his way up the industry’s corporate ladder to eventually become creator and executive producer of the most successful television series in history – Law & Order. The Law & Order drama franchise has been the main component of Dick’s $70 million earnings, and includes Law & Order, which starred among others, Chris Noth, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni and Ice 'T'; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Law & Order: Criminal Intent; and the now-cancelled Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Of all Law & Order episodes, Dick has but one regret – the episode in which the daughter of Detective Lennie Briscoe, played by the late Jerry Orbach, gets killed by a drug dealer. He explained: "It was exactly what the show wasn't. But Jerry has pled for years, 'Please let someone die in my arms so I can get nominated!'"
In addition to Law & Order, Dick is also the creator and executive producer of NBC's courtroom reality series Crime & Punishment, which depicts real-life cases prosecuted by the San Diego District Attorney’s office. Dick’s company also produced the 2003 Academy Award-winning Short Documentary Twin Towers, about a policeman and fireman who were brothers and lost their lives while performing their respective duties during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Dick’s contributions to television have been recognized with numerous awards, including the prestigious Award of Excellence from the Banff Television Festival; the 2002 Creative Achievement Award from NATPE; the Anti-Defamation League’s Distinguished Entertainment Industry Award; the Leadership and Inspiration Award from the Entertainment Industries Council; the Governor’s Award by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; the 1997 achievement award from the Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors; the 1998 Television Showman of the Year Award from the Publicist’s Guild of America; the 2002 Tribute from the Museum of Television and Radio; and a 2003 Special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Dick has also been named an Honorary Consul General of Monaco, and serves as an active participant in Monaco’s annual Television Festival as well as its main liaison to the entertainment industry.
On June 17, 2006, Dick married third wife, Noelle Lippman. He had previously been married to Susan Scranton from 1970 to 1983 and Christine Marburg from 1983 to 2005. Christine is the mother of Dick’s three children, Olivia, Sarina, and Elliot.
Dick has been included on the Forbes 2006 Celebrity 100 list, ranking #50 on the Power Rankings and #12 in the Money Rankings. Most recently, he is involved in the production of a theatrical documentary that will chronicle legendary band, The Doors, slated for completion in 2007 – the 40th anniversary of the group's first album.
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