For other people with the same name, see Richard Cook (disambiguation).
Richard W. Cook is an American film entertainment executive, and has served on the Board of Directors of Legendary Pictures since 2011. Prior to joining Legendary Pictures, he was the Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios from 2002 to 2009. At the time of his separation from the company, he was the only remaining top Disney executive who had worked for the company since before Michael Eisner took charge in 1984. Cook holds a degree in political science from the University of Southern California (USC).
In August 2013, Cook was made Chairman of KCETLink's Board of Directors. On April 19, 2015, Cook announced the formation of DickCook Studios, with an...
with the then chairman of Walt Disney Studios, DickCook at several studio screenings and press events. Cook and Maltin became friends, and one day at a...
Jerry Bruckheimer Films. In 2006, Jacobson was fired by studio chairman DickCook, and replaced with by Oren Aviv, the head of marketing. In July 2007,...
Howard Steel and his fiancée Mel, the daughter of a high-court judge, DickCook. Humiliating situations ensue: Cassie, a colleague with whom Howard had...
entity, heavily aided by the Tata Sons. This was followed by the exits of DickCook from Walt Disney and Sanjeev Kohli from YRF. In June 2011, Disney acquired...
asked me if I was interested. So it wasn't really an offer." In 2006, DickCook hired Oz to write and direct The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made for Walt...
separate New York and Los Angeles offices. Though Disney Studio Chairman DickCook was a staunch supporter of Miramax, the brand was less of a priority for...
Shyamalan about the film's storyline, the idea for which studio chairman DickCook didn't understand. Shyamalan was reportedly angry about the response,...
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at the behest of then-Walt Disney Studios chairman DickCook and studio marketing president Oren Aviv. Designed by Disney animation...
traditional 2D animation process. However, Disney executives David Stainton and DickCook announced that they would only approve the film for production if it were...
English footballer Dick Brown (politician) (1887–1971), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Dick Charles Brown (1905–1969), Cook Islands businessman...
Powerful (under the working title "Brick") during the tenure of chairman DickCook, who was succeeded by Rich Ross, and later Alan Horn, a succession in...
re-released in IMAX format, such as Beauty and the Beast and Fantasia 2000. DickCook, then-chairman of Walt Disney Studios, expressed the hope that it would...
that Alicia Keys directly contacted then-Walt Disney Studios chairman DickCook about voicing the role. It was later reported that Tyra Banks was being...
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