American television producer
House in Napa Valley, CA, with two lakes and a nine-hole golf course sold in 1999 for $9 million.
Sits on USC School of Cinema-Televisions Board of Councilors
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television.
Father of two sons, Mark Wolper and Michael Wolper , and a daughter Leslie, with Dawn Richard.
Has 10 grandchildren.
Wolpers hugely successful "Roots" started a proliferation of miniseries in America. His next milestone, "North and South" , became one of the most highly acclaimed television programs of all time.
Began as a producer/director of documentaries in the mid-1950s. Time Magazine labeled him "Mr. Documentary" after his The Making of the President 1960 , aired on ABC in 1963, won four Emmy Awards including Television Program of the Year.
Studied cinema and journalism at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and at the University of Southern California. At USC, he was business manager of the humor magazine, "Wampus".
A producer is a person who dreams. Good producers make dreams come true.
My initial goal for the 1984 opening ceremonies was a show that would be majestic, inspirational, and emotional - a 20 goosebump experience.
Relax! Life is beautiful!.
