Dick Cook

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Richard "Dick" Cook is the studio chief for The Walt Disney Company (officially, Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios). He is the only top Disney executive who has worked for the company since before Michael Eisner took charge in 1984. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California (USC)

Cook began his career with Disney as a ride operator at Disneyland in Anaheim and moved to the Disney Studios in Burbank in 1977. For much of his career he worked in the company's film distribution department, eventually heading both its distribution and marketing efforts, and in 2002 Eisner named him as Peter Schneider's replacement as studio chief.

Known for his good relations with Disney's partners^{[citation needed]}, including Jerry Bruckheimer, he is now considered a top candidate to succeed Bob Iger as chief operating officer of the company.