[1] Arlook was a senior partner and head of the Motion Picture Literary department at The Gersh Agency.
Richard graduated from the Antilles High School in Fort Buchanan; and afterward attended Emerson College.
Arlook then took a position as assistant to Scott Rudin, head of production at Twentieth Century Fox.
[17][18] In 2013, Arlook took interest in getting a script called Rodham by screenwriter Young Il Kim, whom he was managing, made for film.
[19][20][21] In 2015, Arlook produced I Smile Back, starring Sarah Silverman in her first leading dramatic role that also led to her first SAG nomination.
[23] On October 21, 2016, It Had To Be You, produced by Arlook and starring Cristin Milioti, was released by Samuel Goldwyn Films.