Dennis Weaver, Ten Years Later, Saddles Up in 'Wildfire' Series

Dennis Weaver, Ten Years Later, Saddles Up in 'Wildfire' Series

LOS ANGELES, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Monday, June 20, Dennis Weaver saddles up again in a series, co-starring in ABC Family's "Wildfire," as the eccentric owner of a thoroughbred racing ranch.

Famed for his colorful roles in "Gunsmoke," "McCloud" and other long-running shows, Weaver has been extremely busy since 1995 when his "Lonesome Dove" series ended.

Besides guest roles, a part in Disney's $120,000,000 animation feature "Home on the Range," and stage appearances in his own comedies and as 24 different Shakespeare characters, Dennis and his wife, Gerry, created the Institute of Ecolonomics, to fight global atmospheric pollution.

Dennis combined the words economics and ecology to form ecolonomics. In his recent semi-autobiography, "All the World's a Stage," Weaver reveals how ecolonomics is encouraging businesses to prosper while cleaning the planet.

Ecolonomics is now taught at several colleges, and Weaver is becoming recognized as the godfather of the hydrogen automobile.

"Wildfire" is a contemporary drama in which a troubled teenage girl tries to cope with situations on the ranch after she is released from a juvenile detention center. Weaver has his own challenges and finding the girl (played by Genevieve Cortese) in his life adds to the conflict.

Starring also in the two-hour premiere segment with Weaver are Nana Visitor, Greg Serano and Micah Alberti, along with Nicole Tubiola, Andrew Hoeft, Ryan Sypek and James Read. "Wildfire" was directed by Steve Miner and produced by Lions Gate Television.

Weaver may be reached at (970) 626-3820 and www.ecolonomics.org.

Contact: Julian Myers (310) 827-9089

Source: Dennis Weaver

CONTACT: Julian Myers, +1-310-827-9089, for Dennis Weaver

Web site: http://www.ecolonomics.org/

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