Ron Weaver(1937-2013)
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Ron Weaver is most well known for being a producer of
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
and vice president of BBL Distribution, Inc., the distribution arm of
the series' production company 'Inc. Bell-Phillip Television
Productions'. He worked on the series for a total of 27 years years and
left only weeks prior to his death in May 2013.
A native of Michigan, Weaver holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Michigan State University. He started out as a ventriloquist, performing on local radio and TV, before attending Michigan State University and studying directing and acting with prestigious teacher Herbert Berghof before entering an extremely diverse career. Early on, he was writer and producer of the Award-winning documentary series "Eye on New York" followed by a 13 year-run in the field of children programming beginning in 1968.
Weaver was director of operations and production services for Children's Television Workshop where he was part of the original production team that created the award-winning series Sesame Street (1969), The Electric Company (1971), 3-2-1 Contact (1980) and Feelin' Good (1974). He also played an integral part in launching Sesame Street (1969) internationally.
In 1981 Weaver moved to the West coast where he served as executive in charge of production at The Scheme of Things (1983) and production manager for Breakaway (1983), a syndicated magazine show before becoming writer and producer at the short-lived soap opera Rituals (1984). Legendary writer and producer William J. Bell then contacted Weaver whilst creating The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) in the fall of 1986. Weaver served as associate producer, coordinating and senior coordinating producer before being named senior producer - only second in rank to executive producer Bradley Bell. His responsibilities included the day-to-day management of the series as well as the supervision of international sales, operations, and promotion in which he was instrumental by making the series one of the most-watched in the world. Weaver was an active member of the Writers Guild of America for more than two decades, and in 2010 became a published author with his novel "Soul Mate."
A native of Michigan, Weaver holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Michigan State University. He started out as a ventriloquist, performing on local radio and TV, before attending Michigan State University and studying directing and acting with prestigious teacher Herbert Berghof before entering an extremely diverse career. Early on, he was writer and producer of the Award-winning documentary series "Eye on New York" followed by a 13 year-run in the field of children programming beginning in 1968.
Weaver was director of operations and production services for Children's Television Workshop where he was part of the original production team that created the award-winning series Sesame Street (1969), The Electric Company (1971), 3-2-1 Contact (1980) and Feelin' Good (1974). He also played an integral part in launching Sesame Street (1969) internationally.
In 1981 Weaver moved to the West coast where he served as executive in charge of production at The Scheme of Things (1983) and production manager for Breakaway (1983), a syndicated magazine show before becoming writer and producer at the short-lived soap opera Rituals (1984). Legendary writer and producer William J. Bell then contacted Weaver whilst creating The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) in the fall of 1986. Weaver served as associate producer, coordinating and senior coordinating producer before being named senior producer - only second in rank to executive producer Bradley Bell. His responsibilities included the day-to-day management of the series as well as the supervision of international sales, operations, and promotion in which he was instrumental by making the series one of the most-watched in the world. Weaver was an active member of the Writers Guild of America for more than two decades, and in 2010 became a published author with his novel "Soul Mate."
