Episode 31: Dreama Denver: Wife of Bob Denver (Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island) Shares Lessons of Love and Loss and Everything In Between

Welcome to Health Interrupted hosted by Celebrity Personal Trainer, Gina Lombardi and Former Miss America, Laura Kaeppeler.

 

Today our incredible guest is Dreama Denver. Actress, writer, radio station owner and personality Dreama Denver met her husband of almost 30 years, television icon Bob Denver (Gilligan of Gilligan's Island, Maynard G. Krebs of Dobie Gillis), when she was cast as his love interest in the Woody Allen play, “Play It Again, Sam”. After marrying the popular television personality, Dreama continued her acting career, appearing in a Gilligan’s Island reunion movie with Bob, co-starring with him in a TV pilot titled “Scamps” and touring the U.S. and Canada successfully and happily with her husband for over a decade The birth of their son Colin, diagnosed with severe autism, changed everything for Bob and Dreama, who retired from show business and moved back to West Virginia to devote the next two decades to Colin’s full time care. During this time, the pair also founded The Denver Foundation, which honors their son and is dedicated to assisting special needs children and their families. Since then, Dreama has hosted Little Buddy Radio, written two children’s books and a memoir. She truly has taken The Denver Foundation to new heights. She’s even successfully led the effort to have John Denver’s “take me home country roads” adopted as an official West Virginia state song. 

 

 

 

Connect with our guest, Dreama Denver:

Website: https://bobdenver.com/about

Instagram: @dreamadenver

 

 

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Gina Lombardi https://www.instagram.com/coachlombardi 

Laura Kaeppeler https://www.instagram.com/kaeppelerlaura 

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