Rodale Books is proud to announce the acquisition of Ted Danson’s forthcoming book, which will be a celebratory and cautionary look at the world’s oceans. Best known for his character Sam Malone on the era-defining Cheers and more recently for his roles in HBO’s critically acclaimed new series “Bored to Death,” and FX’s “Damages,” Danson has also been a long-time crusader on behalf of marine issues.
Having grown up with an archeologist father around the Hopi and Navajo communities of Flagstaff, Arizona, Danson never expected that he’d become an advocate on behalf of the earth’s oceans.
It wasn’t until 1987, while walking along the California coastline with his daughter and seeing a “Beach Closed” sign, that the issue really hit home. Danson was saddened to find himself having to explain that pollution was responsible for the closing of the beach. Since then, he’s made it his mission to ensure that those conversations don’t continue to happen.