Awaken Hope PM Edition - Stories from Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler

TWO FAN FAVORITE ACTORS 

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ABOUT THEIR ICONIC CHARACTERS

Recently, NETFLIX announced a reboot of the hit series “Little House on the Prairie.” Below is information of two actors, who portrayed major and iconic characters in both the series and the original books by Laura Ingels Wilder. 

Alison Arngrim, who portrayed the notorious nasty Nellie Oleson (Listed as America’s #1 TV Bitch by Vanity Fair) and Dean Butler who portrayed the love of Laura Ingels life. The 12 year difference in age, was less of a problem than it is in today’s society. Together they represent a full and insightful interview covering ten years of the hit series and thoughts on the idea of a reboot.

ABOUT ALISON ARNGRIM

New York Times Best Selling author of Confessions of A Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated, Alison Arngrim is best known to viewers world-wide for her portrayal of the incredibly nasty “Nellie Oleson” on the much loved, long running hit television series Little House On The Prairie, and continues to amuse audiences through her many film, television, stage and multi-media appearances. Her one woman show Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, which started at Club Fez in New York in 2002, has now become a world-wide phenomenon, having been performed to packed houses in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Green Bay, San Francisco, Seattle, and in France, where Arngrim performs entirely in French to standing room only crowds in her all-French version titled: Confessions d’une Garce de La Prairie and La Malle aux Tresors de Nellie Oleson. 

Upcoming stops on the CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH 2025 Tour include: http://spincyclenyc.com/index.php/theater/58-nellie-tour

ABOUT DEAN BUTLER

An iconic and heartwarming television show, Little House on the Prairie—and its cast—remains beloved by millions. Dean Butler considers the role Almanzo to be one of the greatest gifts of his life, and now, he’s ready to tell the story of his Prairie.

PRAIRIE MAN: My Little House Life & Beyond (on sale June 25, 2024; HC, $28.00) by Dean Butler shares the behind- the-scenes of Little House on the Prairie on a heartfelt journey of “good luck, good television, and the very good— if gloriously imperfect—people who made it so.” Cast as Almanzo, Laura Ingalls’ starring love interest, Butler captured the enduring affection of fans and co-stars alike. With a foreword from Melissa Gilbert (Laura) and Alison Arngrim (Nellie), this uplifting memoir follows Butler’s journey from childhood to the Prairie and beyond.

Cast at twenty-two years old, Butler had no idea of the lasting impact being cast in Little House on the Prairie would have on him. Having previously starred in Judy Blume’s Forever with Stephanie Zimbalist, Butler was fresh- faced and naïve to Hollywood, eager to make his mark. He found his home in the Prairie and embraced his fellow cast members as family. Butler’s passion for honest-to-goodness entertainment began in the Prairie and followed him throughout his rich career of acting, producing, and directing.

Dean Butler is an actor, producer, and director best known for his role as Almanzo Wilder in Little House on the Prairie, based on the beloved Little House book series written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He was a producer for NBC Golf’s Emmy-nominated series Feherty for over ten seasons. Dean lives in California with his family.

Visit him at https://deanbutler.com/ or @officialdeanbutler on Instagram.