He didn’t appear until the sixth season of Little House on the Prairie, but he quickly became one of the most iconic characters!
A young cowboy who has just arrived in Walnut Grove and whom Laura Ingalls instantly falls in love with, despite their age difference, Almanzo Wilder very quickly took center stage in the popular soap operas of the 70s and 80s.
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The first “crush” of many fans.
Alternately reliable, best friend, fiance, then Laura’s husband, he also won the hearts of many viewers at that time, as he recently confided. In an interview for people :
“Many women come to me and tell me that I was their first boyfriend, the first boy they fell in love with”she said.
“We’ve all had people like that, and to be one of those people for so many young women, it’s incredibly disturbing to me. It’s comforting.”
After the little house…
41 years after Little House on the Prairie ended, and now he’s 67, Dean Butler remains an unreserved fan of the series that made him famous. But what happened to him after the show ended?
Since the last season of “Little House” (and its shocking final episode, true fans know what we’re talking about), Almanzo Wilder’s interpreter has continued his acting career on television without a role of similar magnitude.
In the 80s and 90s we saw him make brief appearances in series like La Croisière s’amuse, Madame est servie, Arabesque or even JAG, but he mainly played Hank Summers, Buffy Summers’ father in the famous fantasy series Buffy the. Vampire Slayer.
And today?
Seen on film in Desert Hearts and Broadway musicals in the forest (as Rapunzel’s prince) and west side story (In Tony’s case), he ended his acting career to move to the other side of the camera.
Indeed, Dean Butler is currently a producer and works specifically on documentaries, entertainment and sports programs. He is also the husband of actress Catherine Cannon, known for her role as Felice Martin in the TV series Beverly Hills.
Ever attached to the Little House on the Prairie universe and its fans, Dean Butler also produced and helped produce several bonus content and documentaries surrounding the series. A biography dedicated to this memorable adventure will be released this summer, titled Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond.
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