Alison Arngrim and Melissa Gilbert might have played mortal enemies on Little House on the Prairie, but that couldn’t have been any further from the truth in real life. The actresses came back together for the show’s 50th Anniversary Cast Reunion and Festival in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday, March 23, and Arngrim spoke to People about their relationship on and off-screen. “Here’s Melissa Gilbert and I playing mortal enemies, beating each other senseless all week,” Arngrim said. “And then on the weekends, we’d go to each other’s house for a slumber party and we were hanging out.” Gilbert played the lead, Laura Ingalls, in the beloved series, while Arngrim starred as schoolyard bully, Nellie Oleson. On-screen, the pair often clashed in arguments and even physical fights. But when the cameras weren’t rolling, Arngrim said she and Gilbert were “like sisters” and even choreographed their fight scenes together.
- 3/25/2024
- TV Insider
Melissa Gilbert had a ready answer when asked why fans of Little House on the Prairie always seem to burst into tears whenever they see her in person.
“Because I do! I think it’s just, you know … the show evokes so much emotion in people and made everybody feel,” Gilbert told the crowd Friday at the three-day Little House on the Prairie Cast Reunion and Festival in Simi Valley, CA. “So when they see us, they have the feels, and then the leftover feels from 50 years ago. Now they’re feeling it again through children and grandchildren. There’s this continuity and sense of family. This is a giant family reunion.”
Thousands of people converged upon Simi Valley’s Rancho Santa Susana Park to remember Little House on the Prairie, the Michael Landon starrer that debuted 50 years ago this year. With the promise to see stars like Gilbert, who played Laura “Half Pint” Ingalls,...
“Because I do! I think it’s just, you know … the show evokes so much emotion in people and made everybody feel,” Gilbert told the crowd Friday at the three-day Little House on the Prairie Cast Reunion and Festival in Simi Valley, CA. “So when they see us, they have the feels, and then the leftover feels from 50 years ago. Now they’re feeling it again through children and grandchildren. There’s this continuity and sense of family. This is a giant family reunion.”
Thousands of people converged upon Simi Valley’s Rancho Santa Susana Park to remember Little House on the Prairie, the Michael Landon starrer that debuted 50 years ago this year. With the promise to see stars like Gilbert, who played Laura “Half Pint” Ingalls,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Little House on the Prairie celebrates its 50th anniversary this September, and to mark the occasion, three of the show’s stars, Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle, and Alison Arngrim, reunited on Thursday’s (March 21) Good Morning America to reflect on the iconic series. In a segment filmed for GMA, the three actresses visited the Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley, California, where the show was filmed during its nine-season run from 1974 to 1982. In anticipation of the upcoming Prairie Palooza fan event, the area has been set up with recreations of the schoolhouse, general store, and legendary little house itself. “When we did the show, we went, ‘Yeah, this is a really good show, Oh, it seems to be a hit, that’s nice.’ But the idea that 50 years later, people would still be excited about it, it’s absolutely mind-blowing,” Arngrim said. As for what continues to drive people to the show,...
- 3/22/2024
- TV Insider
Hersha Parady, who won the hearts of Little House on the Prairie viewers with her 1977-1980 portrayal of Walnut Grove schoolteacher and Ingalls Family friend Alice Garvey, died yesterday in Norfolk, Virginia, following surgery last month for the brain cancer meningioma. She was 78.
Her death was announced by her son Jonathan Peverall. Parady died in Peverall’s hometown of Norfolk.
In a Facebook post last night, co-star and friend Alison Arngrim, who played the troublemaking Nellie Oleson on Little House, wrote, “Our wild, untameable, talented Hersha has left us. Rest in power.”
Although Parady made her TV debut in 1971 on the series Bearcats! and appeared that decade on Mannix, The Waltons and CBS Afternoon Playhouse, she debuted in her signature role of the Little House teacher in 1977, beginning a three-season run that would end with one of the series’ most shocking and well-remembered installments: The February 4, 1980, episode titled “May We Make Them Proud: Part I.
Her death was announced by her son Jonathan Peverall. Parady died in Peverall’s hometown of Norfolk.
In a Facebook post last night, co-star and friend Alison Arngrim, who played the troublemaking Nellie Oleson on Little House, wrote, “Our wild, untameable, talented Hersha has left us. Rest in power.”
Although Parady made her TV debut in 1971 on the series Bearcats! and appeared that decade on Mannix, The Waltons and CBS Afternoon Playhouse, she debuted in her signature role of the Little House teacher in 1977, beginning a three-season run that would end with one of the series’ most shocking and well-remembered installments: The February 4, 1980, episode titled “May We Make Them Proud: Part I.
- 8/24/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Little House on the Prairie’: Alison Arngrim Required a Stunt Person During a Certain Type of Scene
Nellie Oleson was much prissier than her early character foil, Laura Ingalls, on Little House on the Prairie. But she still knew her way around a horse barn. Alison Arngrim the actor, however, did not. In fact, Arngrim had a distinct fear of horses that required her to use a stunt girl anytime Nellie was supposed to be riding a horse.
Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson, Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls Wilder | NBCU Photo Bank Alison Arngrim was scared of horses
Little House on the Prairie is a tough show to be on with a fear of horses. According to Arngrim, she’s “very much a city girl.”
“I still can’t ride a horse,” she told Fox. “I was hopeless with the animals and I avoided them… I was terrified of horses actually. Whenever you saw me on a horse, the rest was a stunt girl. If we’re...
Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson, Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls Wilder | NBCU Photo Bank Alison Arngrim was scared of horses
Little House on the Prairie is a tough show to be on with a fear of horses. According to Arngrim, she’s “very much a city girl.”
“I still can’t ride a horse,” she told Fox. “I was hopeless with the animals and I avoided them… I was terrified of horses actually. Whenever you saw me on a horse, the rest was a stunt girl. If we’re...
- 4/18/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
TV star Julie Bowen is known for playing Claire Dunphy in Modern Family. Although she starred in a successful series, Bowen is careful with her money. She has chosen to remain “frugal.” Here’s what she shared about her personal finances.
Julie Bowen is careful with money Julie Bowen | Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
Bowen says she refrains from splurging despite her wealth. During an interview with the All Good Things With Jason Nash podcast, she says she won’t be “buying a private island” or making outrageous purchases.
One reason Bowen is careful with her cash is because she went through a divorce. She has seen how finances can be affected when a marriage dissolves.
“First of all, you and I are both California divorced,” she tells Jason Nash (via E! News). “That’s its own financial situation, and you roll with it. I can’t go into the details,...
Julie Bowen is careful with money Julie Bowen | Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
Bowen says she refrains from splurging despite her wealth. During an interview with the All Good Things With Jason Nash podcast, she says she won’t be “buying a private island” or making outrageous purchases.
One reason Bowen is careful with her cash is because she went through a divorce. She has seen how finances can be affected when a marriage dissolves.
“First of all, you and I are both California divorced,” she tells Jason Nash (via E! News). “That’s its own financial situation, and you roll with it. I can’t go into the details,...
- 4/8/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
‘Little House on the Prairie’: Best Episodesfrom Each Season
Little House on the Prairie is loved by many. TV fans continue to watch the classic show decades after it first aired in 1974. Here’s a look at some of the best episodes from each season of Little House, according to IMDb.
Season 1: ‘A Harvest of Friends’ (Episode 1) and ‘Country Girls’ (Episode 2) Michael Landon and Lindsay/Sidney Greenbush | NBCU Photo Bank
Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 tie with an IMDb rating of 8.6. These episodes provide an introduction to the Ingalls family and set up the characters who would soon become regulars on our TV sets every week. “Country Girls” is a memorable episode for many fans of Little House on the Prairie. This is the episode that introduces Nellie Oleson (played by Alison Arngrim).
Episode 2 was difficult for Arngrim because she wasn’t feeling well. In her book, Confessions of a...
Little House on the Prairie is loved by many. TV fans continue to watch the classic show decades after it first aired in 1974. Here’s a look at some of the best episodes from each season of Little House, according to IMDb.
Season 1: ‘A Harvest of Friends’ (Episode 1) and ‘Country Girls’ (Episode 2) Michael Landon and Lindsay/Sidney Greenbush | NBCU Photo Bank
Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 tie with an IMDb rating of 8.6. These episodes provide an introduction to the Ingalls family and set up the characters who would soon become regulars on our TV sets every week. “Country Girls” is a memorable episode for many fans of Little House on the Prairie. This is the episode that introduces Nellie Oleson (played by Alison Arngrim).
Episode 2 was difficult for Arngrim because she wasn’t feeling well. In her book, Confessions of a...
- 3/15/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Little House on the Prairie star Karen Grassle is best known for playing Caroline Ingalls on the NBC series. What is Grassle doing now? Here’s what we know.
Karen Grassle’s movies and TV shows Michael Landon and Caroline Grassle | NBCU Photo Bank
One of Grassle’s early acting roles was in a 1951 episode of Love of Life. After that, she appeared in a 1969 episode of New York Television Theatre. In 1974, Grassle played Fran in an episode of Gunsmoke titled “The Wiving.”
Grassle made her film debut in the 1981 movie Harry’s War, in which she played Kathy. She has also appeared in many TV movies. Some of her TV movie appearances include roles in Emily, Emily; Battered; and Between the Darkness and Dawn. She has also appeared in Wyatt Earp, Harry’s War, and The President’s Mistress.
What is Karen Grassle doing now? Karen Grassle | NBCU Photo Bank...
Karen Grassle’s movies and TV shows Michael Landon and Caroline Grassle | NBCU Photo Bank
One of Grassle’s early acting roles was in a 1951 episode of Love of Life. After that, she appeared in a 1969 episode of New York Television Theatre. In 1974, Grassle played Fran in an episode of Gunsmoke titled “The Wiving.”
Grassle made her film debut in the 1981 movie Harry’s War, in which she played Kathy. She has also appeared in many TV movies. Some of her TV movie appearances include roles in Emily, Emily; Battered; and Between the Darkness and Dawn. She has also appeared in Wyatt Earp, Harry’s War, and The President’s Mistress.
What is Karen Grassle doing now? Karen Grassle | NBCU Photo Bank...
- 3/11/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Little House on the Prairie star Alison Arngrim played Nellie Oleson from 1974 until 1982. TV audiences loved tuning in each week and watching her character’s sassy exchanges with Laura Ingalls (played by actor Melissa Gilbert). What is Arngrim doing now? Here’s everything we know.
Why Alison Arngrim left ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Alison Arngrim | Tristar Media/Getty Images Related
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Arngrim enjoyed working on Little House on the Prairie. However, she was ready to leave the show as the seventh season approached. In her book, Confessions of a Prairie B****, she says her character’s storylines became less interesting. Arngrim’s character, Nellie, was a mean girl, but she became mellow after marrying on-screen husband Percival Dalton (played by the late Steve Tracy). Arngrim wasn’t happy with the way things were going.
Why Alison Arngrim left ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Alison Arngrim | Tristar Media/Getty Images Related
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Arngrim enjoyed working on Little House on the Prairie. However, she was ready to leave the show as the seventh season approached. In her book, Confessions of a Prairie B****, she says her character’s storylines became less interesting. Arngrim’s character, Nellie, was a mean girl, but she became mellow after marrying on-screen husband Percival Dalton (played by the late Steve Tracy). Arngrim wasn’t happy with the way things were going.
- 3/5/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Little House on the Prairie star Alison Arngrim played Nellie Oleson for seven seasons. Fans were entertained by her sassy character and her hilarious scenes with co-star Melissa Gilbert.
Arngrim says she had to learn how to navigate life on her own after leaving the show. She admits managing her finances was challenging. Here’s what she said about the money “burning a hole” in her pocket.
Alison Arngrim was excited about her newfound independence Alison Arngrim | Ruby Wallau/Getty Images Related
‘Little House on the Prairie’: How Old Was Nellie Oleson Actor Alison Arngrim When the Show Aired?
In her book, Confessions of a Prairie B****, Arngrim discusses life during and after Little House on the Prairie. She says she was excited about living on her own.
“Right after I left, I felt a sense of wonder and excitement that I hadn’t felt in years,” says Arngrim.
Arngrim says she had to learn how to navigate life on her own after leaving the show. She admits managing her finances was challenging. Here’s what she said about the money “burning a hole” in her pocket.
Alison Arngrim was excited about her newfound independence Alison Arngrim | Ruby Wallau/Getty Images Related
‘Little House on the Prairie’: How Old Was Nellie Oleson Actor Alison Arngrim When the Show Aired?
In her book, Confessions of a Prairie B****, Arngrim discusses life during and after Little House on the Prairie. She says she was excited about living on her own.
“Right after I left, I felt a sense of wonder and excitement that I hadn’t felt in years,” says Arngrim.
- 3/1/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Little House on the Prairie first aired back in 1974, but it’s still a hit among many TV viewers. Here are four reasons we love the show.
1. The whole family can watch ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Melissa Sue Anderson and Melissa Gilbert | NBCU Photo Bank
If you’re looking for a show the whole family can watch, look no further than Little House on the Prairie. It’s a wholesome program with interesting plotlines. You won’t have to worry about covering your little one’s eyes or staying on high alert for foul language.
Melissa Francis (she played Cassandra Ingalls) says Michael Landon taught her about the importance of hard work and being responsible. She tells the Today show’s Hoda Kotb and Kathy Lee Gifford she’s grateful for the lessons she learned.
“So many of the values I have and the things that shaped my life,...
1. The whole family can watch ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Melissa Sue Anderson and Melissa Gilbert | NBCU Photo Bank
If you’re looking for a show the whole family can watch, look no further than Little House on the Prairie. It’s a wholesome program with interesting plotlines. You won’t have to worry about covering your little one’s eyes or staying on high alert for foul language.
Melissa Francis (she played Cassandra Ingalls) says Michael Landon taught her about the importance of hard work and being responsible. She tells the Today show’s Hoda Kotb and Kathy Lee Gifford she’s grateful for the lessons she learned.
“So many of the values I have and the things that shaped my life,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon executive produced and appeared in the show from 1974 until 1983. His former co-stars say he had a kind heart and big personality. His castmates also say that although he appeared tall, he was shorter than many people realized. How tall was Landon? Here’s what we know about the late actor.
Michael Landon tried to appear taller than he was on ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Michael Landon and Melissa Sue Anderson | Ted Shepherd/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Landon tried to appear taller, according to co-star Alison Arngrim (she played Nellie Oleson). In her book Confessions of a Prairie B****, Arngrim says Landon tried his best to hide the fact that he wasn’t tall. She reveals he used to wear lifts in his shoes.
“Michael Landon was short, very short,” writes Arngrim. “I don’t know his actual height,...
Michael Landon tried to appear taller than he was on ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Michael Landon and Melissa Sue Anderson | Ted Shepherd/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Landon tried to appear taller, according to co-star Alison Arngrim (she played Nellie Oleson). In her book Confessions of a Prairie B****, Arngrim says Landon tried his best to hide the fact that he wasn’t tall. She reveals he used to wear lifts in his shoes.
“Michael Landon was short, very short,” writes Arngrim. “I don’t know his actual height,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Little House on the Prairie cast seemed to be the picture-perfect family onscreen. However, there were reportedly a few clashes behind the scenes. Things weren’t always as they seemed on the hit TV series. Here are four behind-the-scenes feuds that took place on the Little House set.
1. Michael Landon and Karen Grassle Karen Grassle and Michael Landon | NBCU Photo Bank
Karen Grassle (she played Caroline Ingalls) had a disagreement with the late Michael Landon (he played Charles Ingalls). When it was time to renew her contract, she wanted to get paid more. The show was a success, and she felt she should be compensated accordingly. However, in her book Bright Lights, Prairie Dust, Grassle says things didn’t go smoothly.
According to Grassle, Landon and some of the cast and crew became cold toward her during the contract negotiations. Although Grassle and Landon had a strained relationship, they made amends.
1. Michael Landon and Karen Grassle Karen Grassle and Michael Landon | NBCU Photo Bank
Karen Grassle (she played Caroline Ingalls) had a disagreement with the late Michael Landon (he played Charles Ingalls). When it was time to renew her contract, she wanted to get paid more. The show was a success, and she felt she should be compensated accordingly. However, in her book Bright Lights, Prairie Dust, Grassle says things didn’t go smoothly.
According to Grassle, Landon and some of the cast and crew became cold toward her during the contract negotiations. Although Grassle and Landon had a strained relationship, they made amends.
- 2/21/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When Britney Spears attorney Matthew Rosengart appears in Los Angeles probate court September 29 before Judge Brenda Penny and argues for his client’s release from a 13-year conservatorship overseen by her estranged father, the motion stands to correct a wrong that began long before #freebritney, or Chris Crocker’s plea 14 years ago to “Leave Britney alone!,” or even her 1993 debut on the Mickey Mouse Club.
The abuse of Spears’ conservatorship, which rendered her the legal equivalent of a child, also speaks to an abuse that threatens many child performers — kidfluencers, TikTok and reality stars, and anyone who lives in the 44 states that don’t embrace the Coogan Act. Child labor laws have not kept up with the entertainment landscape, and it’s the kids who stand to suffer from it
As a former child actor who later became a homeless teenager, I think about stage parents and our inadequate child labor laws a lot.
The abuse of Spears’ conservatorship, which rendered her the legal equivalent of a child, also speaks to an abuse that threatens many child performers — kidfluencers, TikTok and reality stars, and anyone who lives in the 44 states that don’t embrace the Coogan Act. Child labor laws have not kept up with the entertainment landscape, and it’s the kids who stand to suffer from it
As a former child actor who later became a homeless teenager, I think about stage parents and our inadequate child labor laws a lot.
- 9/29/2021
- by Sabra Boyd
- Indiewire
In a competition that’s been brewing since the 1970s, the original casts of the TV family classics The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie will come face-to-face (if remotely) in a special Game Night contest on Stars In The House.
The games – typically a combination of trivia and charades – are set for Sept. 21 and will feature Little House cast members Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls Wilder), Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson), Matthew Laborteaux (Albert Quinn Ingalls), and Karen Grassle (Caroline Ingalls) squaring off against Waltons alum Judy Norton (Mary Ellen Walton), Kami Cotler (Elizabeth Walton), Eric Scott (Ben Walton) and Leslie Winston (Cindy Brunson Walton).
As always with Stars In The House, the proceedings will raise money for The Actors Fund, and will stream on YouTube and at starsinthehouse.com. Viewers will be able to submit questions for both casts (and make donations) during the live event.
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The games – typically a combination of trivia and charades – are set for Sept. 21 and will feature Little House cast members Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls Wilder), Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson), Matthew Laborteaux (Albert Quinn Ingalls), and Karen Grassle (Caroline Ingalls) squaring off against Waltons alum Judy Norton (Mary Ellen Walton), Kami Cotler (Elizabeth Walton), Eric Scott (Ben Walton) and Leslie Winston (Cindy Brunson Walton).
As always with Stars In The House, the proceedings will raise money for The Actors Fund, and will stream on YouTube and at starsinthehouse.com. Viewers will be able to submit questions for both casts (and make donations) during the live event.
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- 9/17/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
"She wrote these songs, and you're here to finish them." Purdie Films has released the trailer for a movie titled Even in Dreams, from writer / director Savannah Ostler. Even in Dreams is an "inspiring, feel good, musically driven family film that reminds us all to live our dreams!" This follows a talented young singer named Sam, played by Monica Moore Smith. After her sister passes away, she steps in to fill her place in their band, bringing them all the way to Nashville. "As the taste of fame draws near, tensions begin to rise within the band. Will the vicious music industry tear them apart or will they find Amber's song and truly live their dreams?" In addition to Monica, this stars Alison Arngrim, Nathan Osmond, Adrian R'Mante, Tanner Gillman, James Gaisford, Kaden Caldwell, Savannah Ostler, and Sarah Kent. This looks extremely cheesy and very formulaic, but if you like stories about singing,...
- 5/25/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
On March 16, 2020, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley launched “Stars In The House” in response to what they knew would be an immediate need for funds in light of the Broadway shutdown.
Now, one year and over 375 episodes later, “Stars In The House” has raised over $715,000 for The Actors Fund, and an additional $200,000 for other charity organizations who have needed support throughout the pandemic.
“We can’t believe it has been a year! We continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity of our viewers, who send in donations from all over the world,” said Rudetsky and Wesley. “We thought that after the first few weeks, contributions would dwindle and the show would be more about bringing some joy and positivity during these dark times. But the fact that we have been able to do both – deliver fun and financial support – is beyond our wildest dreams. We are so grateful to our team behind the scenes,...
Now, one year and over 375 episodes later, “Stars In The House” has raised over $715,000 for The Actors Fund, and an additional $200,000 for other charity organizations who have needed support throughout the pandemic.
“We can’t believe it has been a year! We continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity of our viewers, who send in donations from all over the world,” said Rudetsky and Wesley. “We thought that after the first few weeks, contributions would dwindle and the show would be more about bringing some joy and positivity during these dark times. But the fact that we have been able to do both – deliver fun and financial support – is beyond our wildest dreams. We are so grateful to our team behind the scenes,...
- 3/15/2021
- Look to the Stars
To mark its one-year anniversary on March 16, the Actors Fund benefit YouTube series Stars in the House will feature a special all-new week-long series of its popular reunion episodes, bringing together the casts of The West Wing, thirtysomething, Little House on the Prairie, Broadway’s Head Over Heels and other surprises.
Since launched by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley last year following Broadway’s Covid shutdown, more than 375 episodes of Stars In The House has raised over $715,000 for The Actors Fund, and an additional $200,000 for other charity organizations needing support throughout the pandemic.
In a statement, Rudetsky and Wesley said, “We thought that after the first few weeks, contributions would dwindle and the show would be more about bringing some joy and positivity during these dark times. But the fact that we have been able to do both – deliver fun and financial support – is beyond our wildest dreams.”
The anniversary week kicks off Tuesday,...
Since launched by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley last year following Broadway’s Covid shutdown, more than 375 episodes of Stars In The House has raised over $715,000 for The Actors Fund, and an additional $200,000 for other charity organizations needing support throughout the pandemic.
In a statement, Rudetsky and Wesley said, “We thought that after the first few weeks, contributions would dwindle and the show would be more about bringing some joy and positivity during these dark times. But the fact that we have been able to do both – deliver fun and financial support – is beyond our wildest dreams.”
The anniversary week kicks off Tuesday,...
- 3/9/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Another day, another reboot announcement.
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Little House on the Prairie is getting the update treatment.
A reboot is officially in development on a one-hour drama that would be based on Laura Wilder's beloved novels.
The new series would be co-produced by Paramount TV Studios, Anonymous Content, and Friendly Family Productions.
Details are scarce at this early stage, which is not uncommon for a project this early into development.
The book series was previously adapted into a TV series for NBC and starred Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert.
It was a roaring success and aired from 1974-83, having tremendous staying power.
TV movies followed the end of the original series, while ABC aired a miniseries based on the books in 2005.
The original series centered around the Ingalls Family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minn., in the late 1800s.
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Little House on the Prairie is getting the update treatment.
A reboot is officially in development on a one-hour drama that would be based on Laura Wilder's beloved novels.
The new series would be co-produced by Paramount TV Studios, Anonymous Content, and Friendly Family Productions.
Details are scarce at this early stage, which is not uncommon for a project this early into development.
The book series was previously adapted into a TV series for NBC and starred Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert.
It was a roaring success and aired from 1974-83, having tremendous staying power.
TV movies followed the end of the original series, while ABC aired a miniseries based on the books in 2005.
The original series centered around the Ingalls Family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minn., in the late 1800s.
- 12/17/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
A reboot of “Little House on the Prairie” is in the works at Paramount TV Studios and Anonymous Content, TheWrap has learned.
The one-hour drama would be based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic “Little House” novels and would be co-produced by Paramount TV Studios, Anonymous Content and Friendly Family Productions. There’s no word yet on the creative team or talent that would be attached to the “Little House on the Prairie” reboot.
The book series was previously adapted into an NBC show starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, which ran for nine seasons between 1974 and 1983.
The original “Little House on the Prairie,” also produced by Friendly Family Productions, centered around the Ingalls Family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minn., in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. The show primarily focused on Gilbert’s character, Laura, as the “Little House” novels were an autobiographical work by Wilder.
The one-hour drama would be based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic “Little House” novels and would be co-produced by Paramount TV Studios, Anonymous Content and Friendly Family Productions. There’s no word yet on the creative team or talent that would be attached to the “Little House on the Prairie” reboot.
The book series was previously adapted into an NBC show starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, which ran for nine seasons between 1974 and 1983.
The original “Little House on the Prairie,” also produced by Friendly Family Productions, centered around the Ingalls Family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minn., in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. The show primarily focused on Gilbert’s character, Laura, as the “Little House” novels were an autobiographical work by Wilder.
- 12/17/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Rest in peace, Erin Moran.
The Happy Days star died on Saturday, Et confirms. She was 56.
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A police spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff in Indiana tells Et that they received a 911 call in reference to an unresponsive female on Saturday, and that first responders found Moran deceased upon arrival. An autopsy is still pending.
Moran shot to fame in the '70s as Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days, the younger sister of Ron Howard's Richie Cunningham. She later went on to star in her own spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi, based on her character's relationship with Chachi Arcola, played by Scott Baio.
Throughout the next several decades, Moran starred on The Love Boat, and had appearances on Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis Murder.
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The Happy Days star died on Saturday, Et confirms. She was 56.
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A police spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff in Indiana tells Et that they received a 911 call in reference to an unresponsive female on Saturday, and that first responders found Moran deceased upon arrival. An autopsy is still pending.
Moran shot to fame in the '70s as Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days, the younger sister of Ron Howard's Richie Cunningham. She later went on to star in her own spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi, based on her character's relationship with Chachi Arcola, played by Scott Baio.
Throughout the next several decades, Moran starred on The Love Boat, and had appearances on Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis Murder.
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- 4/23/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Two's company and three's a crowd--but four can soar! At least that's what the good folks at haRFMFul Productions, Sick Puppy Pictures, MOnsterworks66 and Lion Arch Productions believe as they prep a three-feature slate to shoot in Louisiana later this year or early in 2016!
Rycke Foreman (haRMFul), Phil Condit (Sick Puppy), Maria Olsen (MO66) and Lionel Archuleta (Lion Arch) are developing a slate of three horror-comedies for production in Louisiana and are presently attaching cast and finalizing budgets before approaching La. investors. The three films, Happy Ending, Hacked Off and Grizzled! (#Hehog) are all zany romps through HorCom Land featuring lovely ladies, buckets of blood, hunky heroes and terrifyingly funny Big Bads.
The films may all live in the same genre, but they each have their own special stamp of entertaining insanity:
Happy Ending is no stranger to MoreHorror fans who will remember that, at Madam Wang's House of Happy Ending...
Rycke Foreman (haRMFul), Phil Condit (Sick Puppy), Maria Olsen (MO66) and Lionel Archuleta (Lion Arch) are developing a slate of three horror-comedies for production in Louisiana and are presently attaching cast and finalizing budgets before approaching La. investors. The three films, Happy Ending, Hacked Off and Grizzled! (#Hehog) are all zany romps through HorCom Land featuring lovely ladies, buckets of blood, hunky heroes and terrifyingly funny Big Bads.
The films may all live in the same genre, but they each have their own special stamp of entertaining insanity:
Happy Ending is no stranger to MoreHorror fans who will remember that, at Madam Wang's House of Happy Ending...
- 5/28/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
In 1974, TV audiences were introduced to the Ingalls family, a frontier clan living in a rustic cabin in the Minnesota wilderness during the 1870s and '80s. America was in the middle of its Me Decade, with an exhausting war and general upheaval at home. The weekly dramas of a farmer and his children—based on the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder—were an irresistible look at a simpler time when people based their lives around family, home, and church. (All nine seasons are available on Digital HD on Amazon; seasons 1–3 are also available on Blu-ray and DVD from Lionsgate.
- 11/10/2014
- by Sara Vilkomerson
- EW - Inside TV
It's nearly impossible to talk about Little House on the Prairie without talking about the show's director/executive producer/star, Michael Landon, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 1991. When EW reunited many members of Walnut Grove—Ingalls kids Laura (Melissa Gilbert), Mary (Melissa Anderson), Carrie (Lindsay Greenbush, who split the role with her twin sister, Sidney), and Albert (Matthew Laborteaux), along with town bully Nellie Oleson (Alison Arngrim), Laura's husband, Almanzo Wilder (Dean Butler), kindly schoolteacher Miss Beadle (Charlotte Stewart) and Ingalls matriarch Caroline (Karen Grassle)—memories of Landon were everywhere. "What I remember the most from my audition was meeting Michael Landon,...
- 11/7/2014
- by Sara Vilkomerson
- EW - Inside TV
Chicago – Melissa Gilbert has grown up a bit since portraying Laura Ingalls on the 1970s TV classic “Little House on the Prairie,” but her roots aren’t far behind. She’s just released “My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours,” and appeared last month at North Central College in Naperville, Ill. – at an event sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshop – to greet admirers and sign her new menu planner.
Melissa Gilbert at North Central College in Naperville, September 18th, 2014
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
From 1974 to 1983, Gilbert starred as Laura Ingalls as a child – Ingalls eventually grew up and wrote the “Little House on the Prairie” series of books – and the NBC-tv show also famously featured Michael Landon, Melissa Sue Anderson, Alison Arngrim and Merlin Olsen. Landon also executive produced the show, and was so convinced that Gilbert was the...
Melissa Gilbert at North Central College in Naperville, September 18th, 2014
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
From 1974 to 1983, Gilbert starred as Laura Ingalls as a child – Ingalls eventually grew up and wrote the “Little House on the Prairie” series of books – and the NBC-tv show also famously featured Michael Landon, Melissa Sue Anderson, Alison Arngrim and Merlin Olsen. Landon also executive produced the show, and was so convinced that Gilbert was the...
- 10/31/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Former ‘Little House on the Prairie’ stars Melissa Gilbert and Alison Arngrim took to Twitter on Feb. 4 to mourn the loss of their late friend and co-star Richard Bull.
After Richard Bull died on Feb. 3, his Little House on the Prairie co-stars sent out heartfelt tweets about his sad passing. The much-loved character actor, who played kind-hearted general store owner Nels Oleson on the classic 1970s TV series, died of natural causes at a Los Angeles hospital, according to reports. He was 89 years old.
Richard Bull Dies — ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Stars React To Actor’s Death
Melissa Gilbert , who played Laura Ingalls on the show, tweeted about Richard’s death on Feb. 4:
This man will be missed. Goodbye Richard working with you was such a joy but nearly as joyful as being your friend. pic.twitter.com/Oc4sBMrfbn
— Melissa Gilbert (@MelissaEGilbert) February 4, 2014
Melissa wasn’t the...
After Richard Bull died on Feb. 3, his Little House on the Prairie co-stars sent out heartfelt tweets about his sad passing. The much-loved character actor, who played kind-hearted general store owner Nels Oleson on the classic 1970s TV series, died of natural causes at a Los Angeles hospital, according to reports. He was 89 years old.
Richard Bull Dies — ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Stars React To Actor’s Death
Melissa Gilbert , who played Laura Ingalls on the show, tweeted about Richard’s death on Feb. 4:
This man will be missed. Goodbye Richard working with you was such a joy but nearly as joyful as being your friend. pic.twitter.com/Oc4sBMrfbn
— Melissa Gilbert (@MelissaEGilbert) February 4, 2014
Melissa wasn’t the...
- 2/6/2014
- by tierneyhl
- HollywoodLife
Little House on the Prairie star Richard Bull has died, aged 89.
Bull passed away in hospital of pneumonia, after living at a retired actors home in Los Angeles.
He was best known for playing long-suffering shopkeeper Nels Oleson in Little House.
Alison Arngrim, who played his spoilt daughter Nellie, described Bull as a "calm, sensible and rational" man.
"Everyone loved him so much," she said. "People are posting [condolences] in six different languages on my Facebook page."
Co-star Melissa Gilbert said: "Working with you was such a joy but [not] nearly as joyful as being your friend.''
Little House on the Prairie aired on NBC from 1974 to 1983 and was based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels about her family's life in the American West.
Bull also starred in several other TV shows and films throughout a long career, including the 1968 version of The Thomas Crown Affair, Mission: Impossible and The Streets of San Francisco.
Bull passed away in hospital of pneumonia, after living at a retired actors home in Los Angeles.
He was best known for playing long-suffering shopkeeper Nels Oleson in Little House.
Alison Arngrim, who played his spoilt daughter Nellie, described Bull as a "calm, sensible and rational" man.
"Everyone loved him so much," she said. "People are posting [condolences] in six different languages on my Facebook page."
Co-star Melissa Gilbert said: "Working with you was such a joy but [not] nearly as joyful as being your friend.''
Little House on the Prairie aired on NBC from 1974 to 1983 and was based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels about her family's life in the American West.
Bull also starred in several other TV shows and films throughout a long career, including the 1968 version of The Thomas Crown Affair, Mission: Impossible and The Streets of San Francisco.
- 2/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Los Angeles (AP) — Richard Bull, who played shopkeeper and put-upon spouse Nels Oleson on TV's "Little House on the Prairie," has died. He was 89. Bull died Monday at the Motion Picture & Television Fund's hospital, fund spokeswoman Jaime Larkin said. The actor, a resident of what was once known as the Motion Picture and TV home, died of natural causes after being hospitalized with pneumonia, Larkin said Tuesday. "Everyone loved him so much," said Bull's "Little House" co-star Alison Arngrim, who played his daughter, Nellie, and remained close to him. "People are posting (condolences) in six different languages on...
- 2/5/2014
- by Lynn Elber (AP)
- Hitfix
Richard Bull, who famously played the part of Nels Oleson, the shopkeeper, on Little House of the Prairie (1974-1983) died Monday, Feb. 3, at the age of 89.
Bull, a character actor who was last seen in an 2011 episode of Boss, played Nels for almost a decade and was a prolific TV actor, reportedly appearing in over 100 different shows, including Hawaii Five-o and Bewitched.
Bull died of complications due to a pneumonia in Calabasas and he is survived by his wife Barbara Collentine.
'Little House' Co-Stars React
Little House on the Prairie co-star, Melissa Gilbert, confirmed the news on her Twitter account. Gilbert wrote her co-star of ten years a sweet goodbye and accompanied the post with a photo of Bull.
This man will be missed. Goodbye Richard working with you was such a joy but nearly as joyful as being your friend. pic.twitter.com/Oc4sBMrfbn
— Melissa Gilbert (@MelissaEGilbert) February...
Bull, a character actor who was last seen in an 2011 episode of Boss, played Nels for almost a decade and was a prolific TV actor, reportedly appearing in over 100 different shows, including Hawaii Five-o and Bewitched.
Bull died of complications due to a pneumonia in Calabasas and he is survived by his wife Barbara Collentine.
'Little House' Co-Stars React
Little House on the Prairie co-star, Melissa Gilbert, confirmed the news on her Twitter account. Gilbert wrote her co-star of ten years a sweet goodbye and accompanied the post with a photo of Bull.
This man will be missed. Goodbye Richard working with you was such a joy but nearly as joyful as being your friend. pic.twitter.com/Oc4sBMrfbn
— Melissa Gilbert (@MelissaEGilbert) February...
- 2/5/2014
- Uinterview
The actor who played shopkeeper Nels Oleson on Little House on the Prairie, Richard Bull, died yesterday morning in Calabasas, California. He was 89.
A prolific character actor, Bull appeared on numerous episodes of Mannix, Nichols, Felony Squad, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Barnaby Jones, as well as many other shows.
He was best known of course for playing the hen-pecked shopkeeper married to Harriet Oleson (Scottie MacGregor) on Little House for more than 145 episodes.
Little House co-star Melissa Gilbert tweeted, "This man will be missed. Goodbye Richard working with you was such a joy but nearly as joyful as being your friend."
Bull's TV daughter, Alison Arngrim, tweeted about his passing as well. She first wrote "Aw crap." and then, "Goodnight Pa." She later scribed, "I just want to say, I am...
A prolific character actor, Bull appeared on numerous episodes of Mannix, Nichols, Felony Squad, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Barnaby Jones, as well as many other shows.
He was best known of course for playing the hen-pecked shopkeeper married to Harriet Oleson (Scottie MacGregor) on Little House for more than 145 episodes.
Little House co-star Melissa Gilbert tweeted, "This man will be missed. Goodbye Richard working with you was such a joy but nearly as joyful as being your friend."
Bull's TV daughter, Alison Arngrim, tweeted about his passing as well. She first wrote "Aw crap." and then, "Goodnight Pa." She later scribed, "I just want to say, I am...
- 2/5/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
So sad! Richard Bull, who was known for his role as shopkeeper Nels Oleson on the 1974-1983 show ‘Little House on the Prairie’, died on Feb. 4 at age 89.
Richard Bull‘s former Little House on the Prairie co-star Melissa Gilbert took to Twitter to announce his death, saying, “This man will be missed.” Richard’s cause of death has not been released.
Richard Bull Dead — ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Actor Dies At 89
Richard is survived by his wife of 66 years, actress Barbara Collentine, whom he married in 1948. Richard had been living with Barbara in his hometown of Chicago before his death, although he died in Calabasas, Calif. at the Motion Picture Television Fund campus. Richard’s Little House co-stars took to Twitter to remember him after learning about his death on Feb. 4.
Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on the show, tweeted:
This man will be missed. Goodbye...
Richard Bull‘s former Little House on the Prairie co-star Melissa Gilbert took to Twitter to announce his death, saying, “This man will be missed.” Richard’s cause of death has not been released.
Richard Bull Dead — ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Actor Dies At 89
Richard is survived by his wife of 66 years, actress Barbara Collentine, whom he married in 1948. Richard had been living with Barbara in his hometown of Chicago before his death, although he died in Calabasas, Calif. at the Motion Picture Television Fund campus. Richard’s Little House co-stars took to Twitter to remember him after learning about his death on Feb. 4.
Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on the show, tweeted:
This man will be missed. Goodbye...
- 2/4/2014
- by tierneyhl
- HollywoodLife
Former child star Melissa Gilbert was a guest on "Watch What Happens Live" Wednesday (Jan. 22), and host Andy Cohen wanted to go a little deeper into some things she wrote about in her 2010 book, "Prairie Tale," where the "Little House on the Prairie" star speaks quite candidly about growing up in Hollywood in the 1970s and '80s.
Cohen: Did Rob Lowe (her one-time fiance) ask you to take anything out of the book?
Gilbert: "He asked me to take out the word 'pretty' when I referred to him. That was it. ... 'Just could you do one thing? Could you take out the word 'pretty'? I hate it when people call me pretty.'"
Cohen: On a scale of 1-10, how big an a-hole is Scott Baio?
Gilbert: "6-7."
Cohen: Billy Idol once took you to Rick James' house, which you called "the scariest place you'd ever been to.
Cohen: Did Rob Lowe (her one-time fiance) ask you to take anything out of the book?
Gilbert: "He asked me to take out the word 'pretty' when I referred to him. That was it. ... 'Just could you do one thing? Could you take out the word 'pretty'? I hate it when people call me pretty.'"
Cohen: On a scale of 1-10, how big an a-hole is Scott Baio?
Gilbert: "6-7."
Cohen: Billy Idol once took you to Rick James' house, which you called "the scariest place you'd ever been to.
- 1/23/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Here is last week’s caption pic winner. This week’s caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Can you tell what our favorite show is? http://t.co/t6VfIV8ajo pic.twitter.com/kEki0rPIcA
— Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) January 9, 2014
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
“Downlow Abbey”
Thanks to Chris O’Guinn for this week’s winning caption!
(source)
Weekend Birthdays! Logan Lerman (above) is 22, Betty White is 92, Zooey Deschanel is 34, Jim Carrey is 52, Alison Arngrim is 52, Susannah Hoffs is 55, Flotus Michele Obama is 50, and Maulik Pancholy is 40.
Sean Hannity is even more vile than I imagined.
Falcon Opts to Digitally Remove Condoms in New Release. “California Dreamin’ 1 was shot entirely with condoms before director Tony Dimarco and the Falcon post-production team used a technique to digitally remove them from the final cut.” First the police guns in E.T. … and now this.
The Walking Dead returns on February 9th,...
Can you tell what our favorite show is? http://t.co/t6VfIV8ajo pic.twitter.com/kEki0rPIcA
— Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) January 9, 2014
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
“Downlow Abbey”
Thanks to Chris O’Guinn for this week’s winning caption!
(source)
Weekend Birthdays! Logan Lerman (above) is 22, Betty White is 92, Zooey Deschanel is 34, Jim Carrey is 52, Alison Arngrim is 52, Susannah Hoffs is 55, Flotus Michele Obama is 50, and Maulik Pancholy is 40.
Sean Hannity is even more vile than I imagined.
Falcon Opts to Digitally Remove Condoms in New Release. “California Dreamin’ 1 was shot entirely with condoms before director Tony Dimarco and the Falcon post-production team used a technique to digitally remove them from the final cut.” First the police guns in E.T. … and now this.
The Walking Dead returns on February 9th,...
- 1/17/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Actor Corey Feldman is continuing his media tour, promoting his tell-all memoir, "Coreyography." He's been very open about what he claims was sexual abuse he and Corey Haim were subjected to as child stars in Hollywood. However, while on "Good Day La," Feldman also talked about being physically abused at home while growing up.
Corey says being on set was a way to escape his abusive movie, explaining, "It was a way to go to a place where everyone was going to treat me with love and respect." Feldman's mother has denied the abuse claims made in the book. "What else would you expect?" Corey asks. "To be able to do the things that she's done to her children is, I can't even put myself in the mindset, I'm a father so as a father I can't imagine hurting my child for anything."
Feldman also discussed his views on pedophilia being Hollywood's biggest problem,...
Corey says being on set was a way to escape his abusive movie, explaining, "It was a way to go to a place where everyone was going to treat me with love and respect." Feldman's mother has denied the abuse claims made in the book. "What else would you expect?" Corey asks. "To be able to do the things that she's done to her children is, I can't even put myself in the mindset, I'm a father so as a father I can't imagine hurting my child for anything."
Feldman also discussed his views on pedophilia being Hollywood's biggest problem,...
- 11/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Here is last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Let's do Acid! Acid acid bo bacid banana fana fo facid me mi mo macid...Acid"
Thanks to John for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Will Young (above) is 34, Alison Arngrim is 51, Jason Segel is 33, Katey Sagal is 59, Logan Lerman is 21, Bill Maher is 57, Jane Horrocks is 49, and Tippi Hedren is 83. Zac Efron freaks out after being photographed near a bunch of dildos. Speaking of, GOProud Backs Civil Marriage For Gay Couples.Gay Travel Destinations For 2013.Ira Sachs will direct Michael Gambon and Alfred Molina as a married couple in Love Is Strange.Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan at the Sundance premiere of Kill Your Darlings.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Let's do Acid! Acid acid bo bacid banana fana fo facid me mi mo macid...Acid"
Thanks to John for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Will Young (above) is 34, Alison Arngrim is 51, Jason Segel is 33, Katey Sagal is 59, Logan Lerman is 21, Bill Maher is 57, Jane Horrocks is 49, and Tippi Hedren is 83. Zac Efron freaks out after being photographed near a bunch of dildos. Speaking of, GOProud Backs Civil Marriage For Gay Couples.Gay Travel Destinations For 2013.Ira Sachs will direct Michael Gambon and Alfred Molina as a married couple in Love Is Strange.Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan at the Sundance premiere of Kill Your Darlings.
- 1/18/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com
MoreHorror In Hollywood Interviews Vida Ghaffari: Video Interview by Dawna Lee Heising
Vida Ghaffari is one of the stars of the upcoming macabre film "Circus of Dread" from Savage Cinema and Dismal Productions.
Circus of Dread was written and directed by legendary indie Aussie filmmaker Mark Savage. Domiziano Arcangeli and Bill Oberst Jr. also star in "Circus of Dread" and Dawna Lee Heising is a member of the Circus.
The segment was filmed and edited by John Cox. Watch the full interview by Dawna Lee Heising embedded below the official bio of Vida Ghaffari. Also, be sure to check out our official MoreHorror Youtube Page for more video interview's of your favorite horror actors, actresses, directors and more!
Vida Ghaffari Bio:
Vida Ghaffari has been active on the Tinsel town scene as an actress and a reporter. This comedic powerhouse just landed a co-starring...
MoreHorror In Hollywood Interviews Vida Ghaffari: Video Interview by Dawna Lee Heising
Vida Ghaffari is one of the stars of the upcoming macabre film "Circus of Dread" from Savage Cinema and Dismal Productions.
Circus of Dread was written and directed by legendary indie Aussie filmmaker Mark Savage. Domiziano Arcangeli and Bill Oberst Jr. also star in "Circus of Dread" and Dawna Lee Heising is a member of the Circus.
The segment was filmed and edited by John Cox. Watch the full interview by Dawna Lee Heising embedded below the official bio of Vida Ghaffari. Also, be sure to check out our official MoreHorror Youtube Page for more video interview's of your favorite horror actors, actresses, directors and more!
Vida Ghaffari Bio:
Vida Ghaffari has been active on the Tinsel town scene as an actress and a reporter. This comedic powerhouse just landed a co-starring...
- 7/29/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
As part of Out's 26 Love Stories article, Neil Patrick Harris writes about his first meeting with David Burtka, and their decision to spend the rest of their lives together."We found a place in Harlem that a woman had been living in for 40-odd years, and it was roomy and reasonably priced. We went to L.A. and got this moving truck and collected his mattress and bed frame and some stuff we each had in storage, and we started a journey across the country. We stopped in Albuquerque, where my family is, and they gave us some stuff. And we went through Memphis and up to Michigan, where his family is, and picked up his parents’ piano. We went slowly across America, filling up this truck, and by the time we got to New York, we had a new life full of furniture." Happy Birthday to Alison Arngrim, who turns 50, and Jason Segel,...
- 1/18/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Lou Ferrigno is happy to don the green makeup and appear as the Incredible Hulk. Alison Arngrim of Little House on the Prairie is willing to send up her character, Nellie Oleson. And Dirk Benedict, star of TV's The A-Team, says he's "open to do anything." For years, such U.S. movie stars as George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger have made big money hawking products in Japan and other Asian countries. But actors don't have to be on Hollywood's A-list to take home big paydays from Japan. A new Tokyo-based management company is ramping up the
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- 12/20/2011
- by Daniel Miller
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London, Dec 11: Former Hollywood child stars have made a series of serious revelations of sexual abuse in the industry after three showbiz figures were accused recently of preying on aspiring young hopefuls.
Recently, child talent manager Martin Weiss, 47, who provided kids for Disney shows, has been accused of eight sex charges while Sesame Street composer Fernando Rivas, 59, appeared in court over child porn.
Casting agent Jason James Murphy, 35, was also exposed as having been convicted of kidnapping and molesting an eight-year-old boy.
Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson in 1970s TV hit Little House.
Recently, child talent manager Martin Weiss, 47, who provided kids for Disney shows, has been accused of eight sex charges while Sesame Street composer Fernando Rivas, 59, appeared in court over child porn.
Casting agent Jason James Murphy, 35, was also exposed as having been convicted of kidnapping and molesting an eight-year-old boy.
Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson in 1970s TV hit Little House.
- 12/11/2011
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Welcome to another edition of Home Invasion where we compile the horror and genre releases for the current week. All descriptions are from Amazon.com unless otherwise listed. We also included a button in case you wanted to purchase the items that leads you to Amazon.com. By purchasing these items through these links instead of searching through Amazon.com, you ensure we get some small kickback to help support the site (Thank You In Advance).
The Bad Seed [Blu-ray]
A single mother discovers that within her seemingly angelic daughter beats the heart of a cold-blooded serial murderer. One woman must make a terrible decision about the daughter she loves and desperately wants to protect in this classic thriller.
Buy the Blu-Ray @ Amazon.com Biker Collection: Volume One (Angels Die Hard / Black Angels)
Angels Die Hard Synopsis:
At least Angels Die Hard strives to be something different. The usual motorcyle bums are in attendance,...
The Bad Seed [Blu-ray]
A single mother discovers that within her seemingly angelic daughter beats the heart of a cold-blooded serial murderer. One woman must make a terrible decision about the daughter she loves and desperately wants to protect in this classic thriller.
Buy the Blu-Ray @ Amazon.com Biker Collection: Volume One (Angels Die Hard / Black Angels)
Angels Die Hard Synopsis:
At least Angels Die Hard strives to be something different. The usual motorcyle bums are in attendance,...
- 10/10/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Female stars and business leaders will unite to help build affordable housing in San Fernando Valley this weekend.
Among those taking part are T’keyah Crystal Keymah (Cosby/That’s So Raven), Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie), Allison Haislip (The Voice), Anneliesse Vander Pol (That’s So Raven), Carla Ortiz (Land of the Astronauts), Dawnn Lewis (A Different World), Kristina Guerrero, (E! News), Laura Leighton (Pretty Little Liars), Margaret Laurena Kemp (Children of God), Marion Ramsey (Police Academy), Rebecca Holden (Knight Rider), Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy), as well as Days of Our Lives stars Arianne Zucker, Camila Banus, Kate Mansi, Louise Sorel, Peggy McCay and Tamara Braun. Also taking part will be Bold & the Beautiful stars Adrianne Frantz, Ashley Jones and Heather Tom, as well as Young and The Restless stars Kate Linder, Eileen Davidson, Judith Chapman and Michelle Stafford.
Habitat For Humanity are partnering with the...
Among those taking part are T’keyah Crystal Keymah (Cosby/That’s So Raven), Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie), Allison Haislip (The Voice), Anneliesse Vander Pol (That’s So Raven), Carla Ortiz (Land of the Astronauts), Dawnn Lewis (A Different World), Kristina Guerrero, (E! News), Laura Leighton (Pretty Little Liars), Margaret Laurena Kemp (Children of God), Marion Ramsey (Police Academy), Rebecca Holden (Knight Rider), Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy), as well as Days of Our Lives stars Arianne Zucker, Camila Banus, Kate Mansi, Louise Sorel, Peggy McCay and Tamara Braun. Also taking part will be Bold & the Beautiful stars Adrianne Frantz, Ashley Jones and Heather Tom, as well as Young and The Restless stars Kate Linder, Eileen Davidson, Judith Chapman and Michelle Stafford.
Habitat For Humanity are partnering with the...
- 5/13/2011
- Look to the Stars
Leif Garrett attends Rain A Tribute to the Beatles at the Pantages Theatre.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Crystal Hunt attends Rain A Tribute to the Beatles at the Pantages Theatre.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Leif Garrett attends Rain A Tribute to the Beatles at the Pantages Theatre.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Anne Jeffreys attends Rain A Tribute to the Beatles at the Pantages Theatre.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Cherish Lee attends Rain A Tribute to the Beatles at the Pantages Theatre.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. 04/12/2011 - Alison Arngrim - "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" at the Pantages Theatre - April 12, 2011 -...
- 4/17/2011
- by Michelle Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Photo by Pop Culture Passionisats
As 2010 comes to an end, we look back and pick our Ten Most Inspirational Pop Culture Moments of the Year. Here's the second half of our selections. To see numbers six through ten check out last week's post.
5. True Blood Stars Support a Local Family
True Blood co-stars and newlyweds, Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin, wanted to help out a family that was clearly going through a hard time. 47-year-old Kirk Darnell died suddenly, leaving behind a wife and five children — and no life insurance policy. Eight months later, mom Missi and her daughter Genevieve were hit by a car and killed as they walked to a local store. The remaining Darnell children tragically lost both parents and a sister in less than a year. Moyer and Paquin donated items for a silent auction that took place during The Darnell Family Fundraiser in Venice, California...
As 2010 comes to an end, we look back and pick our Ten Most Inspirational Pop Culture Moments of the Year. Here's the second half of our selections. To see numbers six through ten check out last week's post.
5. True Blood Stars Support a Local Family
True Blood co-stars and newlyweds, Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin, wanted to help out a family that was clearly going through a hard time. 47-year-old Kirk Darnell died suddenly, leaving behind a wife and five children — and no life insurance policy. Eight months later, mom Missi and her daughter Genevieve were hit by a car and killed as they walked to a local store. The remaining Darnell children tragically lost both parents and a sister in less than a year. Moyer and Paquin donated items for a silent auction that took place during The Darnell Family Fundraiser in Venice, California...
- 12/31/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
Photo by Gary Rutkowski
Between living in the Los Angeles area and writing about pop culture as a career, we have had a lot of brushes with celebrity this year. In the past twelve months we've conducted more than 110 interviews with big stars, rising stars and wanna be stars. From the red carpet at the Emmys to jury duty with a pop culture twist, it's been a year filled with idols, unknown gems and several random encounters. Here's our top ten.
10. The Pop Culture Trifecta — Nellie, Mary Ann and Cissy
We hit the pop culture trifecta the night we went to a book signing including Alison Arngrim (Nellie from Little House on the Prairie), Dawn Wells (Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island) and Kathy Garver (Cissy from Family Affair). And if we had to choose the best moment of the night it would have to be Alison telling us all about...
Between living in the Los Angeles area and writing about pop culture as a career, we have had a lot of brushes with celebrity this year. In the past twelve months we've conducted more than 110 interviews with big stars, rising stars and wanna be stars. From the red carpet at the Emmys to jury duty with a pop culture twist, it's been a year filled with idols, unknown gems and several random encounters. Here's our top ten.
10. The Pop Culture Trifecta — Nellie, Mary Ann and Cissy
We hit the pop culture trifecta the night we went to a book signing including Alison Arngrim (Nellie from Little House on the Prairie), Dawn Wells (Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island) and Kathy Garver (Cissy from Family Affair). And if we had to choose the best moment of the night it would have to be Alison telling us all about...
- 12/23/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
Little House On The Prairie actress Alison Arngrim has accused bosses at media giant Disney of creating a "factory" churning out child stars who are all destined to "implode emotionally".
Arngrim, who shot to fame at the age of 12 in the longrunning TV show, admits she was devastated to hear Demi Lovato has cancelled a tour with the Jonas Brothers and checked into rehab to deal with "emotional and physical issues".
And the actress is adamant Lovato's employers at Disney are to blame for the rising number of child stars who suffer meltdowns as they grow up.
She tells the New York Post, "It's like a plague going on here. Disney deals in volume. So, yes, they seem to be having a ridiculously high score of women imploding emotionally. And you wonder, 'What are they doing?' They're running a factory. It's high pressure.
"Look at how fast these Disney shows come out. Someone is discovered, and suddenly they have a lead in a series. Because of the Disney package, you can be 14, 15, go straight into the lead of a series before the show has been aired. They've already produced the fragrance, the posters, the doll, the merchandise. They've already booked the concert tour."
And Arngrim cites another former Disney star, Lindsay Lohan, who has been in and out of jail and rehab, as a further example of the pressure placed on young women, as well as former Mickey Mouse Club star Britney Spears, who suffered a highly-public meltdown.
She adds, "If Lindsay had never made a frame of film, she would still be seeking therapy?"...
Arngrim, who shot to fame at the age of 12 in the longrunning TV show, admits she was devastated to hear Demi Lovato has cancelled a tour with the Jonas Brothers and checked into rehab to deal with "emotional and physical issues".
And the actress is adamant Lovato's employers at Disney are to blame for the rising number of child stars who suffer meltdowns as they grow up.
She tells the New York Post, "It's like a plague going on here. Disney deals in volume. So, yes, they seem to be having a ridiculously high score of women imploding emotionally. And you wonder, 'What are they doing?' They're running a factory. It's high pressure.
"Look at how fast these Disney shows come out. Someone is discovered, and suddenly they have a lead in a series. Because of the Disney package, you can be 14, 15, go straight into the lead of a series before the show has been aired. They've already produced the fragrance, the posters, the doll, the merchandise. They've already booked the concert tour."
And Arngrim cites another former Disney star, Lindsay Lohan, who has been in and out of jail and rehab, as a further example of the pressure placed on young women, as well as former Mickey Mouse Club star Britney Spears, who suffered a highly-public meltdown.
She adds, "If Lindsay had never made a frame of film, she would still be seeking therapy?"...
- 11/3/2010
- WENN
We always considered ourselves way more of Mary Anns than Gingers. Down home girls. Jeans and checkered shirts not sparkly evening gowns. More cute than pretty. So when we heard we were going to get the chance to talk to the Gilligan's Island star, we were thrilled. And of course getting to speak with her the same night as Kathy Garver (Family Affair) and Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie) just sweetened the deal.
But why were the three doing a book signing together? Apparently the stars of TV days gone by know each other from various autograph signing shows and retro TV reunion specials. So when Kathy Garver wrote The Family Affair Cookbook, she asked Dawn to contribute the forward.
Dawn told us, "She came to me and said 'Would you be interested?' And I said, 'Well, I love cookbooks.' So I did it."
The TV...
But why were the three doing a book signing together? Apparently the stars of TV days gone by know each other from various autograph signing shows and retro TV reunion specials. So when Kathy Garver wrote The Family Affair Cookbook, she asked Dawn to contribute the forward.
Dawn told us, "She came to me and said 'Would you be interested?' And I said, 'Well, I love cookbooks.' So I did it."
The TV...
- 10/29/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
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Some rivalries die hard. In fact, some linger on and on fordecades. Take what we always assumed was just onscreen melodrama between MaryIngalls and Nellie Olsen on Little House on the Prairie. Now flash forward almost30 years to what has become an off-screen battle between the actresses whoplayed them, Melissa Sue Anderson and Alison Arngrim.
Both women published books about their Little House experiences one monthapart. Melissa Sue’s The Way I See It: A LookBack at My Life on Little House is a slightly impersonal, morefactual account of episode storylines with a little bit of behind the scenesinfo peppered in. Allison’s Confessions of a PrairieBitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated is a noholds barred, rollercoaster ride on her unusual home life, Hollywoodadventures, and relationships on and off the set.
Clearly Alison’s revealed her personality in her willingnessto share,...
Some rivalries die hard. In fact, some linger on and on fordecades. Take what we always assumed was just onscreen melodrama between MaryIngalls and Nellie Olsen on Little House on the Prairie. Now flash forward almost30 years to what has become an off-screen battle between the actresses whoplayed them, Melissa Sue Anderson and Alison Arngrim.
Both women published books about their Little House experiences one monthapart. Melissa Sue’s The Way I See It: A LookBack at My Life on Little House is a slightly impersonal, morefactual account of episode storylines with a little bit of behind the scenesinfo peppered in. Allison’s Confessions of a PrairieBitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated is a noholds barred, rollercoaster ride on her unusual home life, Hollywoodadventures, and relationships on and off the set.
Clearly Alison’s revealed her personality in her willingnessto share,...
- 10/25/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
Part One of a Four Part Interview
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We hit the pop culture trifecta last week, scoring one night full of interviews with Kathy Garver (Cissy Patterson-Davis from Family Affair), Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie), and Dawn Wells (Mary Ann Summers from Gilligan's Island). Three of television's icons all in the same room—signing books, autographing photos, and talking about the good old days. Pop culture heaven.
The actresses turned authors made an unusual in-store appearance together last Thursday night at Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Hollywood. Kathy has written The Family Affair Cookbook, filled with recipes from the show and anecdotes to go along with them. Dawn Wells (who wrote Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook in 1993) wrote the forward for Kathy's book. And Alison has been touring in support of her book, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie...
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We hit the pop culture trifecta last week, scoring one night full of interviews with Kathy Garver (Cissy Patterson-Davis from Family Affair), Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie), and Dawn Wells (Mary Ann Summers from Gilligan's Island). Three of television's icons all in the same room—signing books, autographing photos, and talking about the good old days. Pop culture heaven.
The actresses turned authors made an unusual in-store appearance together last Thursday night at Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Hollywood. Kathy has written The Family Affair Cookbook, filled with recipes from the show and anecdotes to go along with them. Dawn Wells (who wrote Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook in 1993) wrote the forward for Kathy's book. And Alison has been touring in support of her book, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie...
- 10/19/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
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We’ve been fortunate lately to find ourselves basking in pop culture goodness—the Emmys, book signings by Molly Ringwald and Allison Arngrim, even jury duty orientation with Judge Lance Ito. But on the Richter scale of legendary celebrity, few create a bigger ripple than Debbie Reynolds. So yesterday was especially good. We were able to see Ms. Reynolds in her one-woman show, Alive and Fabulous, at the El Portal Theatre in Burbank adjacent North Hollywood, California—an opportunity that seems all the richer this morning given the news of Tony Curtis’ death.
Let us start by saying that she was as sparkly and delightful as we had expected. She dazzled in a head-to-toe glittery gold gown (and matching jacket) for the first act. And after intermission, returned in a shimmery blue pantsuit. D’lovely.
And she brought what the audience came to see. A whole lot of song,...
We’ve been fortunate lately to find ourselves basking in pop culture goodness—the Emmys, book signings by Molly Ringwald and Allison Arngrim, even jury duty orientation with Judge Lance Ito. But on the Richter scale of legendary celebrity, few create a bigger ripple than Debbie Reynolds. So yesterday was especially good. We were able to see Ms. Reynolds in her one-woman show, Alive and Fabulous, at the El Portal Theatre in Burbank adjacent North Hollywood, California—an opportunity that seems all the richer this morning given the news of Tony Curtis’ death.
Let us start by saying that she was as sparkly and delightful as we had expected. She dazzled in a head-to-toe glittery gold gown (and matching jacket) for the first act. And after intermission, returned in a shimmery blue pantsuit. D’lovely.
And she brought what the audience came to see. A whole lot of song,...
- 9/30/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
I loved this book. I was well over half-way through with my next read when I saw this book at the store. I was just going to read the first chapter and wait to read the rest until I finished the book I was already reading, but I stayed up until 3 a.m. reading Confessions of a Prairie Bitch. Alison Arngrim tells the story of her childhood, experiences during the filming of "Little House on the Prairie" and all that happened after the show.
The television stories were really my favorite part. Who doesn't love "Little House on the Prairie"? It's possible to watch several hours of the show every day in syndication. Reading Arngrim's stories about the set made me feel like I was privileged with top secret information. I learned that Michael Landon would wear tight pants with no underwear and drank lots of Wild Turkey. He also...
The television stories were really my favorite part. Who doesn't love "Little House on the Prairie"? It's possible to watch several hours of the show every day in syndication. Reading Arngrim's stories about the set made me feel like I was privileged with top secret information. I learned that Michael Landon would wear tight pants with no underwear and drank lots of Wild Turkey. He also...
- 9/12/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
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