Episode 72 – Getting Personal With “NYPD Blue” Star Bill Brochtrup - Part 2
06/17/24 • 29 min
Episode 72 – Getting Personal With “NYPD Blue” Star Bill Brochtrup - Part 2
During the second half of Tony’s riveting conversation with actor Bill Brochtrup they discuss what the realities of being an gay actor in Hollywood is, his fear of being type cast or losing parts because of it, the relief he felt when he finally came out publicly, how much he now likes playing gay characters, his appreciation to Steven Bochco for changing his life with the role of ‘John’, how he’s still in touch with his former “NYPD Blue” co-stars, how much fun he had working on the 2009 feature film “He’s Just Not That Into You”, as well as working with Melissa McCarthy in the 2010 comedy “Life As We Know It”, what it was like working on five-seasons of the hit TNT series “Major Crimes” as the recurring role of police psychologist ‘Dr Joe’ co-starring with actress Mary McDonnell, why the reboot series of “NYPD Blue” wasn’t picked up by the network after he and Kim Delaney filmed the pilot episode in 2019, how in retrospect how lucky he was being openly gay in Hollywood during the 1990s and early 2000s and how happy is being the Artistic Director of the Antaeus Theatre Company, a classical theatre ensemble in Los Angeles.
BILL BROCHTRUP
Bill Brochtrup is a television, film, & stage actor, best known for playing ‘John Irvin’ the cheerful administrative aide, on the Emmy Award-winning police drama, “NYPD Blue”. Along with the rest of the cast, he was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble. In 2019 he reprised his role in ABC's rebooted NYPD Blue pilot.
In addition to series regular roles on two other Steven Bochco dramas (“Public Morals” & “Total Security”) he has had recurring roles on Jon Avnet’s web-series “Kendra” & Showtime’s “Shameless”, as well as a 5-season run as savvy police psychologist ‘Dr. Joe Bowman’ on TNT’s “Major Crimes”. He is currently appearing in the Emmy Award-winning digital drama “After Forever” on Amazon.
His movie credits include roles in “Rockula” (1990); “Terror in the Shadows” (1995); “Betrayed: A Story of Three Women” (1995); “Space Marines” (1996); “Not Again!”(1996); “Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects” (1996); “Man of the Year” (1996); “The Arrival” (1996); “Two Voices” (1997); “Ravenous” (1999); “Role of a Lifetime” (2002); “Hypnotized” (2004); “Duck” (2005); “He's Just Not That Into You” (2009); “Life as We Know It” (2010); and “No Boundaries” (2012 Short).
Onstage he has appeared in NYC, LA, and in regional theaters throughout the country. He is the Artistic Director of the Antaeus Theatre Company, Los Angeles’ acclaimed classical theater ensemble, where he also produced the Ambie-nominated fiction podcast series The Zip Code Plays.
He has told his original comic stories at numerous Spoken Word events, & has written for Out magazine & the bestselling collection of essays I Love You, Mom!
He has hosted AIDS Walks across the country, is an SPCA “Friend for Life,” & has spent numerous holidays abroad w the USO & Armed Forces Entertainment, visiting Troops in the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia, & Kosovo.
He was born in Inglewood, CA, raised in Tacoma, WA, & studied at New York University. After NYU, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Brochtrup came out to People magazine as gay in 1997.
Bill Brochtrup Website - https://www.billbrochtrup.com
Antaeus Theater Company - https://antaeus.org
“The Inheritance” on Audible with Bill Brochtrup - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Inheritance-Audiobook/B0BXQTDCY5
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Episode 72 – Getting Personal With “NYPD Blue” Star Bill Brochtrup - Part 2
During the second half of Tony’s riveting conversation with actor Bill Brochtrup they discuss what the realities of being an gay actor in Hollywood is, his fear of being type cast or losing parts because of it, the relief he felt when he finally came out publicly, how much he now likes playing gay characters, his appreciation to Steven Bochco for changing his life with the role of ‘John’, how he’s still in touch with his former “NYPD Blue” co-stars, how much fun he had working on the 2009 feature film “He’s Just Not That Into You”, as well as working with Melissa McCarthy in the 2010 comedy “Life As We Know It”, what it was like working on five-seasons of the hit TNT series “Major Crimes” as the recurring role of police psychologist ‘Dr Joe’ co-starring with actress Mary McDonnell, why the reboot series of “NYPD Blue” wasn’t picked up by the network after he and Kim Delaney filmed the pilot episode in 2019, how in retrospect how lucky he was being openly gay in Hollywood during the 1990s and early 2000s and how happy is being the Artistic Director of the Antaeus Theatre Company, a classical theatre ensemble in Los Angeles.
BILL BROCHTRUP
Bill Brochtrup is a television, film, & stage actor, best known for playing ‘John Irvin’ the cheerful administrative aide, on the Emmy Award-winning police drama, “NYPD Blue”. Along with the rest of the cast, he was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble. In 2019 he reprised his role in ABC's rebooted NYPD Blue pilot.
In addition to series regular roles on two other Steven Bochco dramas (“Public Morals” & “Total Security”) he has had recurring roles on Jon Avnet’s web-series “Kendra” & Showtime’s “Shameless”, as well as a 5-season run as savvy police psychologist ‘Dr. Joe Bowman’ on TNT’s “Major Crimes”. He is currently appearing in the Emmy Award-winning digital drama “After Forever” on Amazon.
His movie credits include roles in “Rockula” (1990); “Terror in the Shadows” (1995); “Betrayed: A Story of Three Women” (1995); “Space Marines” (1996); “Not Again!”(1996); “Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects” (1996); “Man of the Year” (1996); “The Arrival” (1996); “Two Voices” (1997); “Ravenous” (1999); “Role of a Lifetime” (2002); “Hypnotized” (2004); “Duck” (2005); “He's Just Not That Into You” (2009); “Life as We Know It” (2010); and “No Boundaries” (2012 Short).
Onstage he has appeared in NYC, LA, and in regional theaters throughout the country. He is the Artistic Director of the Antaeus Theatre Company, Los Angeles’ acclaimed classical theater ensemble, where he also produced the Ambie-nominated fiction podcast series The Zip Code Plays.
He has told his original comic stories at numerous Spoken Word events, & has written for Out magazine & the bestselling collection of essays I Love You, Mom!
He has hosted AIDS Walks across the country, is an SPCA “Friend for Life,” & has spent numerous holidays abroad w the USO & Armed Forces Entertainment, visiting Troops in the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia, & Kosovo.
He was born in Inglewood, CA, raised in Tacoma, WA, & studied at New York University. After NYU, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Brochtrup came out to People magazine as gay in 1997.
Bill Brochtrup Website - https://www.billbrochtrup.com
Antaeus Theater Company - https://antaeus.org
“The Inheritance” on Audible with Bill Brochtrup - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Inheritance-Audiobook/B0BXQTDCY5
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Episode 71 – Getting Personal With “NYPD Blue” Star Bill Brochtrup - Part 1
On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with Bill Brochtrup, who is best known for playing public administrative assistant ‘John Irvin’ on the Emmy award-winning series "NYPD Blue”.
During their revealing conversation, Bill tells Tony about his early days of being a struggling actor in Hollywood, what it was like working with Angela Landsbury on the classic TV series “Murder She Wrote”, how his appearance in the L.A. stage production of "The Raft of the Medusa" won him the role of out gay public administrative assistant John Irvin on the hit ABC police drama "NYPD Blue”, his memories of playing the only openly gay character on the show for 6 seasons - including his thoughts on how his character was an integral part of the show, not a throwaway one, how his onscreen storyline with the gruff, homophobic Det. Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) changed throughout the years, and how this groundbreaking role opened doors for more significant gay characters and stories to be told on television.
BILL BROCHTRUP
Bill Brochtrup is a television, film, and stage actor, best known for playing ‘John Irvin’ the cheerful administrative aide, on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning police drama, “NYPD Blue”. Along with the rest of the cast, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble. In 2019 he reprised his role in ABC's rebooted NYPD Blue pilot.
In addition to series regular roles on two other Steven Bochco dramas (“Public Morals” and “Total Security”) he has had recurring roles on Jon Avnet’s web-series “Kendra” and Showtime’s “Shameless”, as well as a five-season run as savvy police psychologist ‘Dr. Joe Bowman’ on TNT’s “Major Crimes”. He is currently appearing in the Emmy Award-winning digital drama “After Forever” on Amazon. Guest appearances include “Dexter”; “Without a Trace”; “Murder, She Wrote”; “Dragnet”; and “ALF”.
His movie credits include roles in “Rockula” (1990); “Terror in the Shadows” (1995); “Betrayed: A Story of Three Women” (1995); “Space Marines” (1996); “Not Again!”(1996); “Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects” (1996); “Man of the Year” (1996); “The Arrival” (1996); “Two Voices” (1997); “Ravenous” (1999); “Role of a Lifetime” (2002); “Hypnotized” (2004); “Duck” (2005); “Man of the Year” (2006); “He's Just Not That Into You” (2009); “Life as We Know It” (2010); and “No Boundaries” (2012 Short).
Onstage he has appeared in New York, Los Angeles, and in regional theaters throughout the country. He is the Artistic Director of the Antaeus Theatre Company, Los Angeles’ acclaimed classical theater ensemble, where he also produced the Ambie-nominated fiction podcast series The Zip Code Plays.
He has told his original comic stories at numerous Spoken Word events, and has written for Out magazine and the bestselling collection of essays I Love You, Mom!
He has hosted AIDS Walks across the country, is an SPCA “Friend for Life,” and has spent numerous holidays abroad with the USO and Armed Forces Entertainment, visiting Troops in the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
He was born in Inglewood, CA, raised in Tacoma, WA, and studied at New York University. After NYU, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Brochtrup came out to People magazine as gay in 1997.
Bill Brochtrup Website - https://www.billbrochtrup.com
Antaeus Theater Company - https://antaeus.org
“The Inheritance” on Audible with Bill Brochtrup - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Inheritance-Audiobook/B0BXQTDCY5
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Episode 73 – A Candid Chat With ‘Prairie Man’ Dean Butler About ‘Little House’ & His New Memoir - Part 1
On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with actor Dean Butler who is best known for playing Almanzo Wilder on the classic TV series “Little House On The Prairie”!
During the first part of their candid two-part conversation Dean tells podcast host Tony Miros how he and the cast of ‘Little House’ feel about hitting the 50th anniversary of the series this year, how the show is still watched and new audiences are still discovering it, how wise Michael Landon was using the ‘Little House’ books as the source material for this beloved series but expanding those stories to entertain audiences week after week, the reason why he decided to write his memoir “PRAIRIE MAN: My Little House Life & Beyond” now, his anxiety about how some people might feel with some of the things he decided to include in his book, how his love for performing in front of an audience came to his life, how he felt when he got his first major role in the made for TV movie “Forever” with Stephanie Zimbalist, how fearless he was when he came to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting, how people in the industry thought his real life naivete and innocence was all an act when he walked into a room, how he got the audition for Almanzo Wilder on “Little House”, and his thoughts on working a room when you have an audition in Hollywood.
DEAN BUTLER
Dean Butler is an actor, producer, and director best known for his portrayal of Almanzo Wilder on the NBC family drama Little House on the Prairie, which was based on the classic Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He appeared in the final four seasons of the show, the spin-off show Little House: A New Beginning, and the three post-series TV movies. After Little House ended, he played Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin in the TV series The New Gidget and Buffy’s dad, Hank Summers, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Butler was a guest star on various television series, including Murder, She Wrote; Who's the Boss?; The Love Boat; and JAG.He co-starred with the late Gary Coleman in The Kid with the 200 I.Q.. He appeared in the movies Desert Hearts and The Final Goal.
He was a producer for NBC Golf’s Emmy-nominated series Feherty for over ten seasons. He has directed, produced, written, and narrated bonus features for Little House on the Prairie DVD collections. He narrated a six-part documentary, The Little House Phenomenon. And he produced two documentaries, Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura, which drew their inspiration from the Little House books of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Additionally, in 2012, Butler co-executive produced Pa's Fiddle: The Music of America for PBS. Dean lives in California with his family.
Dean’s new memoir PRAIRIE MAN: My Little House Life & Beyond was recently published (Pub date: June 25, 2024; HC, $28.00). In it, Dean 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.” 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.
Dean Butler Official Website
Little House on the Prairie Website
https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/
Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond Book
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806543314/prairie-man/
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