Biography
Promoted as "a good ol' girl" version of Lenny Bruce, this bleached blonde, acid-tongued and sharp-witted comic made a name for herself in stand-up comedy before landing her own sitcom, "Grace Under Fire" (ABC, 1993-98). Named after Lady Brett Ashley in Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", Butler describes herself as "proletarian, but literate" and that intelligence shines through in her material. Her potentially devastating put-downs of …
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Career Milestones
2000 | Resumed standup comedy career | |
2000 | Appeared in two-week stint in the Off-Broadway play "The Vagina Monolgues" | |
2000 | Made pilot for ABC sitcom tentatively titled "Homecoming Queen" | |
1998 | Production of "Grace Under Fire" was suspended allegedly because of Butler's ongoing substance abuse problems; Butler reportedly entered rehab again for substance abuse treatment | |
1997 | Entered rehab for addiction to prescription painkillers | |
1993 | Starred in her own ABC sitcom, "Grace Under Fire" | |
1993 | Starred in "Brett Butler: The Child Ain't Right", a Showtime comedy special | |
1991 | Featured with four other comediennes on "Love Laughs", a Lifetime special about relationships | |
1988 | Worked as a writer and occasional performer on "Dolly", Dolly Parton's short-lived ABC variety show | |
1984 | Began performing on the NYC comedy circuit (date approximate) | |
| Left the South for the first time; drove to NYC | ||
| Performed over 1,000 shows in two years | ||
| Moved to Texas after her first marriage was over and began performing comedy | ||
| Performed her first comedy routine in a school pageant at the age of eight | ||
Awards
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Grace Under Fire |
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Grace Under Fire |