Parton and Dean "could just be in the house all day and say two or three words — didn’t matter," the country icon told Khloé KardashianNEED TO KNOWDolly Parton is the latest guest on Khloe Kardashian's Khloe in Wonder Land podcastThe country icon opened up about why she and late husband Carl Dean "were so good for each other"Dean died at age 82 in March 2025There are many reasons Dolly Parton and her late husband Carl Dean's relationship worked so well.

Dolly Parton announced that she’s taking a break from music following her husband Carl Dean’s death at 82. Screengrab from @dollyparton's Instagram. Dolly Parton has plenty of ideas for new music, but those ideas will have to wait.

John Behlmann, who just finished a starring role in the recently closed Broadway musical Smash, has been cast as Dolly Parton’s late husband Carl Dean in Dolly: A True Original Musical, the Parton-produced stage production making its world premiere in Nashville Friday July 18.