Before starring on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Dakota Mortensen was featured on another reality show. Resurfaced footage from NBC's short-lived series The Island showed Dakota, 33, joining others on a deserted island to see if a modern American man can survive for one month without the luxuries of contemporary everyday life. "I'm from Idaho and I'm a bird farmer. I'm at that point right now where I don't want to be a bird farmer for the rest of my life," Dakota told the cameras in a 2015 episode, according to a clip shared via social media.