James Denton (actor)

Infobox actor
name = James Denton

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birthname = James Thomas Denton Jr.
birthdate = birth date and age|1963|01|20
location = Nashville, Tennessee
occupation = Actor
othername = Jamie Denton
spouse = Erin O'Brien Denton (2002-present)
Jenna Lyn Ward (1997-2000)
website = http://www.jamesdenton.com
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James Thomas Denton, Jr. (born January 20 1963) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Mike Delfino on the US television show "Desperate Housewives".

Biography

Early life

Denton was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, the son of J. T. Denton, a dentist who served in the military. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808471499/bio James Denton Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] He attended the University of Tennessee where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, majored in television/journalism and earned a degree in advertising. Before he became an actor, he sold advertising for two radio stations. He began acting at 23, at a community theater in Nashville. He eventually moved to California to become a full time actor.

Career

He has been a regular cast member on the television show "Desperate Housewives", where he plays the role of Mike Delfino, a plumber who lives on Wisteria Lane and husband of Susan Mayer (Now Susan Delfino) for four seasons now.However, speculations are rife about him not returning to the show for the next season. He had previously been a regular on several television series, including "The Pretender", "JAG", "Philly", "The Drew Carey Show", "Reba" and "Threat Matrix". As well he has guested on "Sliders", "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place", "Ally McBeal" and "The West Wing".

He also appeared in two movies, "Primary Colors" and "Face/Off", as well as appearing in the TV movie "Custody" which aired in September 2007.

He performed with Band from TV along with Hugh Laurie, Brad Savage, Larry Thomas, among others.

Personal life

Denton has been married twice. He and his first wife, Jenna Lyn Ward, also an actress, were married from 1997-2000. He married for the second time on December 16, 2002 to Erin O'Brien. He and Erin have two children: a son named Shepherd, born in March 2003, and a daughter, Malin O'Brien, born March 22, 2005. In the 2006 special "CMT Giants: Reba" he revealed that Reba McEntire gave his daughter an heirloom quilt for her birth. He is known to be a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball fan and often attends games. He is also part of the owners group of an independent minor league baseball team in Fullerton, the Orange County Flyers, part of the Golden Baseball League, who in 2008 won the GBL Championship. He is at almost all of the games.

Politics

Denton has become very active in politics. Denton, a former Republican, endorsed John Edwards for President in 2004 and supported the Edwards campaign in 2008. He traveled to Iowa in fall 2007 to campaign there with Edwards' daughter, Cate. He was on the speakers' platform when John Edwards came in third in the 2008 New Hampshire Primary on January 8, 2008.

References

External links

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* [http://www.jamesdenton.com/ Official James Denton site]