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James Denton
James Denton, 2006
Born	James Thomas Denton Jr. January 20, 1963 (1963-01-20) (age 46) Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Erin O'Brien Denton (2002-present) Jenna Lyn Ward (1997-2000)
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James Denton (born January 20, 1963) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives.

Biography

Early life

James Thomas Denton, Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in nearby Goodlettsville. His father, J.T. Denton (1930-1993), was a dentist who had served in the military.¹ His mother, Mary Jean Woolslair Denton, died from breast cancer in 2002.

Denton 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 the age of 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 ex-husband of Susan Delfino for five seasons now. He had previously been a regular on several television series, including the movie Australia, 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 appeared in several movies, three of which are Primary Colors, That Old Feeling, and Face/Off, as well as appearing in the TV movie Custody which aired in September 2007.

In 2009, James Denton represents the image of Serengeti Sunglasses brand.²

Personal life

Denton has been married twice. He and his first wife, Jenna Lyn Ward, an actress, were married from 1997 to 2000. He married for the second time on December 16, 2002 to Erin O'Brien. He and Erin have two children: a son named Sheppard (b. March 2003) and a daughter, Malin O'Brien (b. 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 Houston Astros 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, cheering his team on. The Orange County Flyers play at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California.

James Denton campaigning for John Edwards in Manchester, New Hampshire

Politics

Denton endorsed Democrat John Edwards for President in 2004 and 2008. He traveled to Iowa in the fall of 2007 to campaign with Edwards' daughter, Cate.^{citation needed}

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: James Denton

• James Denton at the Internet Movie Database
• Official James Denton site