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James Denton's brief stop in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times - Found Mar. 2, 2010
Ernie Banks, Dutchie Caray, Ron Kittle, Bill Kurtis, Richard Roeper, actor James Denton of ABC's ''Desperate Housewives,'' assorted mascots...

Posted on March 2, 2010, 10:29 am

'Desperate Housewives' actor and former Harry Caray's waiter James ...

Chicago Tribune - Found Mar. 1, 2010
James Denton attends the grand opening of Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier Monday morning.   ?Desperate Housewives? actor James Denton isn?t...

Posted on March 1, 2010, 1:30 pm

Race is personal for 'Desperate Housewives' actor James Denton

News-Press.com - Found Mar. 15, 2010
Denton's mother died of breast cancer Type Size A A A 1:10 A.M. ? On ABC's 'Desperate Housewives,' James Denton is neighborhood plumber Mike

Posted on March 15, 2010, 1:38 pm

Actor James Denton walking to honor mom

News-Press.com - Found Mar. 11, 2010
Denton from 'Housewives' part of Race for the Cure fundraiser Type Size A A A Next Page 1 | 2 Previous Page 1:10 A.M. ? James Denton, the actor who ...

Posted on March 11, 2010, 8:48 am

'Housewives' actor James Denton to appear at grand opening of Harry ...

Chicago Tribune - Found Feb. 25, 2010
James Denton attends the 'Desperate Housewives' Step Up to Benefit Homeless Youth Fundraiser on February 6. (Frazer Harrison, ) 'Desperate ...

Posted on February 25, 2010, 9:50 am

'Desperate Housewives' star James Denton to host cancer fundraiser ...

News-Press.com - Found Mar. 1, 2010
1:43 P.M. ? "Desperate Housewives" star James Denton will make an appearance in Southwest Florida on Saturday, March 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Posted on March 1, 2010, 11:49 am

"Desperate Housewives" star James Denton pitches in for cancer ...

News-Press.com - Found Feb. 9, 2010
11 A.M. ? "Desperate Housewives" star James Denton will host a Fort Myers cancer fundraiser on Saturday, March 13, according to the Lee Memorial

Posted on February 9, 2010, 9:15 am

James Denton to support the Race for the Cure

Desperate Housewives - Found Dec. 27, 2009
James Denton will be the honorary chairman of the The fourth annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K run and walk on March 13 in Estero, Florida. ...

Posted on December 27, 2009, 9:53 am

James Denton talks Mike, being hunky and why dudes should watch ...

Desperate Housewives - Found Dec. 22, 2009
James Denton talked to ESPN on Monday, and answered a bunch of funny and not-so-funny questions from viewers about ?Desperate Housewives,? his

Posted on December 22, 2009, 9:59 am

'Cop ran down girl after 12 calls'

The Sun - Found Mar. 16, 2010
Police volunteer James Denton, 29, made a desperate 999 call for an ambulance after the woman was mown down less than a minute after his...

Posted on March 16, 2010, 11:14 am

James Denton Biography

James Denton
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James Denton

James Denton, 2006
Born James Thomas Denton, Jr.
January 20, 1963 (1963-01-20) (age 47)
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Erin O'Brien Denton (2002-present)
Jenna Lyn Ward (1997-2000)
Official website

James Thomas Denton, Jr. (born January 20, 1963) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Mike Delfino in the television series Desperate Housewives.

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Early life

Denton 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

Denton has appeared in several films, including That Old Feeling (1997), Face/Off (1997) and Primary Colors (1998).

He has also appeared in various television shows including Sliders, Dark Skies, Two Guys and a Girl, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, and JAG, and has had recurring roles in The Pretender, Philly, The Drew Carey Show and Reba. In 2003, he had the lead role of Special Agent John Kilmer in the short-lived crime thriller series Threat Matrix.

In 2004, Denton won his most famous role as plumber Mike Delfino on the series Desperate Housewives, in which he continues to appear.

Since first appearing in Desperate Housewives, Denton has continued to act in various made-for-TV and direct-to-DVD movies such as Assumption (2006), Beautiful Dreamer (2006), Undead or Alive (2007), Custody (2007), and Tortured (2008).

In 2009, Denton appeared in country star Phil Vassar's music video "Bobbi with an I".

Denton plays guitar in the charity band Band From TV along with Hugh Laurie and Desperate Housewives co-star Teri Hatcher, among others.

Personal life

Denton has been married twice. He and his first wife, actress Jenna Lyn Ward, were married from 1997 to 2000. He married for the second time on December 16, 2002 to Erin O'Brian. 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.

Denton wore a Baltimore Orioles cap while playing in the 2009 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game2. 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 won the GBL Championship in 2008. The Orange County Flyers play at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California.

James Denton campaigning for John Edwards in Manchester, New Hampshire

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