Jesse Metcalfe plays ball for a cause
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Desperate Housewives - Found Feb. 4, 2010 Jesse Metcalfe played with a team of other ?celebrities? against high school teachers at Claremont High School on Saturday to raise... |
Jesse Metcalfe gets a parking ticket for parking in the red zone
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Desperate Housewives - Found Jan. 29, 2010 OK, so this has gotta be a sign, right? I write two snarky Jesse Metcalfe posts?and then he gets a ticket for parking in the red zone? |
More Jesse Metcalfe news: He goes for a walk in L.A.
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Desperate Housewives - Found Jan. 27, 2010 Well, I?m pretty sure I can?t top the headline that originally described this photo: ?Jesse Metcalfe out for a stroll with his brown bag... |
Jesse Metcalfe plays poker for ?millions?
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Desperate Housewives - Found Jan. 27, 2010 What happened to you, Jesse Metcalfe ? He was shot at the Aussie Millions poker tournament at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on |
Jesse Metcalfe Returns to Desperate Housewives
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EBroadcast - Found Feb. 14, 2010 A chance encounter reunites Gaby with her sexy ex-lover and gardener, John Rowland (Jesse Metcalfe); |
Jesse Metcalfe shows off new goatee beard
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Monsters and Critics - Found Jan. 21, 2010 Desperate Housewives hunk Jesse Metcalfe has shown off his new Brad Pitt-style goatee beard on Australian television. |
The Weigh In: Private Nadine Colye At ?War? With Cheryl Cole
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Anorak - Found Mar. 16, 2010 Is this the same Nadine Coyle who appeared in OK! magazine canoodling with then lover , Jesse Metcalfe, the star of TV?s Desperate... Cheryl Cole and 'jealous' Nadine Coyle to cause end of Girls Aloud? - Metro.co.uk Explore All |
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Hollywood Stock Exchange - Found Mar. 14, 2010 Jesse Metcalfe burst onto the scene when he portrayed Eva Longoria's teenage lover on the TV series Desperate Housewives. Exposed: Armed and desperate housewife Eva Longoria-Parker - Times Online Sarah and Eva are red hot - The Sun Eva Longoria is stunning lady in red as she celebrates 35th birthday - In Style UK Sexy Salmons so tasty - The Sun Explore All |
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Alan Peppard on 'Bachelor' Jake Pavelka, Vienna Girardi, Dirk ...
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Dallas Morning News - Found Mar. 13, 2010 Amaury turned up at Arcodoro & Pomodoro to dine with co-star Jesse Metcalfe (the sexy gardener from Desperate Housewives) and members of the... Dancing at Disney - US Weekly Online Explore All |
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Oh Nadine, what has Hollywood life done to your curvy figure?
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Evening Herald - Found Mar. 12, 2010 Concerns were first raised about Nadine's weight when she started dating Desperate Housewives actor Jesse Metcalfe (31). But the singer, who... |
Jesse Metcalfe Biography
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Jesse Metcalfe
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| Jesse Metcalfe | |
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| Born | Jesse Eden Metcalfe December 9, 1978 Carmel Valley, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor, most known for his role on Desperate Housewives as John Rowland. He is also notable for his portrayal of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the soap opera Passions and his starring role as the title role in the movie John Tucker Must Die.
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Biography
Personal life
Metcalfe was born in California,1 the son of Nancy (née DeMaio) and Scott Metcalfe. His father is of French and Italian descent and his mother is of Italian and Portuguese descent.2345 Metcalfe, who played in several basketball leagues during his teen years, in Waterford, Connecticut and graduated from The Williams School, in New London, Connecticut, but dropped out of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in order to pursue a career as a writer/director. Since 2006 Metcalfe had been dating the Irish girl band singer Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud, they split in April 2007.67
Career
After successfully auditioning for the NBC soap opera Passions, he played Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald, one of five siblings, from the show's debut in July 1999 to July 2004.
In late 2003 and early 2004, Metcalfe made two guest appearances on the WB Network TV series Smallville as vindictive "meteor freak hunter" Van McNulty.
In October 2004 Metcalfe returned to television as the teenage gardener John Rowland on the popular ABC TV drama Desperate Housewives, where his character has a secret relationship with housewife Gabrielle Solis played by Eva Longoria. In November 2004 USA Today in named him "the [show's] hottest sex symbol".8 Metcalfe made brief appearances in later seasons.
Metcalfe is the fifth victim and fifth star to appear on Punk'd more than once, after Ben McKenzie, Wilmer Valderrama, Omarion, and Jesse McCartney. His first appearance was when Metcalfe and Ashton Kutcher punk'd Eva Longoria Parker for stealing thousands of dollars and fraud (false identity). His second is when Metcalfe was punk'd by Ashton Kutcher's crew members during the Spider-Man 3 audition. Metcalfe also appeared in 3 Doors Down "Let Me Go" video.
Metcalfe's first film role was in John Tucker Must Die, alongside Ashanti, One Tree Hill's Sophia Bush and Hairspray's Brittany Snow; he played a wealthy and insincere teenage playboy high school basketball player. The film opened on July 28, 2006.
Metcalfe hosted The Paul O'Grady Show on October 26, 2006, because O'Grady was taking the week off on doctor's orders. Jesse had previously been interviewed on the show twice before. Metcalfe sang "Hey Jude" on the Soap Sessions 3: Beatle songs CD.
In 2008 he portrayed Jack in the psychological horror film Insanitarium. The film received a limited theatrical release and was released Straight-to-DVD July 15, 2008 and received a negative to mixed critical reception.
He also starred as Granger Woodruff in The Other End of the Line a film based on an employee at an Indian call-center who travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone. The film was released Straight-to-DVD October 31, 2008 to mixed reviews.
Metcalfe hosted the World Music Awards in Monaco in November 2008. After "a couple glasses of champagne" at a party after the Awards, Metcalfe fell off a second-story balcony and tumbled thirty to forty feet to the ground. He fractured a fibula, but avoided more serious injury.9
In 2009 he starred alongside both Amber Tamblyn and Michael Douglas in a remake of the 1956 film Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. The film directed by Peter Hyams was released to selected cinemas September 11, 2009. The film received extremely negative reviews and has a rating of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews.
He has signed on as Craig in the horror film The Tortured. The film originally set to be released in 2009 has been pushed back to an unconfirmed 2010 release.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out | Uniform | Made-For-Television |
| 2006 | John Tucker Must Die | John Tucker | Lead Role |
| 2008 | Loaded | Tristan Price | Lead Role |
| Insanitarium | Jack | Lead Role | |
| The Other End of the Line | Granger Woodruff | Lead Role | |
| 2009 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | C.J. Nichols | Lead Role |
| 2010 | The Tortured | Craig | Completed |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2004 | Passions | Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald | Former series regular (contract role), another actor took over his role in 2004 |
| 2003–2004 | Smallville | Van McNulty | 2 episodes; 3.03, 3.09 |
| 2004–2009 | Desperate Housewives | Jonathan "John" Rowland | Season 1 (regular), Season 2–4 (guest star), Season 6 (guest star for two episodes) |
| 2009 | Jack Osbourne: Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie | Himself | Series 5 |
| 2010 | The 7PM Project | Himself | January 22 Edition |
Award wins and nominations
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Notes |
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| 2000 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Favourite Teen Star | Nominated | Passions |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Nominated | Desperate Housewives |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male | Won | Desperate Housewives |
References
- ^ Metcalfe was born in California according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ Hiltbrand, David (July 31, 2006). "Time to plow new ground?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jul/31/time-to-plow-new-ground/. Retrieved March 16, 2010. "... Metcalfe was born in California to an Italian-French father and an Italian-Portuguese mother. His parents split, and he moved with his mother to Connecticut when he was 3. ..."
- ^ Hiltbrand, David (July 28, 2006). "'Desperate Housewives' boy toy makes leap to big screen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060928181055/http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/entertainment/15133451.htm. Retrieved March 16, 2010. "... Metcalfe was born in California to an Italian-French father and an Italian-Portuguese mother. His parents split, and he moved with his mother to Connecticut when he was 3. ..."
- ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16678372_ITM
- ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-11870344_ITM
- ^ BostonHerald.com ~ Far from 'Desperate': Jesse Metcalfe
- ^ Schaefer, Stephen (July 24, 2006). "Far from `Desperate'; Jesse Metcalfe goes from boy toy to starring role.". The Boston Herald. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-148588966.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ Keck, William. "Desperately seeking Metcalfe". USA Today. November 18, 2004.
- ^ Perry, Simon. Jesse Metcalfe Falls from Balcony, Is Briefly Hospitalized. People Magazine. November 11, 2008.
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