As Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives

James Denton, United States (born January 20, 1963) is an American actor. Image File history File links Dh_mike. ... Image File history File links Dh_mike. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004, in HDTV. Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries involving their husbands, friends and... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

The second of three children born to a dentist and his wife in Nashville, Tennessee, Denton attended Goodlettsville High School, played basketball at a junior college for a while, then went on to graduate with honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, earning a degree in advertising as a television/journalism major. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ...

Even though his father was involved in community theater, Denton didn't do it until he was 23, during the state bicentennial in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1996. His role as “ George Gibbs&#8221 in a production of Our Town turned out to be only the first in a long line of plays that he would do, first in Nashville and then later in North Carolina, Chicago, and California. Our Town is a play by Thornton Wilder that is set in the fictional community of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Raleigh Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  400 km 770 miles  1,240 km 4. ...

Although he spent the next four years selling advertising for two radio stations and the CBS-TV affiliate in Nashville, Denton's heart was already in another place, and after a short stint in North Carolina, he headed to Chicago to try his hand at acting full-time. CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, the former legal name of the network) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ...

In Chicago, his first role was as Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire and his last was as the terrorist Bebert in the French farce Lapin Lapin. In the years that came between the two, Denton was a company member at The Griffin Theater and at Strawdog Theater Ensemble. A Streetcar Named Desire is a famous American play written by Tennessee Williams. ...

He added a steady string of roles and accolades to his growing list of achievements, including one of the leads in the world premiere of Flesh and Blood, performing in and composing the music for The Night Hank Williams Died, and his portrayal of Kentucky preacher C.C. Showers in The Diviners — which gained him a nomination for a Best Actor "Joseph Jefferson Award" (Chicago's only theater award). Flesh and Blood is the title of several albums: Flesh and Blood, released by a British rock group Roxy Music in 1980. ...

A small part in The Untouchables on TV was followed by guest roles on Sliders and Dark Skies. Denton did a guest spot on Moloney, made the 1997 pilot for LA Med, and then filmed three movies (That Old Feeling, Face/Off, and Primary Colors) in quick succession. Untouchable may mean: Dalit (outcaste), formerly or derogatively, populations of India and Nepal outside the caste system Untouchable, a novel of Mulk Raj Anand The Untouchables (law enforcement), the Treasury agent team led by Eliot Ness featured in, among other things: The Untouchables (1947 novel), the book, written by Eliot... This article is about the sci-fi television show. ... Dark Skies promotional shot Dark Skies is an United States sci-fi/drama television series which aired 1996-1997 for 20 episodes. ... Face/Off is a movie from 1997 directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. ... Primary Colors, a 1996 novel by Anonymous (later revealed by Donald Foster to be journalist Joe Klein), is a roman à clef about U.S. President Bill Clintons first presidential campaign in 1992. ...

In 1997, Denton got called to read for a role in the TV series, The Pretender. He auditioned for it on his way home from L.A. International Airport - after returning from a trip to promote "That Old Feeling", which had just been released on video. Denton showed up for the audition with no idea what the producers wanted. As he was leaving the audition, they called him back and said, "A little more Jimmy Stewart." Denton had the offer to play the "possible recurring" part of "Mr. Lyle" before he even reached home. The Pretender is a television series that originally ran on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000. ... Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ...

A pilot for his own series, called The Hanleys, made with a cast that included Barry Corbin (from Northern Exposure) and Rosemarie), proved to be in another aspect when, at the last minute, the ABC opted instead to air something more "hip and urban" in its place, and shelved the would-be series. Undaunted, Denton set aside thoughts of the small town veterinarian that he thought he'd be portraying during the next season, and instead continued producing chilling portrayals as Mr. Lyle in NBC's The Pretender. Leonard Barrie Barry Corbin (born October 16, 1940 in Lamesa, Texas) is a character actor with over 100 credits in film and television and several in computer gaming. ... Northern Exposure was a quirky, surreal, character-driven American dramatic-comedy television series. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Summer of 1999 found Denton heading back to the theater, starring in the world premiere of the play In Walked Monk. It was still running when The Pretender came "off the bubble" and was renewed, allowing production for the 4th season to begin. For the first month of production, twice a week, Denton played two completely different roles within a twenty-four hour period... portraying the sociopathic "Mr. Lyle" on the set of The Pretender by day, then hurrying to the theater to play the mild-mannered "Steven" on stage in the evening.

When a largely "Lyle-less" 4th season on The Pretender left him with too much free time on his hands, Denton kept himself busy by adding two more guest starring roles to his credits... one that showed his ability to shine in a comedic role on Two Guys and a Girl and another on Ally McBeal. Two Guys and a Girl Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (retitled Two Guys and a Girl in its third season) was a sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and Danny Jacobson that ran on ABC for four seasons from 1998-2001. ... Time magazine, June 29, 1998. ...

With The Pretender again teetering on the brink of cancellation, Denton once more turned his considerable energy toward the stage and the theater, taking on the very physical role of "Inmate #1" in the Court Theater's production of Asylum. When NBC decided that there would be no 5th season for The Pretender, he landed a guest spot on the popular West Wing, then went to Canada to film Pretender 2001 and Pretender: The Island Of The Haunted (both of which were two-hour movies that TNT produced after NBC cancelled the show).

2001 found Denton back at ABC after Steven Bochco cast him as "Judge Augustus "Jack" Ripley" in his struggling new series Philly. Viewers liked "Judge Ripley" and hopes were high that the sizzling on-screen chemistry between Jamie's character and the one portrayed by Kim Delaney would convince ABC to give the show another season to improve its ratings. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Steven Ronald Bochco (born December 16, 1943) is an American television producer and writer. ... Philly may relate to: Informal name for the city of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, USA An American television series - Philly (TV show) Any number of entries under Philadelphia (disambiguation) This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Kim Delaney (born November 29, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress. ...

Ironically, he was in Australia, promoting Philly, when he received word that ABC had passed on renewing the show for a second season. He ended 2002 with a two-part guest starring role on The Drew Carey Show. The Drew Carey Show was a popular American sitcom starring Drew Carey, set in Cleveland, Ohio. ...

Denton returned as a guest star on JAG in 2003, and the pilot season landed him the opportunity to once again head up the cast of an ABC series, in Threat Matrix, a Touchstone production offering up fictionalized events relating to terrorist activity around the world. He played John Kilmer, the man who lead the ultra-covert team of anti-terrorist specialists and who answered solely to the President of the United States. The timely and serious role also gave Jamie the opportunity to change his professional billing from "Jamie Denton" to "James Denton." Only days before the annual "upfronts" in New York, where the major networks announce their new fall season line-ups, ABC picked up the show for September, 2003. For other uses, see JAG (disambiguation). ... Threat Matrix was a 2003 American drama television series. ...

Although Threat Matrix held its own in one of the worst time-slots of the season (sandwiched between the last season of Friends and Survivor), ABC nonetheless pulled the series after only fourteen episodes aired (sixteen episodes were filmed). Threat Matrix was officially cancelled on the same day as Denton's role as "Mike Delfino" on Desperate Housewives, a new ABC series scheduled for the Fall, was announced at the 2004 upfronts in New York. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Survivor redirects here. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004, in HDTV. Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries involving their husbands, friends and...

On October 3, 2004, Desperate Housewives garnered good ratings with its debut episode and ABC picked up the rest of the first season before the end of the month. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, Denton, along with the rest of the acting ensemble of Desperate Housewives, won a SAG Award for his work on the show.

Denton has become a breast cancer advocate due to the death of his mother from breast cancer in 2002. Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...

Filmography

• Desperate Housewives (2004) TV Series (as James Denton) .... Mike Delfino
• Jumbo Girl (2004) .... Jack
• Threat Matrix (2003) TV Series (as James Denton) .... Special Agent John Kilmer
• Philly (2001) TV Series .... Judge Augustus (Jack) Ripley (2002)
• The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001) (TV) .... Mr. Lyle
• The Pretender 2001 (2001) (TV) .... Mr. Lyle
• Primary Colors (1998) .... Mitch
• The Pretender (1996) TV Series .... Mr. Lyle/Bobby Bowman (1997-2000)
• Face/Off (1997) .... Buzz
• That Old Feeling (1997) .... Keith Marks
• Hunter's Moon (1995) .... Nick
• Thieves Quartet (1994) .... Ray Higgs

Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004, in HDTV. Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries involving their husbands, friends and... Threat Matrix was a 2003 American drama television series. ... Kathleen Maguire (Kim Delaney) a single mother and partner in a small law firm with Will Froman (Tom Everett Scott). ... The Pretender is a television series that originally ran on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000. ...

Awards and nominations

• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005)

External links

• The Official James (Jamie) Denton Site
• Get Desperate! - James Denton People Guide entry & news listings
• James Denton fansite (in German)