Andrew
Bree
Carlos
Gabrielle
Katherine
Lynette
Mary Alice
Mike
Orson
Susan
Tom
Mike Delfino
JAMES DENTON
THE SKINNY:
- Remarried to Susan Mayer
- Neighborhood plumber
- Father of Zach and M.J.
Mike SAYS
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When I signed up for this whole 'suburban dad' thing, I didn't know exactly what I was getting myself into.
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Katherine Mayfair
to Mike:"Please kill me. It would be less painful."
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Susan Mayer
to Mike about Katherine and Denise:"Oh my God, I sent her over there, it's like a meeting of the 'I hate Susan club.'"
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Susan Mayer
to Mike about Katherine:"Katherine turns you on and sex with me is a chore."
CHARACTER BIO
Mike Delfino. All the ladies love him and all the guys want to be him. Well, at least, all the ones we know. Mike first rolled into town under the guise of your hunky neighborhood plumber. His presence was enough to make any desperate housewife clog a drain or burst a pipe.
The women of Wisteria Lane were quickly hooked by Mike’s rugged looks. We were, too. But Mike wasn’t looking for love when he first arrived. He was trying to track down his missing ex-girlfriend, Deirdre, on orders from her dying dad. He ultimately discovered the truth behind Deidre’s death as well as being introduced to the son he never knew he had. But Mike’s life changed forever once he met Susan Mayer.
We like to describe Mike and Susan’s relationship as having all the unwavering stability of a runaway roller coaster. Mike didn’t like it when Susan drove away his creepy son, Zach. Susan was a tad put off when Mike couldn’t remember their relationship after coming out of a coma. And she really shouldn’t have gotten engaged to that dashing Brit, Ian. But once Mike got his memory back, Ian was sent packing.
Mike and Susan eventually got married and had a baby. Mike was injured while working hard to support his growing family. He became addicted to pain killers. It put a serious strain on the marriage. A tragic car accident that happened during the five-year time gap ultimately led to the end of their union. Yeah, we were shocked, too. We loved when Mike and Susan first fell in love but our hearts broke whenever they fell apart.
Mike is now in a relationship with Katherine Mayfair. Susan has hooked up with painter Jackson Braddock. But we still believe in our hearts that Mike and Susan are soul mates. Somehow…some way…they have to find their way back to each other. Don’t they?
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We like to describe Mike and Susan’s relationship as having all the unwavering stability of a runaway roller coaster. Mike didn’t like it when Susan drove away his creepy son, Zach. Susan was a tad put off when Mike couldn’t remember their relationship after coming out of a coma. And she really shouldn’t have gotten engaged to that dashing Brit, Ian. But once Mike got his memory back, Ian was sent packing.
Mike and Susan eventually got married and had a baby. Mike was injured while working hard to support his growing family. He became addicted to pain killers. It put a serious strain on the marriage. A tragic car accident that happened during the five-year time gap ultimately led to the end of their union. Yeah, we were shocked, too. We loved when Mike and Susan first fell in love but our hearts broke whenever they fell apart.
Mike is now in a relationship with Katherine Mayfair. Susan has hooked up with painter Jackson Braddock. But we still believe in our hearts that Mike and Susan are soul mates. Somehow…some way…they have to find their way back to each other. Don’t they?
ACTOR BIO
James Denton has us all wishing for faulty pipes due to his role as the world's sexiest plumber, Mike Delfino, on ABC's smash hit, Desperate Housewives. Along with the rest of the cast, Denton was honored with the 2006 and 2005 SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy.
A native of Nashville, Denton has been one of Hollywood's busiest actors since he hit town with a training background in the Chicago theatre.
Originally attending college on a basketball scholarship, Denton wasn't bitten by the acting bug until he was 20. He landed the role of George Gibbs in a Nashville production of Our Town, but thought there was a more solid career in selling advertising. After four years, he headed for Chicago to risk everything to become a professional actor.
After earning a key casting when the Untouchables series came to town to film, Denton was drawn to Los Angeles, where his strong theatre reputation had preceded him, and he was quickly locked in with choice turns in film, on TV and on stage.
He started building his big screen profile with performances in such films as Primary Colors, Face/Off and That Old Feeling. In 1997 he landed the role of the eerily sociopathic Mr. Lyle on NBC's hit drama show, The Pretender. The NBC series' multi-year run was followed by The Pretender television films, Pretender 2001 and Pretender: The Island of the Haunted.
Acting obviously is serious work for the handsome and athletic star. Denton's first role in Chicago theatre was as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, and his last was the terrorist on the French farce, Lapin, Lapin. He was a company member of the Griffin Theatre and at the Strawdog Theatre Ensemble. He added a steady string of roles and accolades to his quickly growing list, 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 coveted Joseph Jefferson Best Actor nomination. For these performances, Denton was listed as one of Chicago's hottest actors by Screen Magazine. In Los Angeles he appeared in the premieres of Asylum at the Court Theatre, Locked Up Down Shorty's at the Powerhouse Theatre and In Walked Monk at the Hudson Theatre.
In addition to his series-starring roles on TV, his guest appearances include JAG, Slider, Dark Skies, Two Guys and a Girl, Ally McBeal and The West Wing.
A native of Nashville, Denton has been one of Hollywood's busiest actors since he hit town with a training background in the Chicago theatre.
Originally attending college on a basketball scholarship, Denton wasn't bitten by the acting bug until he was 20. He landed the role of George Gibbs in a Nashville production of Our Town, but thought there was a more solid career in selling advertising. After four years, he headed for Chicago to risk everything to become a professional actor.
After earning a key casting when the Untouchables series came to town to film, Denton was drawn to Los Angeles, where his strong theatre reputation had preceded him, and he was quickly locked in with choice turns in film, on TV and on stage.
He started building his big screen profile with performances in such films as Primary Colors, Face/Off and That Old Feeling. In 1997 he landed the role of the eerily sociopathic Mr. Lyle on NBC's hit drama show, The Pretender. The NBC series' multi-year run was followed by The Pretender television films, Pretender 2001 and Pretender: The Island of the Haunted.
Acting obviously is serious work for the handsome and athletic star. Denton's first role in Chicago theatre was as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, and his last was the terrorist on the French farce, Lapin, Lapin. He was a company member of the Griffin Theatre and at the Strawdog Theatre Ensemble. He added a steady string of roles and accolades to his quickly growing list, 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 coveted Joseph Jefferson Best Actor nomination. For these performances, Denton was listed as one of Chicago's hottest actors by Screen Magazine. In Los Angeles he appeared in the premieres of Asylum at the Court Theatre, Locked Up Down Shorty's at the Powerhouse Theatre and In Walked Monk at the Hudson Theatre.
In addition to his series-starring roles on TV, his guest appearances include JAG, Slider, Dark Skies, Two Guys and a Girl, Ally McBeal and The West Wing.
