Biography
American actor James Denton won the hearts of millions of television viewers thanks to the TV series "Desperate Housewives". In addition to participating in the cultant soap opera of the 2000s, on the artist's account almost a hundred roles in full-length and multi-sieves movies, where he plays mainly brutal heroes.Childhood and youth
James was born on January 20, 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee. In the family of James and Mary Jin Denton, he became the second child of three. Dentons were religious and belonged to the Southern Baptist Church, where their children went. The future actor was engaged in music at the Westmoreland United Methodist Church. His father worked as a dentist in the army unit and at the public basis played an amateur theater.
The boy did not think to follow the example of the Father: he spent free from studying, he did not spend on stage, but on the Goodlettsville Basketball Playground. In College, the Denton also chose to master the profession, far from acting - studied at the University of Tennessee to a television advertising specialist. Having received a diploma with honors, the guy even managed to work in the selected sphere and sell advertising for two radio stations.
At 23, a young man first tried himself on stage. Speaking at the 200-year anniversary of the city of Tennessee in the Nashville Public Theater, James soon felt that the game became his real vocation. He began with the role of George Gibbs in the formulation of "our city", and then continued the theater career in North Carolina and Chicago. Deciding on the cardinal changes in the biography, Denton moved to California to try to break through the television screens.
Personal life
Nashville, where James lived in his youth, - recognized Mecca Country Music. It is not surprising that there were many talented young singers in youth party, among which the future actor found their love. She became the Country-performer Dina Carter, with which Denton met in the early 1980s. These relationships launched no more than a year and did not lead to anything serious.The first wife of the American became the actress Jenna Lin Ward, in marriage with which a man consisted from 1997 to 2000. And happiness in his personal life, he gained with a personal fitness coach Erin O'Brian, on which he married on December 16, 2002. The couple had two children - the son of Shepard (2003) and Malin's daughter (2005).
Until 2012, the family lived in California due to the intensive shooting schedule of James in the "Desperate Housewives". After the end of the project, the dentons moved to the southwest Minnesota, in the small town of Shanghassen, where the actor's spouse came from. Her big family settled here, and the children of the stars grew along with her grandparents and numerous cousins.
Embed from getty imagesBeing a Capricorn on the sign of the zodiac, James has passionism, determination and taste for life. In addition to the profession, a man finds other ways to implement creative and personal ambitions. One of the directions was the music that Denton began to study in his youth.
Another hobby of James is baseball. The American is not only an ardent fan of this sport, but also co-owner of an independent baseball team of Orange County Flyers, which stands for the California State University. The actor tries to be not just an investor, but also take key decisions by visiting training, home matches and engage in the selection of players, as far as he allows time.
Films
Denton's filmography began in the 1990s with minor roles in films and serials, among which "without face", "sliding" and "basic colors". The first significant hero was Sociopat Mr. Lyle in a detective thriller "Presenter", where James appeared for 36 episodes. In 2003, he became the leading character of the project "Threat Matrix", where he played a special Agent John Kilmer, however, due to low ratings, the show quickly closed.
The actor was playing in the theater and starred in TV projects, waiting for his dream. She was the charming plumber Mike Dolphino in the TV series "Desperate Housewives", which provided a man with work for 8 years. After the first episodes, which were marked by the excavating ratings, People magazine turned on the Denton to the list of the sexiest men from now living.
Embed from getty imagesFrom 2004 to 2012, the company Hatcher, Ricardo Chavira, Sean Piofrome and Dag Savita American was filmed in a detective melodrama, which had taking three "golden globes" and received the status of a cult. This work presented the artist's love of fans, the Teen Choice Award, and it is unlikely that some other role can bring him comparable glory. When James was offered to play in the stylistry of the project "Cunning Maids", he could not resist and appeared in the series in seven episodes.
James Denton now
James now continues to replenish the filmography, filming the cinema and serials. Among the latter - the family magic comedy of the "good witch" made by Hallmark, where Denton played a major role for six seasons, graduating from the project in 2019.In 2020, news about the actor is traditionally mined with the help of social networks, but, the artist does not lead to the disappointment of the fans, "instagram", and therefore its fresh photos have to find out on third-party resources. Judging by the pictures, the man is still in great shape. With a height of 185 cm, it does not have a hint of overweight, and therefore it's good both in a strict suit and in the image of a simple boyfriend, who remembered since the time of the "desperate housewives."
Filmography
- 1993 - Quartet of thieves
- 1996 - "Sliding"
- 1997 - "Without face"
- 1997-2000 - "Pretender"
- 2000 - "Ellie McBIL"
- 2003-2004 - "Threat Matrix"
- 2004-2012 - "Desperate Housewives"
- 2015-2019 - "Good Witch"
- 2016 - "Cunning Maids"