James Denton Biography

Fast Facts

• Avid supporter of many charities, including UNICEF, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Save the Music Foundation, Cure Autism Now and many more
• Won a Prism Award for performance in a comedy series in 2008 for his work in "Desperate Housewives․"
• Member of Band From TV and performs for The Conservation Fund and Donate Life
• Won a Science Fiction Genre Award at ShockerFest for best actor fantasy/science fiction in 2006 for "Assumption․"
• Got started in acting at the age of 20 as George Gibbs in a production of "Our Town․"
• Quote: "[on stardom] "It slows down grocery shopping because so many women at the store watch the show! I always end up talking to two or three people every time I go to the supermarket․ It's fun!""
• Appeared on the game show "Jeopardy!" for the celebrity edition
• Was the recipient of Oprah Winfrey's "Your Wildest Dream" and was taken to City of Palms, Fla․, to train with the Boston Red Sox