James Thomas Denton Jr. (born January 20, 1963) is an American actor.
He is best known for playing Mike Delfino on ABC's comedy-drama series
Desperate Housewives (2004â€"2012) and Dr. Sam Radford on Hallmark
Channel's comedy-drama series Good Witch (2015â€"present).Denton was
born January 20, 1963, in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in nearby
Goodlettsville, the second of three children. His father, J.T. Denton
(1930â€"1993), was a dentist who had served in the military. His
mother, Mary Jean Woolslair Denton, died from breast cancer in 2002.
Denton was raised Southern Baptist and became a Minister of Music at
Westmoreland United Methodist Church in Westmoreland, Tennessee.Denton
graduated from Goodlettsville High School, and attended the University
of Tennessee, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity. He majored in Television/Journalism, and earned a degree
in Advertising. Before becoming an actor, he sold advertising for two
radio stations. He began acting at the age of 23, at a community
theater in Nashville. He eventually moved to California to become a
full-time actor. Early in his career, he was sometimes credited as
Jamie Denton.While living in Chicago, Denton's first role was as
"Stanley" in "A Streetcar Named Desire", and his last role was as the
terrorist "Bebert" in the French farce, "Lapin Lapin". In the years
that came between the two roles, Denton was a company member at The
Griffin Theater and at Strawdog Theater Ensemble. He added a steady
string of roles and accolades to his quickly 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).
He is best known for playing Mike Delfino on ABC's comedy-drama series
Desperate Housewives (2004â€"2012) and Dr. Sam Radford on Hallmark
Channel's comedy-drama series Good Witch (2015â€"present).Denton was
born January 20, 1963, in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in nearby
Goodlettsville, the second of three children. His father, J.T. Denton
(1930â€"1993), was a dentist who had served in the military. His
mother, Mary Jean Woolslair Denton, died from breast cancer in 2002.
Denton was raised Southern Baptist and became a Minister of Music at
Westmoreland United Methodist Church in Westmoreland, Tennessee.Denton
graduated from Goodlettsville High School, and attended the University
of Tennessee, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity. He majored in Television/Journalism, and earned a degree
in Advertising. Before becoming an actor, he sold advertising for two
radio stations. He began acting at the age of 23, at a community
theater in Nashville. He eventually moved to California to become a
full-time actor. Early in his career, he was sometimes credited as
Jamie Denton.While living in Chicago, Denton's first role was as
"Stanley" in "A Streetcar Named Desire", and his last role was as the
terrorist "Bebert" in the French farce, "Lapin Lapin". In the years
that came between the two roles, Denton was a company member at The
Griffin Theater and at Strawdog Theater Ensemble. He added a steady
string of roles and accolades to his quickly 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).
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