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 MAN OFTHE HOUSE
JAMES DENTON’S HOT PLUMBER FLIRTS
and fi ghts with Ms. Hatcher on the gay-fave
Desperate Housewives. He’s also the married
father of two and host of this year’s Miss America
pageant (Jan. 21, CMT).
INSTINCT: We’re big fans. We voted you one
of our fi ve hottest men on TV today.
JAMES DENTON: Well, thanks. Hard to
believe, but cool.
Why is that hard to believe?
Nobody you would like ever believes that about
themselves. But it’s fl attering nonetheless. So, thank
you, Instinct.
Sorry if we come off kind of like stalkers.
Well, that’s okay. [Laughs]
Really? Ever have a stalker?
No, I haven’t.
Ever wanted one?
[Laughs] That’s more drama than I need, I think.
Yet you have millions of gay men and scores of
women fawning over you…how does all the
attention feel?
Wow. Ya know, I think if I were a kid in my 20s,
it might be different, but at this stage of my life,
I’m smart enough to know that’s really a testament
to how big the show is. I was never referred to as
hunky until I was 40 [laughs], so it’s very unique,
and I have to attribute it to the writers that they
can convince America that Teri Hatcher would
date me.
You don’t think that would happen in real life? Is
that what you’re trying to say?
I’m not too sure. I’d be surprised. Although I did
get pretty lucky with my wife.
Since we are stalkers…where would we fi nd
you on a day away from the DH set, away from
the limelight?
I’m at home a lot. I’m a big home improvement
guy. I’m always doing something to the house or
the yard. So you’re handy around the house and
fi xing things just like your DH character?
Yeah, I’m pretty good with that kind of stuff.
And I’m cheap [laughs], so I do it all myself.
Then I have to hire someone to come fi x what
I’ve done.
What’s a story line you would like to see
Mike get mixed up in?
Because I love working with Teri, and I like Mike and
Susan together, I would love to see Mike ultimately back
with Susan.
Well, we were hoping you’d just say more shirtless scenes.
If we start a campaign, will you support us?
[Laughs] Absolutely. It’s so funny, because I’m not crazy
about it. It’s one of my least favorite things about the show,
but I’m in a little better shape than I was last year when they
made me do it. So it’s almost like I’d like some redemption
and have another shot at it now that I’m in better shape,
you know?
You get hardly any scenes with any of the other men. Do
they keep you in separate quarters on the set to avoid
potential catfi ghts?
Not quite, but it’s frustrating because we like each other so
much. I’d love to work with Doug [Savant], but I’ve never
had a scene with him.
Well, that’s what we’re saying. We want
to see you and Doug Savant in a shirtless
push-up contest, or maybe you could
arm-wrestle with Jesse Metcalfe.
Oh, that’d be great. Yeah. [Laughs] I’d
do that. Any reason to work with Doug.
So we’ll just have to cross our fi ngers
and see.
Okay, here come some bad plumber
jokes. Are you ready?
Oh, well sure. I’ve heard a lot of them.
If the script didn’t dictate, which of the
housewives would Mike Delfi no lay
pipe with?
Wow. Um...wow. The character would probably...I’d say
Marcia Cross. I’d say Bree. I think they’ve got that weird sort
of NRA kind of conservative bent. She pulls out shotguns, has
a picture of Reagan on her wall. He’s kind of conservative, ya
know, pickup-truck-and-a-dog kind of guy. They live next
door to each other. I think Mike would probably take to the
challenge of loosening her up a little bit.
Last bad plumber joke. Since ABC allowed Dennis Franz to
moon us on NYPD Blue, we’re definitely ready for ABC to
allow plumber’s crack on DH…you game?
[Laughs] You know, I was on a Steve Bochco show called Philly
with Kim Delaney and we did one of those scenes where you
just take off your clothes, shoot it and let the network use
what they can use.
And you never know what will end up on the air.
Right. And luckily they ended up not. [Laughs] And [Bochco]
is the one who showed Dennis Franz. So I guess, for [Desperate
Housewives], I could probably do it. Luckily we’ve avoided the
plumber’s crack so far. [Laughs] I’m surprised, since there’s a
joke in there —obviously.
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