The 'Desperate' Hunks Strip Down!
February 3, 2005
Move over ladies of "Desperate Housewives." The men
are finally getting the recognition they deserve when TV Guide
rounds up the hot hunks -- JAMES DENTON (Mike), JESSE METCALFE
(John), RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA (Carlos), DOUG SAVANT (Tom),
STEVEN CULP (Rex) and MARK MOSES (Paul) -- for a cover shoot
that will hit newsstands this April.
"I don't feel like I have been ignored," Jesse tells
ET's JANN CARL, who is exclusively behind the scenes with the
men of Wisteria Lane. "I have gotten my fair share of press,
if not more than my share. I really don't have anything to complain
about."
As for his co-stars, TV's hot gardener says, "They are
talented actors who are just as much a part as the women in
bringing the story to life. They are doing a great job. That
is why this whole thing flies, and why it is such a big hit,
all the pieces are coming together."
This will be the second cover for Jamie, who was previously
featured on the front page with TERI HATCHER (Susan).
"When we shot that, we were just waiting for the other
women to get ready for the big group shot and they threw Teri
and me in front of this backdrop," Jamie recalls. "She
had a beautiful dress on. Actually in that shot, I am in clothes
I brought from home -- a flannel shirt that is all torn up. I
actually wore it in. I didn't think it would ever see the light
of day. Then I found out it was going to be a cover."
Wisteria Lane's favorite plumber believes his popularity is
tied into Teri's likeability. Before "Desperate
Housewives," Jamie says he mostly played bad guys, but
things started to change for him when he landed the lead role
opposite KIM DELANEY in the short-lived "Philly" tv
series. Now he can't even go to the grocery store!
"This is the last thing I ever expected in my life, but
my wife says I am too friendly," he says ruefully.
"People will want to come up and talk about the show,
especially because of all the mystery, and they will stop me
and say, 'Oh, God, I've go to know.' And I will stand there
and talk to everybody and I have been there for an hour and
the cart is empty."
But don't think the guys are complaining. That is not true
by any means. Doug best sums it up, "Let's clear this
up for America. There is no downside to being on a hit
television show. You are not going to get me to complain
about the hours, or anything. It's the best. Anybody you
see on talk shows complaining about it, they are either
liars or wimps. This is the greatest thing that ever happens."
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