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Andrea Bowen
Born	Andrea Lauren Bowen (1990-03-04) March 4, 1990 (age 22) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Bowen with Mitchel Musso at the Annies.

Andrea Lauren Bowen (born March 4, 1990; Columbus, Ohio) is an American actress who is best known for playing Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives (2004–2012). She has won two SAG Awards.

Biography[link]

Bowen is of Welsh descent and made her Broadway debut in 1996 as Young Cosette/Young Eponine in Les Misérables. At six, she was the youngest actress to ever play the role. From 1996 to 2001 Bowen was a consistent presence on Broadway. She appeared in the original company of the 1998 revival of The Sound of Music as Marta, and in 2000, created the role of Adele in the musical version of Jane Eyre. Bowen was also a member of The Broadway Kids concert group. Several of Bowen's siblings have also been heavily involved in musical theatre, performing roles in various other Broadway shows.

She briefly attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York alongside best friend Sarah Hyland.

From 2004–2012 Bowen has portrayed Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives. She currently models for Miss Selfridge.^{[citation needed]} She has also had recurring or guest starring roles on such shows as One Tree Hill (with friend Sophia Bush), Boston Public and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In the film Red Riding Hood she appears as one of "The Three Ashleys." Most recently, she played the role of Candace in the esoteric adventure film Eye of the Dolphin. She also starred in the Lifetime Original film Girl, Positive, an experience that allowed her to help spread the message among youth that "HIV is something you can protect yourself from." ^[1] More recently, she has appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer during its fourth season.

Bowen is the younger sister of Graham Bowen, Alex Bowen, Cameron Bowen, Jessica Bowen and Jillian Bowen, who are also actors.

Filmography[link]

• Hawaii Five-0 — Amy/Pauline Lucero (2011) (as the Suspect)
• Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (video game) — Aerith Gainsborough (voice English version) (2011)
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold — Talia al Ghul (voice) (2010)
• Ghost Whisperer — Rebecca Kelly (2009)
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (video game) — Aerith Gainsborough (voice English version) (2008)
• Girl, Positive — Rachel Sandler (Lifetime TV film) (2007)
• Eye of the Dolphin — Candace (2006)
• The Texas Panhandler — Guest Voice (2006)
• Bambi II — Faline (voice) (2006)
• Without a Trace — Becky Grolnick (2005)
• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children — Moogle Girl (voice English version) (2005)
• Luckey Quarter — Patsy (2005)
• Desperate Housewives — Julie Mayer (2004–2012; season 1et4: starring; season 5: guest star; season 6: recurring; season 7: guest star; season 8: recurring)
• Felix the Cat saves Christmas — Felix the Cat (2004)
• Party Wagon — Billie Bartley/Manifest Destiny (voice) (2004)
• Red Riding Hood — Ashley #2 (2004)
• Strong Medicine — Sara Buck (2003)
• One Tree Hill — Stella (2003) (deleted scenes only)
• The Cat in the Hat (Video game)
• Extreme Skate Adventure (VG) (voice) (2003) — aka Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
• Boston Public — Riley Ellis (2003)
• That Was Then — Zooey Glass (2002)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Sophie Douglas (2001)

Discography[link]

• The Night of the Hunter, concept album
• The Sound of Music original Broadway revival cast recording, 1998
• Jane Eyre original Broadway cast recording, 2001
• Sugarbeats
• Broadway Kids
• Preachers Daughter (2011)

Awards[link]

Bowen has 3 wins and 4 nominations

• 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award for * Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (won)
• 2005 Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress (nominated)
• 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (won)
• 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated)
• 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated)
• 2008 Prism Award for Best TV Actress (won)
• 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Andrea Bowen

• Andrea Bowen at the Internet Broadway Database
• Andrea Bowen at the Internet Movie Database
• Broadway biography at Playbill.com

Interviews

• Interview with TheStarScoop.com, October 2006
• Andrea Bowen Interview on Sidewalks Entertainment
• Andrea Bowen on Yahoo! TV

James Denton
James Denton in 2009
Born	James Thomas Denton, Jr. (1963-01-20) January 20, 1963 (age 49) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Erin O'Brien Denton (m. 2002-present) Jenna Lyn Ward (m. 1997-2000)
Website
http://www.jamesdenton.com

James "Jamie" Thomas Denton, Jr. (born January 20, 1963) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Mike Delfino in the television series Desperate Housewives.

Early life[link]

Denton was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in nearby Goodlettsville. His father, J.T. Denton (1930–1993), was a dentist who had served in the military.^[1] His mother, Mary Jean Woolslair Denton, died from breast cancer in 2002.

Denton attended the University of Tennessee where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, majored in television/journalism and earned a degree in advertising. Before he became 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. He was for a time credited as Jamie Denton, for example in the film That Old Feeling.

Career[link]

Denton has appeared in several films, including That Old Feeling (1997), Face/Off (1997) and Primary Colors (1998).

He has also appeared in various television shows including Sliders, Dark Skies, Two Guys and a Girl, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, and JAG, and has had recurring roles in The Pretender, Philly, The Drew Carey Show and Reba. In 2003, he had the lead role of Special Agent John Kilmer in the short-lived crime thriller series Threat Matrix.

In 2004, Denton won his most famous role as plumber Mike Delfino on the series Desperate Housewives.

Since first appearing in Desperate Housewives, Denton has continued to act in various made-for-TV and direct-to-DVD movies such as Assumption (2006), Beautiful Dreamer (2006), Undead or Alive (2007), Custody (2007), Tortured (2008) and All-Star Superman (2011).

In 2009, Denton appeared in country star Phil Vassar's music video "Bobbi with an I".

Denton plays guitar in the charity band Band from TV along with Hugh Laurie and Desperate Housewives co-star Teri Hatcher, among others.

Denton has been cast in Killer in the Family alongside Holly Marie Combs. The movie is currently in development and is scheduled to be released in 2011.^{[dated info][2]}

Denton modeled for Daniel Hechter's 2012 Spring-Summer advertising campaign.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Denton has been married twice. He was married to Jenna Lyn Ward from 1997 to 2000. On December 16, 2002 he married Erin O'Brien. They have two children: a son, Sheppard (b. March 2003) and a daughter, Malin O’Brien (b. March 22, 2005).

Denton is part of the owners group of an independent minor league baseball team in Fullerton, the Orange County Flyers (part of the Golden Baseball League), who won the GBL Championship in 2008. The Orange County Flyers play at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California.

Filmography[link]