‘Real acting is realistic, no matter what the medium’-James Denton.
James Thomas Denton Jr. is an American actor born to a dentist J.T. Denton and his wife on January 20, 1963 AD. He grew up in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Not attending a formal acting college or institution and still being able to win millions of hearts through his acting, let’s discuss the interesting life of James Denton, nicknamed Jamie.
Married Life And Children
Denton is loved by thousands of people for his acting as well as his hobby of playing the guitar.
Being involved in the musical field he dated a country singer named Diana Carter during his young and high school days, fast forward to today, and he has been married twice.
He married his first wife Jenna Lyn Ward in 1997 AD and divorced just three years later with no children in 2000 AD, and then in 2002 AD he again married a fitness trainer Erin O’Brien and the couple has been married since with a son named Sheppard (born in 2003) and a daughter with the name Malin (born in 2005).
Gossip did spread about James dating his co-star Teri Hatcher of Desperate Housewives when Teri herself claimed she had a huge and not-so-innocent crush on James.
The actor does not seem to be interested in sharing much about his life and family on social media and looks like he prefers a private life watching his children grow.
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How Was James’ Childhood?
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, James was raised in Goodlettsville with his two siblings. He attended Goodlettsville High School for his early education.
He also was a musician for a church in Wastemoreland, Tenessee, and later graduated with an honors degree in Journalism from the University of Tennessee.
He involved himself in acting from the age of 23 starting with a local theatre in Nashville.
The Career of James Denton
The actor has starred in numerous movies and shows in his acting career however according to wiki sites, he started his career in a radio station selling advertisements.
Nevertheless, his heart desired something else and he then shifted towards acting. Today he is best known for his roles in Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) and Good Witch (2015-2021).
For Desperate Wives, he received Teen Choice Award in 2006 AD and In 2013 AD, James received an award for Outstanding Role by an Actor for his role in the movie Grace Unplugged.
Losing Weight & Being Amazing
Loving pizzas and drunk habits worsening, Denton started gaining weight, and health problems were visible. He was always offered to play the bad guys in the movies but things took a turn when he was offered to play the character ‘Mike’ for the television show Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) which later became one of his most recognized works.
After being assigned the role he threw the pizza and beer and went to the gym immediately, well, responsibilities do change a man.
His weight loss was so good and positive that his insecurity of being shirtless vanished and also was included in People’s Magazine 2004 under the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ section.
Net Worth
No denying that James is having a wonderful time with his gigantic net worth of $7 Million (as of 2022) largely coming from his successful acting career.
The Fine-Looking James
Earlier, we did talk about James losing weight back in 2004 AD, even now he has maintained his weight and looks extremely hunky with a chest of 44 inches and a waist of 34 inches.
He is 6 ft. tall and has a tattoo of his late father’s initials on his left bicep. A white man with blue eyes and dark blonde hair are some of his attractive physical traits.
