Desperate Housewives (2004)
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Teri Hatcher
Susan Mayer
Felicity Huffman
Lynette Scavo
Marcia Cross
Bree Van de Kamp
Eva Longoria
Gabrielle Solis
Ricardo Chavira
Carlos Solis
Nicollette Sheridan
Edie Britt
Doug Savant
Tom Scavo
Mark Moses
Paul Young
Alfre Woodard
Betty Applewhite
James Denton
Mike Delfino
Steven Culp
Rex Van De Kamp
Kyle MacLachlan
Orson Hodge
Brenda Strong
Mary Alice Young
Dana Delany
Katherine Mayfair
Darcy Rose Byrnes
Penny Scavo
Michael Edelstein
Executive Producer
Vanessa Williams
Renee Perry
George W. Perkins
Producer
Neal McDonough
Dave Williams
Joey Murphy
Producer / Writer
Cody Kasch
Zach Young
David Grossman
Producer / Director
Shawn Pyfrom
Andrew Van de Kamp
Alexandra Cunningham
Producer / Writer
Charles Mesure
Ben Faulkner
Joe Keenan
Producer / Writer
Jesse Metcalfe
John Rowland
Kevin Murphy
Producer / Writer
Bob Daily
Producer / Writer
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Producer
Madison De La Garza
Juanita Solis
Andrea Bowen
Julie Mayer
Patty Lin
Producer / Writer
Tom Spezialy
Executive Producer / Writer
Chris Black
Producer / Writer
Charlie Carver
Porter Scavo
Max Carver
Preston Scavo
Charles Skouras III
Producer
Tracey Stern
Producer / Writer
Richard Burgi
Karl Mayer
Larry Shaw
Producer / Director
John Pardee
Producer / Writer
Kevin Rahm
Lee McDermott
Drea de Matteo
Angie Bolen
Josh Henderson
Austin McCann
Joshua Logan Moore
Parker Scavo
Kendall Applegate
Penny Scavo
Jonathan Cake
Chuck Vance
Mason Vale Cotton
M.J. Delfino
Maiara Walsh
Ana Solis
Christopher Ferguson
Camera Operator
James Logan
Stunt Double
Arlene Sanford
Director
Jeff Melman
Director
David Warren
Director
Fred Gerber
Director
Wendey Stanzler
Director
Bethany Rooney
Director
John David Coles
Director
Robert Duncan McNeill
Director
Randall Zisk
Director
Lonny Price
Director
Tom Cher
Director
Sanaa Hamri
Director
Charles McDougall
Director
Tom Cherones
Director
Pam Thomas
Director
Ashley Rose Orr
Julie's Friend #2
Stephen Cragg
Director
Ken Whittingham
Director
Ron Underwood
Director
Tony Plana
Director
Matthew Diamond
Director
Scott Ellis
Director
James Hayman
Director
Greg Germann
Jim Halverson
Marco Pennette
Writer
David Flebotte
Writer
Jordon Nardino
Writer / Story Editor
Jenna Bans
Writer
Lori Kirkland Baker
Writer
Kevin Etten
Writer
Sheila R. Lawrence
Writer
Josann McGibbon
Writer
Josh Senter
Writer
Dahvi Waller
Writer
Chuck Ranberg
Writer
Anne Flett-Giordano
Writer
Jason Ganzel
Writer
Susan Nirah Jaffee
Writer
Marla Sokoloff
Claire
Jeff Greenstein
Writer
Bruce Zimmerman
Writer
Adam Barr
Writer
Lynn Redgrave
Dahlia Hainsworth
Katie Ford
Writer
Peri Gilpin
Maggie Gilroy
Jake Cherry
Travers McLain
David Schulner
Writer
Jamie Gorenberg
Writer
Davhi Waller
Writer
Ellie Herman
Writer
Alan Cross
Writer
Alan Cross
Writer
Oliver Goldstick
Writer
Carrie Preston
Lucy
Valerie Ahern
Writer
Richard Chamberlain
Glenn
Jim Lincoln
Writer
Scott Sanford Tobis
Writer
Christian McLaughlin
Writer
Wendy Mericle
Writer
Brian A. Alexander
Writer
John Paul Bullock III
Writer
Jeffrey Richman
Writer
Matt Berry
Writer
Peter Lefcourt
Writer
Ron Roggé
Middle Aged Man
Hamilton Camp
Brian Linder
Kyle T. Heffner
Head Volunteer
Peter Jason
Jeff
Gary Cole
Wayne Davis
Brent Kinsman
Preston Scavo
Bob Gunton
Noah Taylor
Rachel G. Fox
Kayla Huntington
Paxton Whitehead
Graham Hainsworth
Stacey Travis
Jordana Geist
Nathan Fillion
Adam Mayfair
Bruce Thomas
Peter Hickey
Gina Hecht
Judge Mary Gallagher
Mary Pat Gleason
Ms. Elenora Butters
Joyce Guy
Nurse Kelly
Phil Reeves
Mickey Gibb
Robert Cicchini
Scott Tollman
Tuc Watkins
Bob Hunter
Chloë Grace Moretz
Sherri Maltby
Shane Kinsman
Porter Scavo
Gwendoline Yeo
Xiao-Mei
Valerie Mahaffey
Alma Hodge
John Slattery
Victor Lang
Drew Tyler Bell
Charlie
Beau Bridges
Eli Scruggs
Julie McNiven
Emily
Steven Eckholdt
Officer Rick Thompson
Sandra Purpuro
Prostitute
Kenneth Kimmins
Mayor Johnson
Crystal Allen
Kelly
Jeff Doucette
Father Crowley
John Ducey
Clay
Julie Benz
Robin Gallagher
Christine Estabrook
Martha Huber
Currie Graham
Ed Ferrara
Steven Williams
Frank
Kathleen York
Monique Polier
Betty Murphy
Alberta Fromme
Alejandro Patiño
Ralph
Sam Lloyd
Dr. Albert Goldfine
Jan Hoag
Beefy Middle-Aged Woman
Fiona Hale
Aunt Fern
Joy Jorgensen
Danielle Van de Kamp
Cody McMains
Hector
Scotty Leavenworth
Kirby Schilling
William Christian
EMT #1
Ned Vaughn
Terrence
Richard Roundtree
Mr. Shaw
Zane Huett
Parker Scavo
Kurt Fuller
Detective Barton
Kiersten Warren
Nora Huntington
Challen Cates
Samantha Lang
Jason Gedrick
Rick Coletti
Miriam Flynn
Dr. Berman
Lily Tomlin
Roberta Simmons
Rick Fitts
Jerry the Coroner
Jay Harrington
Dr. Ron McCready
Pat Crawford Brown
Ida Greenberg
Kylie Sparks
Kim
Benjamin John Parrillo
Roger
John Newton
Jonathan Lithgow
Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez
Police Officer
Laurie Metcalf
Carolyn Bigsby
Mae Whitman
Sarah
Lupe Ontiveros
Juanita 'Mama' Solis
Roger Bart
George Williams
Ryan Carnes
Justin
John Bobek
Tucker
Brien Perry
Fireman
Colton Shires
Boy #1
Shawn Doyle
Mr. Hartley
Mehcad Brooks
Matthew Applewhite
Sonia Iris Lozada
Blood Drive Nurse
Lucille Soong
Yao Lin
Harriet Sansom Harris
Felicia Tilman
Adam Weisman
Andrew Buddy #2
Conor O'Farrell
Detective Copeland
Ernie Hudson
Detective Ridley
Judyann Elder
Dr. Brody
Dakin Matthews
Reverend Sikes
Dougray Scott
Ian Hainsworth
John Mariano
Oliver Preston
William Brent
Chad
Dougald Park
Dougald Park
Tara Karsian
Sarah
Zachary Gordon
Little Robin Hood
Paul Hayes
Businessman
Christopher Goodman
Bill
Cierra Ramirez
Anne Marie
Beau Mirchoff
Danny Bolen
Melise
Violet
Scott Michael Morgan
Officer Brovka
Fred Cross
Burton
Paul Nicholas
Busboy
Matt Winston
Lazaro
Stephanie Erb
Debbie
Daryl Mitchell
Ron
Dave Foley
Monroe carter
James DuMont
xlient internet de Suzanne
Amy Pietz
Madeline
Cynthia Watros
Tracy Miller
Lydia Blanco Garza
Housekeeper
Brittany Ishibashi
Mimi
Mark Goodman
Field Reporter #1
Mark Sinacori
Steel Worker
Stephen Holland
Caterer
Sarah Paulson
Lydia Lindquist
Annie LaRussa
Eleanor Garrett
Jeff Sumner
Brandon
Amy Stewart
Darcy
Tim Bagley
Dr. Wagner
Michael Holden
Dr. Baron
Nick Toth
Mr. Franklin
Sherica Durdley
Wendy
Nike Doukas
Natalie Klein
Heath McCall
Waiter
Kay Wade
Elderly Lady
Edward Zoellner
Tanaka Party Waiter
Todd Waring
Dr. Martin
Ron Gilbert
Businessman
Marisa Petroro
Italian Secretary
Marie Caldare
Lila Dash
Matthew Jones
Policeman
Vincent M. Ward
Guard
Todd Grinnell
Dr. Alex Cominis
David Fabrizio
Detective Collins
Bob Morrisey
Dr. Bach
Annalise Basso
Denise
Steven Weber
Lloyd
Peter Onorati
Warren Schilling
Ann Ryerson
Debby
Rachael Harris
Sandra Birch
Gail O'Grady
Anne Schilling
Frances Conroy
Virginia Hildebrand
Roy Werner
Doctor L. Sage
Deborah Carson
Reporter
Rey Herrera
EMT
Preston James Hillier
Fireman
Zia Harris
Waiter
Gale Harold
Jackson Braddock
Liz Torres
Connie Solis
Stephen Spinella
Dr. Samuel Heller
Billy Mayo
Detective Lyons
Erin O'Shaughnessy
Claire Cormier
Daniella Baltodano
Celia Solis
Marina Palmier
Maria
Livia Treviño
Lupe
Bob Ross
Dr. Fitzgerald
Jeffery Self
Brian
Armando Molina
Hector
David C. Scott
Prison Guard
Ceci Balagot
Grace Sanchez
Laura Ann Kesling
Mia
Angela Hughes
Nurse
Danny Gurwin
Assistant Pastor
Austin Majors
Brett
Lorin McCraley
Reggie
Robert R. Shafer
Supervisor
Tucker Albrizzi
Little Bully
Shane Ryan-Reid
Camp Hennessey Kid
Nicolette Collier
Bethany
Griffin Cleveland
Son
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Doctor
Nicki Micheaux
Linda Hart
Lyndsy Fonseca
Gloria Garayua
Chris Carmack
Derk Cheetwood
Ronobir Lahiri
Deborah Rawlings
Bevin Prince
Miguel Pérez
Sunny Mabrey
Loren Lester
Roselyn Sánchez
Michael Ironside
Michael Durrell
Larry Miller
Michelle Marsh
Swoosie Kurtz
Kathy Najimy
Diane Delano
Myra Turley
Ian Abercrombie
Marianne Muellerleile
William Atherton
Brendan Patrick Connor
George Wyner
Bill Smitrovich
Dot-Marie Jones
Rick Scarry
Allison Miller
Lisa Banes
Lindsay Hollister
Jack Guzman
Dixie Carter
Jazzmun
Marc Cherry
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
Steve Tom
Tanja Reichert
Branscombe Richmond
Marlee Matlin
Tom Virtue
Dayna Devon
Melanie Chartoff
Bill Bolender
Julie White
Heather Stephens
Patrick Malone
Kathleen Gati
John Kapelos
Jeanne Sakata
Patrick St. Esprit
Matt Baker
Penelope Ann Miller
Shawn Woods
Brian George
James M. Connor
Robert Forster
Brianne Davis
Greg Evigan
Glenn Taranto
Terry Rhoads
Carlos Jacott
Lorna Raver
Justine Bateman
Jesse Corti
Maura Soden
Skip Stellrecht
Alison La Placa
Meagen Fay
Lee Garlington
Maile Flanagan
Cheyenne Wilbur
Christopher Michael Moore
Dominic Pace
Bruce Jarchow
Jane Lynch
Lesley Ann Warren
Mitch Longley
Caroline Aaron
Patrick Bristow
Mary-Pat Green
Mike Gomez
Carlos Lacámara
Lee Tergesen
Ryan O'Neal
Orson Bean
Meeghan Holaway
John Rubinstein
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Don Moss
Anne Marie Howard
Edward Edwards
Elizabeth Storm
Polly Bergen
Michelle Pierce
Aria Wallace
Tahj Mowry
María Conchita Alonso
Mike Hagerty
Eddie McClintock
Dagney Kerr
J.C. MacKenzie
Norma Maldonado
Matt Roth
Gloria LeRoy
Scott Bakula
Gary Grossman
Dan Castellaneta
Sean Blodgett
K Callan
Erin Matthews
Suzanne Cryer
Geoff Pierson
Thomas Kopache
Tanner Maguire
Michael Hitchcock
Mitch Silpa
Keith MacKechnie
Lamont Thompson
Soledad St. Hilaire
Anne Dudek
Michael Bailey Smith
Ian Paul Cassidy
Kevin Will
Kathryn Harrold
Alicia Brandt
Rick Ravanello
Joel McKinnon Miller
Tami-Adrian George
Stephen Ford
John Lacy
Timothy Davis-Reed
Chris Johnson
Sharon Lawrence
Brent Briscoe
Sam Horrigan
Karen Austin
Daniel Roebuck
Shirley Knight
Davis Cleveland
Bridget Flanery
Lisa Darr
Jo Marie Payton
Rae Norman
Richard Herd
Tiffany Thornton
Elizabeth Sung
Julianna McCarthy
Maree Cheatham
Andy Umberger
Michael Dempsey
Karl Makinen
Julia Campbell
Andre Ware
Brett Cullen
William Ragsdale
Ellen Crawford
Rick Otto
Wendy Benson-Landes
William Schallert
Helena Mattsson
Jane Leeves
Brennan Elliott
Patrika Darbo
Michael Merton
Melora Walters
Richard Penn
Lesley Boone
Jodi Carlisle
Ellen Geer
Megan Hilty
Ion Overman
Paul Parducci
Hira Ambrosino
Trisha Simmons
Patrick Dollaghan
Sandy Martin
Michael McDonald
Nelson Mashita
Lakshmi Manchu
Barbara Alyn Woods
Rusty Schwimmer
Christopher Rich
Donnie Jeffcoat
Anthony Azizi
Tim Monsion
Melinda McGraw
Bob Newhart
Carol Mansell
Melinda Page Hamilton
Joely Fisher
Juliette Goglia
Christine Clayburg
Joyce Van Patten
Ronny Cox
Phil Abrams
M.C. Gainey
Alexandra Lydon
Winifred Freedman
Joe Rose
Mark Deklin
Brian Kerwin
Jennifer Lyons
Jennifer Dundas
Suzanne Friedline
Billy Gardell
John Barrowman
Sam Page
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 2004
StatusEnded
Seasons8
Episodes179
Content RatingTV-14
Filming LocationsLos Angeles · Saddle Ranch Chop House, United States of America · Studio City · Colonial Street · Santa Clarita · Hollywood, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama mystery television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a total of 180 episodes. Executive producer Marc Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman, and Larry Shaw.
Set on Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State, Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend and neighbor who took her life by suicide in the pilot episode. The storyline covers fifteen years of the women's lives over eight seasons, set between the years 2004–2008, and later 2013–2018 (the storyline includes a five-year jump in time, as well as flashbacks and flashforwards ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s). They work through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes, and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their—on the surface—beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood.
The series features an ensemble cast, headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp, and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis. The supporting cast included Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair, and Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry. Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young, appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences.Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike, receiving many accolades. It won multiple Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. From the 2004–05 through the 2008–09 television seasons, its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series. In 2007, it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third-most-watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries. In 2012, it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide, which measured ratings across five continents; it has held this position since 2006. Moreover, it was the third-highest revenue-earning series for 2010, with $2.74 million per half an hour. The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list.In August 2011, it was confirmed that the eighth season of Desperate Housewives would be the show's last; the series finale aired on May 13, 2012. By the end of the series, it had surpassed Charmed with the most episodes in an hour-long television series featuring all female leads.