'Desperate' days for Denton

0 Comments | USA TODAY, December, 2004 | by Donna Freydkin

NEW YORK -- If you want to spark a miniature riot, send James Denton into Times Square at the height of the tourist-fueled holiday shopping frenzy.

On this chilly Sunday morning, the Desperate Housewives hunk wanders out for a photo shoot. But within minutes, he finds himself surrounded by six besotted Connecticut housewives snapping pictures and cooing over the actor.

"You're so nice!" one woman trills, posing with Denton for yet another shot.

Denton is unfazed: "You can't get through dinner. You can't shop. It's a great problem to have."

He can thank ABC's runaway smash Desperate Housewives , the tale of a group of suburban women and their sordid antics. The show co-stars Denton as Mike Delfino, the mysterious plumber who's hiding a major secret....