- Jesse Metcalfe, Desperate Housewives, 2004-2009. The young Texan star of 7th Heaven was cast as John Rowland on March 4 2004 and replaced after the first pilot on July 2 for a lack of chemistry with screen lover Eva Longoria. Metcalfe lasted as long as his affair with Eva’s Gabrielle Solis – one season.
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