Desperate Housewives  (Sundays, 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET)

MARC CHERRY, creator and executive producer

Marc Cherry spent the early years of his childhood in Buena Park, California, a suburb of Orange County. The family moved to Oklahoma and lived on his grandmother's farm while his father went to school to earn a Masters Degree and his mother stayed home and raised three young children. After his father graduated and began a new career as a corporate accountant, the family relocated several times to and from Orange County, and exotic countries around the world. From Oklahoma the family moved to Huntington Beach, California for a couple of years, then to Hong Kong for a brief period, back to Huntington Beach, followed by nine months in Iran, and then back to Fullerton, California, where they stayed. In high school Cherry excelled in drama and majored in theatre at Cal State Fullerton. In the late 1980s he won $15,000 on the Dick Clark game show, "$100,000 Pyramid," took his winnings and moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in writing.

Cherry began as a personal assistant to Dixie Carter on the set of "Designing Women," and early success as a writer soon followed. His writer/producer credits include the beloved television classic "The Golden Girls" and the sequel to the series, "The Golden Palace." He also served as writer and executive producer on the television comedies "Some of My Best Friends," "The Crew" and "The Five Mrs. Buchanans." Following a difficult three-year hiatus of unemployment, during which his long-time agent was arrested and charged with embezzlement, Cherry got his second big break in 2004 when ABC and Touchstone Television picked up his original "Desperate Housewives" script for production. In its first year the series proved to be a ground-breaking success, a ratings powerhouse, and quickly developed a devoted worldwide fan base.

Cherry is creator and executive producer of ABC's hit series "Desperate Housewives," beginning its fifth season. In the first season "Desperate Housewives" won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy, and Best Performance by an Actress -- Musical or Comedy by Teri Hatcher. The People's Choice Awards fans voted the show as Favorite New Television Drama in 2005. The Screen Actors Guild honored the series with an award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Comedy Series to Teri Hatcher in 2005 and to Felicity Huffman in 2006, and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in both 2005 and 2006. In September 2005 the show was nominated for 15 Emmy's, with wins in six categories, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Felicity Huffman. And in January 2006, the show won its second Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy.

Cherry has a development deal with ABC Studios producing under the banner Cherry Productions.