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Former 'Boomtown' star joins 'Housewives'
Published Monday, Jun 30 2008, 10:17 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
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The actor, who was known for his role as David McNorris on the show, will play a possible new love interest for Edie Britt (Nicolette Sheridan).
McDonough has also previously appeared in The X-Files, Medical Investigation, Traveller and Tin Man.
The casting follows the news that Gale Harold, who starred in Queer as Folk and Vanished, will be joining the show for a new romance plot involving Susan Meyer (Teri Hatcher).
Desperate Housewives' fifth season launches on ABC in the autumn.
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