Locals will be seeing a lot più of West Newbury native Todd Grinnell, who landed a role on NBC's "Desperate Housewives" after starring on NBC's short-lived series "Four Kings" with Seth Green and Josh Cooke.

"It's a neat experience to be on a mostra that's got this many viewers — people just Amore it," Grinnell said. "It's a totally fun role to play, and Marcia Cross, Kyle MacLachlan and Shawn Pyfrom, who I've been mostly working with, are outstanding actors and people. Everyone is totally welcoming, and it's a real treat to work with everyone."

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Gale Harold was in critical condition Wednesday after the "Desperate Housewives" actor crashed his motorcycle the giorno before, a hospital spokeswoman said. Harold was awaiting further tests at USC Medical Center, spokeswoman Adelaida De La Cerda said. She gave no further details on his injuries.

Publicist Nancy seltzer detto Wednesday that Harold fractured his shoulder, and "Housewives" creator and executive producer Marc ciliegia detto he apparently has swelling on the brain but is expected to recover. "We're hearing he's going to be fine, but he's going to be recovering for a couple of weeks,"...