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'Desperate Housewives' Star Injured in Motorcycle Accident

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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 15) - Gale Harold was in critical condition Wednesday after the "Desperate Housewives" actor crashed his motorcycle the day 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 said Wednesday that Harold fractured his shoulder, and "Housewives" creator and executive producer Marc Cherry said he apparently has swelling on the brain but is expected to recover.
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"We're hearing he's going to be fine, but he's going to be recovering for a couple of weeks," Cherry said.
Selzer said no one else was injured, but did not provide further details on the Tuesday wreck, which was first reported by TMZ. The California Highway Patrol said it had no information about the accident.
Harold plays Jackson, the boyfriend of Teri Hatcher's character Susan Mayer on the ABC show. The character plays a pivotal role in the fifth season's eighth episode, a November sweeps installment which finds several Wisteria Lane residents trapped inside a nightclub fire.
Cherry said Harold had been filming scenes all week for the episode and had been scheduled to be on set Tuesday. He said they would await the actor's prognosis before deciding how to proceed, but that at least some changes would have to be made.
"We know we're going to rewrite one scene," he said.
Associated Press writer Solvej Schou contributed to this report.
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RandiGrogan

10:32 AMOct 16 2008

My heart goes to him and his family. I have loved Gale since Queer as Folk, may he recover as quickly as his character Brian. Gale you are an excellent actor. May you be blessed.

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Bigdaddysgril87

10:40 PMOct 16 2008

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY MY THOUGHT`S AND PRAYER`S R WITH MR. GALE HAROLD AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIEND`S,,, HE`S ONE HECK OF GREAT ACTOR,,,AND A WONDERFUL PERSON AND I`VE BEEN A TRULY DEVOTED FAN OF HIS SINCE I FIRST SAW HIM ON THE SHOW ``Q.A.F.``,,,HE REALLY PUT`S HIS HEART AND SOUL N 2 EVERY PART HE PLAY`S,,,AND I TRULY ADMIRE HIM 4 ALL THE WORK HE`S DONE,,,HE`S A STAR THAT`S GONNA GO FAR, HE`S NO.1 RIGHT NOW N MY EYE`S,ANDALWAY`S WILL B, TAKE CARE GALE, WE LOVE U VERY MUCH,PLZGET WELL VERY SOON!!!!!!!!!!,,,, UR FAN`S FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA,,,P.S. I PRAY UR FUTURE WILL BE FILLED WITH MUCH HAPPENESS ANDMANY, MANY YEAR`S OF GREAT HEALTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, UR THE GREATEST GALE!!!!!

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BarbieK1211

08:15 PMOct 16 2008

Prayers for his speedy recovery. He is a wonderful actor. I love the show. :)

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Ididrarara

08:10 PMOct 16 2008

I'm sorry to hear of his accident. I hope that he has a full recovery and gets back on set soon. Best of luck

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Halterwym

06:26 PMOct 15 2008

He is a great actor!!! God bless and I am hoping he fully recovers. He is a charachter actor who deserves more.

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Halterwym

06:25 PMOct 15 2008

He is a great actor!!! God bless and I am hoping he fully recovers. He is a charachter actor who deserves more.

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