Gay creator of ‘Desperate Housewives’ on inspiring Andy Cohen’s ‘Real Housewives’: “I envy them”

The gays love their Housewives.

And while Andy Cohen many be the queer mogul behind the success of Real Housewives and all its wine-soaked iterations, it’s another gay TV titan that inspired the blockbuster Bravo franchise.

On October 3, 2004, Marc Cherry–who was a writer and producer on Golden Girls— brought the women of Wisteria Lane into homes across the country by creating ABC’s hit series Desperate Housewives.

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Marc Cherry with Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Nicolette Sheridan, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross in

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