We all know that Mario Cantone isn't going to be the new co-host on "The View" but he sure has made that now mostly dull show a lot more fun whenever he appears. But Cantone has another gig: he will be a recurring character on ABC's "Men In Trees" and be involved in a romance with the character played by Orlando Jones
The show's creator and executive producer Jenny Bicks told me at the ABC Press Tour Thutrsday that Cantone's character, Terry the hairdresser, will be involved with Jones' character. Neither Cantone or Jones were present but cast member Ty Olsson mentioned the storyline when answering a question. I pounced on him after the panel for elaboratiion (this dude is gooooood lookin!) and he panicked, wondering if he wasn't supposed to say anything. I let him off the hook and directed my questions to Bicks who was only too happy tl talk about it.
"It's important to me because it's a show about a town full of men and you're not just going to have straight men. That's one of the interesting things about when when I went up to Alaska. I realized this is a place where you can be whoever you want to be so it attracts a lot of gay men and anybody who feels like they want to live in a world where it's OK to be who you are. So I wanted to represent that."
She says she wants to get Cantone to appear in "as many episodes as I can get him for."
"I love Mario," she said. "He's been fantastic so we're going to keep playing with his storyline. Not just in terms of dating but in terms of who is this guy and what did he do to end up in Alaska."