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Lynette Scavo
Lynette Scavo is a fictional character from the American comedy drama television series Desperate Housewives, which aired on ABC from 2004 to 2012. Developed by series creator Marc Cherry, Lynette was portrayed by Felicity Huffman. Lynette is introduced as a frustrated stay-at-home mother of four children, who she had with her businessman husband Tom (Doug Savant). Formerly a high-powered businesswoman herself, Lynette aspires to return to working life as she struggles with the day-to-day tasks of motherhood, whilst also surviving cancer post season 4.
While show creator Marc Cherry based Bree Van de Kamp's family on his teenage years, he based Lynette's on his childhood life. Other actresses who claim to have auditioned for the show include Alex Kingston, who was apparently turned down for being too curvy. Huffman won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for 2005 to 2007.
Lynette Lindquist was born on April 9, 1966, as the eldest of three daughters born to Stella and her husband, Mr. Lindquist. After he died, their mother had a series of unpleasant and unstable boyfriends and a drinking problem. She also beat her children and had cancer, when Lynette was 13 years old. Lynette told her that this was a punishment from God. Stella marries Glenn Wingfield, whom Lynette adores. After a short time, Glenn leaves, and Lynette blames her mother for driving him away for a long time. Lynette often attributed her need to control her environment as a result of her mother's sporadic alcoholic behaviour, something she addresses later in the series following a separation from Tom.
During college at Northwestern University, around 1990, Lynette met Renee Perry and two of them become loyal friends. She graduated and, while working in advertising, she became a "business shark" and almost a vice president, but she met Tom Scavo at the same company. He was so in love that he broke up with his girlfriend, Annabel Foster. Tom and Lynette married in 1995 and moved to Wisteria Lane the following year. Lynette had five children with Tom: twins Preston and Porter born in 1997, Parker born in 1999, Penny born in 2004 and Paige, born in 2015. She had a very successful career, but she gave up all that to become a stay-at-home mother.
In 1996, the Scavos met Mary Alice Young, Bree Van de Kamp, and Susan Mayer, followed by Gabrielle Solis in 2003, all becoming close friends.
As the series begins, Lynette is near to breaking point – she has been stuck at home alone with four kids for 6 years. Her husband is always away on business trips or at work. Lynette struggles to cope with her four children until Preston and Porter are prescribed medication for ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). Lynette decides not to medicate them and starts taking the medication herself so she can have more energy to make the costumes for a school play. Realizing she is addicted, Lynette manages to stop taking the pills after she and Tom hire a nanny. Unfortunately, she demands the nanny is fired after she discovers Tom is attracted to her. When Tom discovers Lynette had sabotaged a promotion Tom was going to accept, he quits his job, and in the season finale informs her that she will be going back to work while he becomes a stay-at-home dad.
Lynette gets a job at an advertising agency and for much of the season, dealing with obstacles at work and with her colleagues. Later she also testifies for Bree when she is accused of child abuse, but makes Bree realize she has a problem with alcohol. At the end of the season, Lynette thinks Tom is cheating on her when she follows him to Atlantic City, but instead discovers Tom has another child as a result of a one-night stand before he met Lynette–a daughter named Kayla Huntington.
Lynette has trouble adjusting to Kayla and her mother, Nora Huntington, being around. Lynette learns Nora wants Tom back and warns her to keep her distance. When Nora decides to move to Arizona with Kayla, Lynette and Tom plan to sue for custody. However, a court date becomes unnecessary when Nora and Lynette are held hostage in a supermarket by Carolyn Bigsby, and Nora is shot and killed during the standoff. As Nora lays dying, Lynette pledges to always care for Kayla. Lynette is shot in the arm but survives. Lynette and Kayla struggle to get along, as Kayla blames Lynette for her mother's death. When an out-of-work Tom follows his lifelong dream to open a pizzeria, Lynette attempts to support him. When a back injury leaves Tom bedridden and Lynette solely responsible for the operation of the restaurant, Lynette hires a manager, Rick, for whom she quickly develops romantic feelings. Tom, jealous and suspicious, demands that Rick leave the business, but Rick refuses. When he confesses to Lynette that he is attracted to her, she fires him, establishing firmly that her family matters more than her business. However, she is shown to be crying and upset afterward.
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Lynette Scavo
Lynette Scavo is a fictional character from the American comedy drama television series Desperate Housewives, which aired on ABC from 2004 to 2012. Developed by series creator Marc Cherry, Lynette was portrayed by Felicity Huffman. Lynette is introduced as a frustrated stay-at-home mother of four children, who she had with her businessman husband Tom (Doug Savant). Formerly a high-powered businesswoman herself, Lynette aspires to return to working life as she struggles with the day-to-day tasks of motherhood, whilst also surviving cancer post season 4.
While show creator Marc Cherry based Bree Van de Kamp's family on his teenage years, he based Lynette's on his childhood life. Other actresses who claim to have auditioned for the show include Alex Kingston, who was apparently turned down for being too curvy. Huffman won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for 2005 to 2007.
Lynette Lindquist was born on April 9, 1966, as the eldest of three daughters born to Stella and her husband, Mr. Lindquist. After he died, their mother had a series of unpleasant and unstable boyfriends and a drinking problem. She also beat her children and had cancer, when Lynette was 13 years old. Lynette told her that this was a punishment from God. Stella marries Glenn Wingfield, whom Lynette adores. After a short time, Glenn leaves, and Lynette blames her mother for driving him away for a long time. Lynette often attributed her need to control her environment as a result of her mother's sporadic alcoholic behaviour, something she addresses later in the series following a separation from Tom.
During college at Northwestern University, around 1990, Lynette met Renee Perry and two of them become loyal friends. She graduated and, while working in advertising, she became a "business shark" and almost a vice president, but she met Tom Scavo at the same company. He was so in love that he broke up with his girlfriend, Annabel Foster. Tom and Lynette married in 1995 and moved to Wisteria Lane the following year. Lynette had five children with Tom: twins Preston and Porter born in 1997, Parker born in 1999, Penny born in 2004 and Paige, born in 2015. She had a very successful career, but she gave up all that to become a stay-at-home mother.
In 1996, the Scavos met Mary Alice Young, Bree Van de Kamp, and Susan Mayer, followed by Gabrielle Solis in 2003, all becoming close friends.
As the series begins, Lynette is near to breaking point – she has been stuck at home alone with four kids for 6 years. Her husband is always away on business trips or at work. Lynette struggles to cope with her four children until Preston and Porter are prescribed medication for ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). Lynette decides not to medicate them and starts taking the medication herself so she can have more energy to make the costumes for a school play. Realizing she is addicted, Lynette manages to stop taking the pills after she and Tom hire a nanny. Unfortunately, she demands the nanny is fired after she discovers Tom is attracted to her. When Tom discovers Lynette had sabotaged a promotion Tom was going to accept, he quits his job, and in the season finale informs her that she will be going back to work while he becomes a stay-at-home dad.
Lynette gets a job at an advertising agency and for much of the season, dealing with obstacles at work and with her colleagues. Later she also testifies for Bree when she is accused of child abuse, but makes Bree realize she has a problem with alcohol. At the end of the season, Lynette thinks Tom is cheating on her when she follows him to Atlantic City, but instead discovers Tom has another child as a result of a one-night stand before he met Lynette–a daughter named Kayla Huntington.
Lynette has trouble adjusting to Kayla and her mother, Nora Huntington, being around. Lynette learns Nora wants Tom back and warns her to keep her distance. When Nora decides to move to Arizona with Kayla, Lynette and Tom plan to sue for custody. However, a court date becomes unnecessary when Nora and Lynette are held hostage in a supermarket by Carolyn Bigsby, and Nora is shot and killed during the standoff. As Nora lays dying, Lynette pledges to always care for Kayla. Lynette is shot in the arm but survives. Lynette and Kayla struggle to get along, as Kayla blames Lynette for her mother's death. When an out-of-work Tom follows his lifelong dream to open a pizzeria, Lynette attempts to support him. When a back injury leaves Tom bedridden and Lynette solely responsible for the operation of the restaurant, Lynette hires a manager, Rick, for whom she quickly develops romantic feelings. Tom, jealous and suspicious, demands that Rick leave the business, but Rick refuses. When he confesses to Lynette that he is attracted to her, she fires him, establishing firmly that her family matters more than her business. However, she is shown to be crying and upset afterward.