Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo (née Lindquist) is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists on the series "Desperate Housewives". The character is played by actress Felicity Huffman, who 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. 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
The Sun Won't Set (Desperate Housewives) Scavo (Zane Huett) do not appear in this episode. First appearance of NaShawn Kearse as Caleb Applewhite. The episode title "The Sun Won't Set" is the Act II opening song of the Stephen Sondheim musical, "A Little Night Music". The Sun Won't Set (Desperate Housewives) "The Sun Won't Set" is the 31st episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the eighth episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by Jenna Bans and was directed by Stephen Cragg. It originally aired on Sunday, November 20, 2005. After the sudden break-in at Gabrielle's home, the