Karl Mayer
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| Karl Mayer | |
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 Richard Burgi as Karl |
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| First appearance | Pilot (episode 1.01) (flashback) |
| Last appearance | Children and Art (episode 3.08) |
| Cause/Reason | Deceased |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 40s |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Relationships | Susan Mayer (ex-wife) Brandi (ex-girlfriend) Edie Britt (ex-fiancé) |
| Children | Julie Mayer |
| Relatives | Sophie Bremmer Flickman (former mother-in-law) |
| Portrayed by | Richard Burgi |
| Created by | Marc Cherry |
Karl Mayer is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor Richard Burgi.
[edit] History
Karl Mayer is Susan's ex-husband and a lawyer. Susan divorces him after he leaves her for his secretary, Brandi. Susan also discovers that he flirted with Edie while they were married. He dates Edie Britt during season 1 and 2 but is jealous of Mike Delfino and tries twice to get back with Susan. He also marries her again when she has problem with her health insurance, leading to several trouble with Edie who really has fallen for him and when he dumps her, she soon discovers it. As a revenge she burns Susan's house down, prompting Karl to buy her a new one as another attempt to get her back. In season 3, both Susan and Edie have moved on and he is mostly absent returning only in the episode "Children and Art" to play the bad cop for Julie and Austin. This backfires when he gets mad at Susan for dating a married English man whose wife is in coma.
Towards the end of Season 3, Ian, Susan's current lover will be found dead signalling the end of the character.
| Desperate Housewives | ||
| Episode list | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Official site | ||
| Production | Marc Cherry | Characters | Actors | Awards | Broadcasting | DVD releases | Music | The Game | |
| Main characters |
Susan Mayer | Lynette Scavo | Bree Hodge | Gabrielle Solis | Edie Britt | Mary Alice Young Carlos Solis | Tom Scavo | Julie Mayer | Orson Hodge | Mike Delfino Andrew Van De Kamp | Danielle Van De Kamp | Preston and Porter Scavo | Parker Scavo | Ian Hainsworth |
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| Former main characters |
Betty Applewhite | Rex Van De Kamp | Paul Young | John Rowland | Zach Young | Karl Mayer |
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| Minor characters |
Carolyn Bigsby | Sophie Flickman | Maisy Gibbons | Ida Greenberg | Alma Hodge | Gloria Hodge |
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| Locations | Wisteria Lane | Eagle State | |
