At the ramp up to the SAG awards, LAist caught up with Dexter’s Lauren Velez (you may recall that she was busy signing merch from the series for part of the SAG foundation’s charity auction).
Here’s the interview, in which she dishes on her character’s new marriage to Bautista, what it was like to work with John Lithgow, and why it’s great to see Hollywood’s award-givers finally recognize Michael C. Hall for his work on Dexter. Check it out:

It’s been quite a year for Dexter star Michael C. Hall.
To recap:

Just one month before his 38th birthday, he married co-star Jennifer Carpenter.
Then, he took his character to new levels on Season 4 of Dexter, raising his game to work with guest star John Lithgow.
He also made a splash on the big screen opposite Gerard Butler, all before being diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma.
The cancer treatment didn’t slow him down much, though, with Hall winning two major Hollywood honors — a Golden Globe and a SAG Award.
Through it all, he navigated the media attention surrounding his illness with tact and grace.

So, …read more

Dexter fanatics, listen up: You can score DVDs of the last three seasons plus bobbleheads of the entire cast in this year’s SAG Foundation celebrity auction.
Even better: Lauren Velez, a.k.a. Lt. LaGuerta, signed her bobblehead and the DVD cases, ’cause she’s cool like that.
Check out the details of the Dexter auction here. So far the bids are pretty reasonable, but time is running out! The auction runs through Friday.
You might get a deal on some great merch, and, even better, help a good cause. The annual online auctions benefit children’s literacy programs that reach 100,000 children a week. They also help …read more

What did you do this weekend? If you’re like me, you spent Sunday dawdling over brunch before going on a grocery run.
Turns out that was exactly the itinerary for Dexter stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, too.
Image: Bauer-Griffin
The day after Hall won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of Dexter Morgan, the married couple was spotted grabbing breakfast at L.A.’s Mustard Seed Cafe, then shopping for groceries at Gelson’s supermarket.
MCH looked happy and relaxed with Jennifer, even as he’s midway through his treatment for cancer. Of course, the SAG award and his Golden Globe win two weeks ago …read more

Proving yet again what a gracious winner he is, Dexter’s Michael C. Hall modestly deflected questions about his win for best dramatic actor in a TV series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards this weekend, just a week after he won a Golden Globe for his performance as Dexter Morgan in the Showtime series’ fourth season.
To celebrate, Hall, who is undergoing treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma, planned to join wife/co-star Jennifer Carpenter and the rest of the Dexter cast at a party after the awards ceremony. Check out his interview with E!:

Fashionistas may have noticed that purple hues showed up a lot at Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards and Dexter’s Julie Benz showcased the trend nicely.
Hours before the awards ceremony, she gushed about her “glam swat team” coming over to whip her into red carpet shape. Their efforts paid off with this glowy, gauzy look:

Benz, whose character was killed off in the Dexter Season 4 finale, next appears on Desperate Housewives.
Images: Bauer-Griffin

Congrats, Michael C. Hall! After four amazing seasons as the title character on Dexter, it seems that is award season belongs to you!
Along with a Golden Globe win last weekend, you scored a Screen Actors Guild Award this weekend — and proved yet again how strong you and wife Jennifer Carpenter have been in the face of your cancer diagnosis and treatment.

After his win, Hall told reporters that he’s had a groundswell of support from friends old and new after going public with the news that he has Hodgkins Lymphoma.
He added that, while he had some inkling that Dexter would …read more

We’ve oogled their outfits and cheered their Golden Globe wins. Now we can watch the press interviews with Showtime’s Golden Globe winners: United States of Tara’s Toni Collette and Dexter’s Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow.
Collette wouldn’t say which of the Tara characters she plays is her favorite. “It would be like choosing one of my children.” Also, she decided on the gorgeous gown she wore to the awards because it was comfortable to slip on after an afternoon at the farmers market.
The Trinity Killer had a profound effect on Dexter, Hall told reporters, and viewers could see “there was …read more

Ask and you shall receive. After whining yesterday that we didn’t have any Golden Globes photos of Dexter co-stars and husband and wife Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter together, an eagle-eyed reader pointed us in the direction of this sweet pic of the couple at a Globes after party.

That same loyal reader also shared this great interview with Carpenter from Access Hollywood, in which she talks about her husband’s battle with cancer.
In a quick pre-Globes chat, Carpenter said just a year into their marriage, the two have gotten even closer as they worked together to choose the best treatment …read more

Hey there, Showtime fans. Big night at the Golden Globes, eh?
Along with wins for Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow, we saw lots of Showtime stars looking great in spite of the rain that dampened the beginning of Hollywood’s awards season.
We’re still on the hunt for red carpet photos of some of your favorite actors and actresses (Did no one photograph Edie Falco? Seriously?), but here are a bunch of paparazzi pics from the event.
Some quick thoughts:
- The guys from Dexter look like they love hanging out together
- David Duchovny, who must’ve been in the lobby when …read more