Dexter's Michael C. Hall & Jennifer Carpenter Are Getting Divorced

Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall are calling it quits.

The Dexter stars, who play brother and sister on the Showtime series, are ending their two-year marriage, their reps tell Entertainment Weekly.

"Having been separated for some time, Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall have filed for divorce," the reps say in a joint statement.

The announcement comes just one day after Carpenter attended Dexter's fifth season finale party without Hall, Access Hollywood reports.

Carpenter, 31, famously stood by Hall's side during his battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

They wed on New Years Eve in 2009. Carpenter gushed in the past that Hall, 39, is "the sexiest man alive. He's one of the best we've got. He's an incredible talent and if anyone deserves accolades, it's him."

Dexter's Michael C. Hall: I Always Wondered Whether I'd Live to Age 39

When Michael C. Hall learned last year that he had Hodgkin's lymphoma, it wasn't just the diagnosis but the timing that was unnerving. Hall was 38 – just a year younger than his own father was when he died of prostate cancer, when Hall was a child.

It was a bizarre coincidence, made all the more resonant by the fact that Hall had long connected the age 39 to his own feelings of mortality.

"I think I've been preoccupied since I was 11, and my father died, with the idea of the age 39: 'Would I live that long? What would that be like?' " Hall tells The New York Times. "To discover that I had the Hodgkin's was alarming, but at the same time I felt kind of bemused, like: 'Wow. Huh. How interesting.' "

Hall turned 39 this past February. His cancer is in remission, and he feels completely revitalized. If anything, he says, he felt extra energy after the effects of the chemotherapy wore off.

As the fifth season of Dexter premieres this Sunday on Showtime, Hall looks back at his career so far and sees a pattern of playing repressed characters – not just Dexter Morgan but also David Fisher on Six Feet Under. Perhaps, says Hall, that's another legacy from having a father who died young.

"The fact that I've been called upon to play these characters is probably not a complete coincidence," he says. "I have my own repressed people in my life that I've drawn on, and had my own tendency toward repression. Maybe it has to do with not knowing quite what to do with the storm of feelings that accompanied my father's death. Maybe it's a learned behavior."

He adds with a smile: "Now, I'm taking it to the bank."

Jennifer Carpenter: 'Dexter' Star, Michael C. Hall, is Fully Recovered from Cancer

The wife of Michael C. Hall says the Dexter star is "fully recovered" from cancer and has returned to work.

Jennifer Carpenter said Friday that Hall was "incredibly brave" when he announced in January that he was undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that attacks the lymph nodes.

The 38-year-old Hall went into remission and continued treatment at a health facility near Los Angeles.

Hall won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award earlier this year for his portrayal of Dexter, a serial killer who targets other murderers. Carpenter stars on the bloody Showtime hit series as Dexter's seemingly unknowing sister.

Paparazzi!: Walking Tall

Dexter's Michael C. Hall, who is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, looks in fine form Thursday has he steps out in Hollywood. The resilient actor – whose disease is "treatable and curable" – recently took home both a Golden Globe and SAG Award for his role on the Showtime drama.

Michael C. Hall Says Winning Awards has Boosted His Spirits

Michael C. Hall had plenty to celebrate Saturday night.

Just a week after winning a Golden Globe for his serial killer star turn on Showtime's Dexter, the actor was named outstanding actor in a drama series at Saturday's Screen Actors Guild Awards. And, he said backstage, his cancer is in remission.

"I'm two-thirds of the way through this treatment that already has this thing in remission," he said. "It's nice in the homestretch to have this kind of shock of positive energy. It's a celebration."

Hall, 38, who is very private, initially said he revealed that he was being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma, because he knew he would be making several public appearances. "Because award shows were imminent, I had to make a statement," he said at last week's Globes.

As it turns out, there has been one unexpected and positive result of his admission. "I've been feeling very well," he told reporters backstage at the SAG Awards, "because I made this announcement. Because of these public events, I've heard from people I would have not have heard from otherwise."

Cancer-Stricken Michael C. Hall Says He's Fine

Michael C. Hall, who has been undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, made his first public appearance since announcing his battle with the disease at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.

"It's nice to see colleagues," he told reporters after winning the award for best actor in a drama for Showtime's Dexter, "and for me to show [people] I am doing fine."

The very private actor, 38, only revealed his battle with cancer four days ago, and said he originally wanted to keep his condition a secret.

"I had every intention of keeping it quiet, but because award shows were imminent, I had to make a statement," Hall said. But, he added, that it was nice to be able to make the statement when his prognosis was good.

In his fight against cancer, Hall says he's been staying positive and gaining a new perspective on the important things in life. "I like to think I have a good head on my shoulders," he said. "I have never been less susceptible to [having a big head] given the more down in the trenches stuff I have been considering."

Hall's Dexter costar and fellow Golden Globe winner John Lithgow had nothing but praise for Hall, calling him "Tremendous … The man truly deserves [to win]," said Lithgow. "Michael is a stupendous actor."

Hall wore a dapper suit and a black designer Japanese cap to cover his head. He joked about the look, saying, "It's nice to have an excuse for accessorizing."

Dexter's Michael C. Hall Has Cancer

Dexter actor Michael C. Hall revealed Wednesday he has been battling cancer, but said he’s almost finished with treatment and the disease is in remission.

Hall, 38, said in a statement he is lucky to have been diagnosed with the “treatable and curable condition” – Hodgkin’s lymphoma – and thanked his Los Angeles-area medical team for their skill in caring for him.

His spokesman, Craig Bankey, said Hall’s cancer is in remission but the actor will continue scheduled treatments.

Hall plans to go with his wife – and Dexter costar – Jennifer Carpenter to Sunday’s Golden Globes, where he's nominated for best dramatic actor and the show as best drama. He also plans to attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards the following Saturday, where Hall and the cast are also nominated.

"Dexter" and "Californication" Score Series Highs

Showtime's fourth season of "Dexter" opened to a series-high rating Sunday night, scoring 1.5 million viewers in its first airing.

Not only is that an all-time high for "Dexter" -- up 25 percent from last season's debut -- but it's also the most-watched series telecast for any program on Showtime since at least 2004 (when the network changed its ratings system).

The premiere of the network's "Californication" (821,000) was also a series high, up 57 percent from last season's premiere.

Folding in the shows' same-night encores, "Dexter" was seen by 1.9 million viewers and "Californication" had an audience of 1.2 million.

Fall TV Premieres: Sunday Night

As the official Fall TV premiere comes to a close we have several of our favorites coming back to another season of love, betrayal, laughter, and mysteries...and that's only what "Desperate Housewives" has in store for us.

Here are the new and returning shows for tonight.

THE AMAZING RACE (CBS 8:00 pm): Contestants in The Amazing Race's 15th installment begin their frenzied spirit around the world from Los Angeles and immediately jet off to Tokyo, where things get rather spicy. The 21-day race offers an array of contestants including Harlem Globetrotters, female professional poker players, a man with Asperger's syndrome and of course, a highly combustible husband/wife tandem.

AMERICAN DAD (FOX 9:30 pm): Dad's fifth season his hard on Son Steve, who goes to a Vietnam War restaging and gets a case of Post-Traumatic-War-Reenactment Stress Disorder. On the Christmas episode, CIA agent Stan Smith spends the end of the holidays trying to rescue his wife Francine from the Antichrist.

BROTHERS & SISTERS (ABC 10:00 pm): Another health crisis kicks off season four and all bets are on Nora (Sally Field) to be the won stricken by the crisis. In other story lines, Kevin (Matthew Rhys) and Scotty (Luke Macfarlane) pursue parenthood via surrogacy; Kitty (Calista Flockhart) and Robert (Rob Lowe) try to mend their marriage; Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) gets luck with a stud (Gilles Marini); and Nora and Holly (Patricia Wettig) lock horns over planning Justin (Dave Annable) and Rebecca's (Emily VanCamp) wedding.

CALIFORNICATION (Showtime 10:00 pm): With Karen (Natascha McElhone) away, Hank (David Duchovny), who takes a job teaching writing at a university, will play with three women: a twentysomething student/stripper (Eva Amurri); his thirtysomething teacher's aide (Diane Farr); and the fourtysomething head of the English department (Embeth Davidtz), who's married to the college dean (Peter Gallagher). It will be an interesting third season.

THE CLEVELAND SHOW (FOX 8:30 pm): Family Guy's Cleveland Brown and his son, Cleveland Jr., return to their hometown of Stoolbend, Virginia where he marries his first love, Donna, who has two kids of her own. This show will tell the story that "The Brady Bunch" never told.

COLD CASE (CBS 10:00 pm): Season seven finds Detective Rush (Kathryn Morris) off her game. Things will go haywire in her life. A military-academy official (Daniel Baldwin), who almost killed Rush, will remain a thorn in her side. And as she reconciles with her father (Raymond J. Barry), she'll have mixed feelings about her new found step mom and half siblings.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC 9:00 pm): Season six's central plot stems from an attack on a "beloved character" in the premiere. Suspects will include the Bolens, Wisteria Lane's newest clan headed by Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos) and Jeffrey Nordling (24) who are running away from something. In other story lines, Lynette (Felicity Hoffman) will hide her pregnancy from boss Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), Gaby (Eva Longoria Parker) will battle with niece Ana (Maiara Walsh), and Bree (Marcia Cross) will discover her sexuality in a major way through her affair with Karl (Richard Burgi). Plus, last season's cliffhanger of who is Mike (James Denton) marrying, either Susan (Teri Hatcher) or Katherine (Dana Delaney), will be answered in the first minute of the premiere show.

DEXTER (Showtime 9:00 pm): Showtime's crafty drama, about a Miami police blood-splatter analyst who satisfies his own sociopathic blood lust by killing murderers on the side, returns for season four with Dexter (Michael C. Hall) facing down his biggest nemesis yet...fatherhood and an intriguing mass murderer Arthur aka the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow).

EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION (ABC 8:00 pm): Season seven will bring more celebrities on the "Get on the Bus" campaign, including Patricia Heaton, Mary J. Blige and Ashley Tisdale.

FAMILY GUY (FOX 9:00 pm): During the eighth season, Family Guy's creator will have a "Spies Like Us" reunion with Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase, the return of James Woods, and an "Empire Strikes Back" spoof.

THE SIMPSONS (FOX 8:00 pm): The 20th anniversary of the longest running prime-time cartoon series stars with Homer getting a whipping from a personal trainer (Seth Rogen) in order to get him into shape to play a big-screen superhero. Later int he season Bart also gets a girlfriend (Sarah Silverman), an older prankster (Jonah Hill) serves as a cautionary tale to Bart, and Krusty finds romance when a princess (Anne Hathaway) joins the show.

All show times are based on Eastern Time.

Dexter Siblings Michael C. Hall & Jennifer Carpenter Are Now Real-Life Spouses

Don't worry folks, it's legal. They may play brother and sister on Dexter, but in real life Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter were lawfully wed on New Year's Eve, according to Hall's rep, Craig Bankey. The outdoor ceremony was held in Big Sur.

Hall, 37, and Carpenter, 29, plan to appear together at this year's Golden Globes Awards on Sunday.

People last caught up with Carpenter at the Emmys in September, where she answered the question, Who's the sexiest man alive? with ease: "Michael C Hall!," she said. "He's the sexiest man alive. He's one of the best we've got. He's an incredible talent and if anyone deserves accolades, it's him."

Source: People.com