Playing the titular character on Showtime’s hit show Dexter, Michael C. Hall has battled a host of foes, from the Trinity Killer, to psychopathic Miami District Attorney Miguel Prado (played by Jimmy Smits), to his very own brother. Unbeknown to many, off the camera Hall has quietly battled another type of foe: cancer.
Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2009 prior to the shooting of Season 4 of Dexter, Hall found himself receiving an aggressive chemotherapy regimen which sapped his strength and caused for him to temporarily lose his hair. Hall hoped to keep his disease out of the news, but with awards season calling for public appearances, the actor released a short statement to the press in January revealing what he had been going through. 
Roughly 8500 new cases of Hodgkins Lymphoma were diagnosed in 2009 and over 1,500 patients succumbed to the disease that year, and with his father having passed from prostate cancer at the young age of 39, Hall is no stranger to how a battle with cancer can shorten one’s life.
Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Dexter’s half-sister Deb on the show and is Hall’s real life wife, said the actor has been “incredibly brave” through the entire ordeal, and as of April was “fully recovered,” with his cancer being in complete remission.
All of us here at Positively Celebrity are happy to hear that Hall is healthy once again, and can’t wait to see what’s next in store for America’s favorite serial killer!
The fifth season of Dexter premieres tonight at 9pm ET/PT, only on Showtime.
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