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ABOUT Michael C. Hall
Michael C. Hall - Dexter WikiDate of birth: Feb 1, 1971

Birth place: Raleigh, North Carolina
Eye color: Green
Height: 5' 10½"

Family: His sister died in infancy and his father died of cancer when Michael was 11. Married Amy Spanger in 2002 (Broadway: "Kiss Me, Kate," "Tick ...Tick ... BOOM!"), but has since divorced. On New Years Eve, 2008, Michael wed fellow Dexter co-star, and on screen sister, Jennifer Carpenter.

Education: Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 1993; New York University, MFA in acting.



Actor bio: Michael Carlisle Hall is a North Carolina native and graduate of NYU's Master of Fine Arts program in acting. His most recent performance was on Broadway as the emcee in "Cabaret." Hall has previously starred in nearly a dozen major off-Broadway plays, including "Macbeth" for the New York Shakespeare Festival, "Cymbeline" for the New York Shakespeare Festival at Central Park's Decone Theater, "Timon of Athens" and "Henry V at the Public", "The English Teachers" for Manhattan Class Company, "Corpus Christi" at the Manhattan Theatre Club and "Skylight" at the Mark Taper Forum.
    Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter
    CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

    Non-acting careers: Furniture mover for an interior design firm during high school; selling suits for a clothing warehouse.
    Movies: Bereft, Paycheck.

    TV Shows: Dexter, Six Feet Under.

    Stage: Cabaret, Chicago, Macbeth, Cymbeline, Timon of Athens, Henry V.

    Big break: Was said to be in "Cabaret."

    Best known for: His amazing portrayal of David Fisher on the HBO series Six Feet Under.Dext pic.

    Awards: Emmy Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Drama Series for Six Feet Under; AFI Male Television Actor of the Year Award for Six Feet Under; 2003 and 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Six Feet Under.

    To see all Dexter awards Click here

    Upcoming projects: Currently he is pursuing the continuation of Dexter.
    He is also starring in a film slated for release in 2009 called The Game, described as a "near future action/thriller" involving mind-control technology. Learn more


    Personal quotes: On the eventuality of the shows demise and HBO prison-drama connection: "Dexter could get caught and it could turn into a serial-killer 'Oz'."

    "When I was doing "Six Feet Under", people would come over and be all sympathetic towards me. Now, they just look terrified and walk away."

    When asked if he has started to receive creepy fan mail as a result of his role on Dexter, he replied: "Not really, I'm sort of sad to say. I'm waiting, I'm here...reach out!"

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      MEMORABLE QUOTES

      • "I think anybody would be hard pressed not to relate to at least one of the characters, because there's so many different multifaceted people populating this crazy wrold." - Michael C. Hall
      FUN FACTS
      • An accomplished actor who has starred in nearly a dozen off-Broadway plays.

        • Appeared on Broadway alongside former wife, Amy Spanger, in the revival of Chicago. He played Billy Flynn, and she played Roxie Hart.
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            Dexter, Tony Tucci

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            sugarboots Which character is more iconic: David Fisher or Dexter Morgan 12 Yesterday, 1:34 AM EST by fett782
            Thread started: Mar 10 2009, 8:03 PM EDT  Watch
            Which character do you think is more iconic: David Fisher from Six Feet Under or Dexter Morgan from Dexter? Which character did Michael C. Hall play most convincingly? Which character do you like better?
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            BradlieWells obsessed much, haha 1 Aug 13 2009, 2:43 PM EDT by DrkPassenger
            Thread started: May 29 2008, 12:44 AM EDT  Watch
            I stumbled by here and it is so nice to read these and realize that I am not the only one who thinks Hall is hot. He's so sexy that I wonder it's physically painful for him. I want to meet him. Michael...not Dexter, haha!
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            DrkPassenger Is Dexter Morgan really a monster? (page: 1 2) 21 Aug 1 2009, 11:51 PM EDT by DrkPassenger
            Thread started: Jul 13 2009, 12:14 PM EDT  Watch
            I think that part of the appeal of Dexter is that he is personable and likeable. He interacts well with Rita and the kids and with Deb. His secret life is compartmentalized and does not intrude on his day-to-day, normal existence. While Dexter believes he is a monster and dead inside, he does not act this way. He does not function like Michael Meyers, who truly is dead inside. Rather Dexter is a super-vigilante who through the magic of Harry's Code combines a compulsion to kill (thanks to me, the Dark Passenger) with the greater interests of justice. He's sort of like Batman, except Batman brings 'em in alive and Dexter has no intention of doing so. I see some problems with the way the story has developed so far in the TV series because Dexter is simply too nice a guy. We really do not see his uglier side enough to experience fear and revulvsion, the way we do with, say, Hannibal Lecter's cannibalism. Since we see everything through Dexter's eyes, we do not experience pity or compassion for the victims, since Dexter has none. But what if he were to get it wrong? What if, despite every precaution of fact checking, Dex were to torture and kill a completely innocent individual? Would he feel bad? He would have broken the Code, but since Dexter enjoys killing, does not experience normal emotions, and is very pragmatic (Oops!) I am not sure he would have any deep regret. I think that for the character to develop we need to see more of the cold-blooded nature of Dexter the serial killer at work. We need to have some compassion for his victims. We need to see that he is really not like one of us (or rather like one of you, puny human individuals, not me--the Dark Passenger, a demon). Sgt. Doakes is the only one who really understood Dexter, since he too was a born killer, but he was written out of the story line. I think the series needs another Doakes to put Dexter at risk and expose his darker side to the public gaze. What do you think?
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