ABC/VIVIAN ZINKDirty Sexy Money fans may be hoping to save the ABC show with an online petition, but Blair Underwood says they shouldn't expect to see him or his costars returning to work anytime soon.
"As far as I'm concerned, we're not doing any more shows," says Underwood, who played Simon Elder on DSM. "ABC officially doesn't want to use the C-word—canceled—but we're not on the schedule. I would pretty much say we're canceled."
HBO's In Treatment is another series Underwood won't be returning to, either.
His character, a Navy fighter pilot traumatized by a disastrous bombing he led in Iraq, died near the end of the first season earlier this year. That's OK, though, because Underwood nabbed a Golden Globe nomination for his work.
He's still debating if he'll put together an acceptance speech beforehand. "My dad told me I should have something prepared just in case," Underwood says. "He would always get ticked off every time he'd watch an awards show and somebody said, 'I didn't expect that.' And he'd say, 'What do you mean? You were nominated! How could you have not expected that? If there's a possibility, be prepared!' "
A Golden Globe isn't the only award he's up for these days. The actor is actually a Grammy nominee. Nope, he doesn't sing. But Underwood, onetime Sex and the City love interest Cynthia Nixon and Beau Bridges are vying for Best Spoken Word Album for their work on An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore).
Oddly enough, Underwood has yet to hear the album. He says with a laugh, "Now that I got the nomination, maybe they'll send me a copy."