This article contains spoilers for The Bear season 3.

Throughout The Bear season 3, various celebrities make exciting cameo appearances, but one surprise appearance is much sweeter than the rest. In the third season, the cast of The Bear reflect on their pasts and prepare for what looks to be a messy future. While Carmy deals with his traumas and Sydney considers a new offer, the series spends an entire episode on Tina, the sassy but kind sous chef. Like her, the episode is tough yet heartwarming, especially after learning one incredible behind-the-scenes detail.

In the episode, “Napkins,” audiences get a sneak peek into Tina’s life before she started working at The Beef restaurant in The Bear. With longer hair and a happier attitude, Tina works the same office job every day until she is unexpectedly fired. Desperate to get a new job, Tina goes on an unsuccessful job hunt. At her wit’s end, Tina finds herself at The Beef. Richie gives her a free sandwich, and she has a long, inspirational conversation with Michael. By the end, Tina’s origin story is clear, but that isn’t the only gift the episode has to offer.

Liza Colón-Zayas’ Real-Life Husband, David Zayas, Cameos As Tina’s Husband In The Bear S3

Tina’s Husband Is Her Husband In Real Life

While “Napkins” shines a spotlight on Tina, another character that got an unexpected close-up was Tina’s husband, David. As it turns out, the actor who plays David, David Zayas, is the real husband of Tina actress, Liza Colón-Zayas. The two married in 1998, and now, have brought their relationship to the screen via Tina and David. Overall, this makes David Zayas the best cameo of The Bear season 3, or at least the most meaningful. It is clear that the chemistry and intimacy between Tina and David in The Bear comes from a place of truth.

David Zayas and Liza Colón-Zayas met in the 1990s, when they were both members of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City. The company is a traveling theater troupe. Before they met, Zayas worked as a police officer and, as a result, learned how to be a character actor. He got his start playing authority figures, and later, criminals. Meanwhile, Colón-Zayas’ acting career began in the theater. She broke out after writing, directing, and starring in a one-woman semi-autobiographical play titled Sistah Supreme.

David Zayas’ The Bear Role Pays Back Liza Colón-Zayas’ Dexter Cameo

The Actors Have Cameos In Each Other’s Projects

What makes David Zayas’ cameo in The Bear season 3 even better is the fact that Liza Colón-Zayas did the same thing years ago. One of Zayas’ most pivotal roles was Angel Batista on Dexter, and during his run on the show, Colón-Zayas’ made her own cameo. During Dexter season 5, Colón-Zayas played Paloma Aragon, the mother of a murder victim. Zayas’ Batista comforted Colón-Zayas’ Paloma. In this way, the husband-and-wife duo have now both starred in each other’s biggest shows: Dexter and The Bear.