‘Malcolm’ Star Justin Berfield Says Leave Eric Per Sullivan Alone

“Malcolm in the Middle” star Justin Berfield, who performs Malcolm’s older brother Reese, advised the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast that he feels dangerous that his former co-star, Erik Per Sullivan, was thrust again into the general public eye although he declined to return as Dewey within the latest sequence revival.

When requested if Sullivan regretted his choice to not seem in “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” Berfield mentioned, “No. I know they asked him a whole bunch. They asked him like four or five times, and every time he was like, ‘No.’”

“He’s a good guy, and I love Eric,” Berfield added. “I actually feel bad because he wants to stay out of the business and I’ve been seeing paparazzi shots of him. And I’m like, just leave Eric alone. He didn’t want to come back to the show. No hard feelings.”

Sullivan, who performed Malcolm’s youthful brother Dewey, was the one authentic star to not return for the reboot. Caleb Ellsworth-Clark took his place within the function.

In a latest interview with The Guardian, “Malcolm” star Jane Kaczmarek, who performed Sullivan’s on-screen mom, mentioned the present supplied him a severe payday for his return, however he nonetheless declined.

She said Sullivan is “studying Dickens and is an incredible student. They offered him buckets of money to come back, and he just said, ‘No thank you.'”

The “Malcolm” revival sees Frankie Muniz’s titular center baby all grown up with a child of his personal. The present picks up as Malcolm is sucked again into his household’s orbit when his father, Hal (Bryan Cranston) and his mother, Lois (Kaczmarek), demand his presence at their fortieth anniversary get together. All episodes can be found to stream on Hulu.