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Erik Per Sullivan Passes on Malcolm Revival

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Erik Per Sullivan, known for his role as Dewey on Malcolm in the Middle, has declined a lucrative offer to reprise his role in the shows revival. Despite the original casts return, including Bryan Cranston and Frankie Muniz, Erik has chosen to focus on his graduate studies at Harvard and maintain a low-profile life away from Hollywood. He expressed his lack of interest in acting, having quit at age fourteen, and was personally approached by Bryan Cranston about the revival. Erik was thrilled but firm in his decision, as seen when he was spotted in Boston during a casual grocery run, looking content and relaxed.

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Erik Per Sullivan Passes on Malcolm Revival

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Erik Per Sullivan Passes on Malcolm Revival. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00It's April 7, from red carpets to breaking stories. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, powered by AI. Eric Per Sullivan, the 34-year-old who played duly on Malcolm in the middle, just turned down buckets of money to return for the shows. Revival, titled Life Still Unfair, set to premiere on April 10. Most of the original cast, including Brian Cranston as Hal, Frankie Munez as Malcolm, and Jane Kismarck as Lois, are all back for the new season, but Eric has stayed firm on skipping it. He quit acting at age 14 and has kept in super low profile ever since, now pursuing a graduate degree at Harvard while living a quiet life away, from Hollywood lights. Brian Cranston shared on a podcast last year how he personally pitched the revival to Eric, who was thrilled about it, but politely passed, saying he hasn't acted since he was a kid and has no interest in jumping back in. Earlier this week on April 3, Eric popped up in Boston during a casual grocery run, looking

1:02relaxed in jeans and a sweater, proving he's content, building his own path far from the cameras.

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