‘Erik Per Sullivan’ isn’t exactly a household name, but I think most people would recognise him as Dewey Wilkinson AKA the littlest brother from ‘Malcolm in the Middle’. After the series wrapped up 2006, Erik took a couple minor roles in shows that nobody watched, but he basically hasn’t been seen or heard from since the show ended.

After vanishing from Hollywood for nearly two decades, the seemingly retired actor has been spotted running errands around his native Boston and looking, well, 18 years older…

People grow old and look different – it’s a shocker, I know. Still, it must be pretty mental for Erik Per Sullivan to suddenly have paparazzi on his case again after not being photographed for nearly 20 years. So why do they suddenly give a crap about what he’s up to now?

Of course, the answer is that a ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ reboot is incoming and Erik is the only main character who is NOT returning. That’s right: Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarekare and co are all reprising their roles, but not little Erik. Turns out he’s happy with his new career in education now.

Speaking about Sullivan recently, Kaczmarek – who plays Dewey’s mum, Lois – said ‘he wasn’t interested in acting, at all.’

“He goes to school at a very prestigious American university that he’s asked us all to be quiet about, and he loves Charles Dickens.

“He’s doing graduate work in Victorian literature. I admire it because so many people think being in show business is the greatest thing in the world, it’s not for everyone.”

Frankie Muniz AKA Malcolm himself added:

“To be honest, I don’t know what he’s up to. I hate to say that because I’ve talked to him a few times since the show ended.

“I’ve talked to his parents a lot. When I was in the band, we went and played in the city where he lives and his parents came to the show, but unfortunately he couldn’t make it.

“So I got to talk to them, and he’s been all over doing a lot of different things.

“But one thing I know, some actors or some people just got to do it when they were a kid and then they wanted to experience other things and kind of live a more normal life out of the spotlight.”

Fair play to the guy. As his on-screen mum says, Hollywood isn’t for everyone…

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