Justin Berfield reflected on his decision to retire from acting – and returned after 20 years to perform Malcolm in the Middle revival.
“I wanted to change because I started acting when I was 5. Luckily, I worked a little bit, and then I got to Malcolm in the Middle, which was seven years,” Berfield, 40, who reprises his role as Reese in the now four-part revival, told exclusively. Us Weekly. “I grew up working all the time, and I wanted to try something different.”
Berfield eventually chose to turn to acting in the background, adding, “I started producing some projects, and I wanted to travel a lot and explore. Then I got married and had a couple of kids and then time went by. It's been 20 years now, and we're lucky to be able to go back to it now.”
The actor is happy to be back in time to share his work with his children.
“It was really good to show my oldest daughter just me working so she can see that it's better than just turning on the TV and showing them something,” Berfield, who shares two children with his wife. Liza Almeidahe said. “Actually, you saw me sitting.”
Although Berfield has been in front of the camera for two decades, he felt “no pressure,” he said Us“I've been retired from acting for 20 years now, so I didn't have a lot of pressure. Obviously I had pressure on myself because I wanted to do a good job. I wanted people to enjoy the show, but it was more than just me enjoying that moment. For me, it was a little different. The pressure was low.”
Berfield was grateful to work with the same cast and crew – including the creator The Linwood Boomer.
“I was under a little pressure that it wouldn't be good because he wouldn't do something that he didn't feel was so great. While he was on board, he wrote it with several of Malcolm's first writers,” he continued. “I knew it was going to be funny. I knew it was going to smell good and get used to what this crazy family is. So I didn't care at all.”
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Malcolm in the Middle aired from 2000 to 2006 and focused on a dysfunctional family, Frankie Muniz playing the lead role as a smart kid. It came back on Friday, April 10, with the text below Life sucks and stars Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson and Berfield. In addition to the main cast, Kiana Madeira, Anthony Timpano, Vaughan Murray again Keeley Karsten he had important roles.
After his return, Berfield told Us he has considered returning to acting more.
“I had forgotten how much I enjoyed being on set and the whole show. I realized I miss you a little bit,” he continued. “But I just left for a long time. The industry goes on and you are there. I've been bitten. We'll see what happens after this.”
Berfield concluded: “It just felt natural. I feel like I just got back into this character because she's the opposite of me. It was great to tap into that energy again.”
Malcolm Middle: Life's Not Right is streaming now on Hulu and Disney+.
