Justin Berfield
Born	Justin Tyler Berfield February 25, 1986 (1986-02-25) (age 23) Los Angeles County, California, United States
Occupation	Actor, producer, writer
Years active	1990–present
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Justin Tyler Berfield (born February 25, 1986) is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his portrayal as Malcolm's 2nd-oldest brother, Reese, in "Malcolm in the Middle." He also starred on The WB sitcom Unhappily Ever After as Ross Malloy.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Charity work 3 Acting career 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 Voice Work 7 Producer 8 Writer 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Personal life

Berfield was born in Los Angeles County, California, the son of Gail Berfield (née Stark) and Eric "Rick" Berfield. He is the younger brother of actor Lorne Berfield. Berfield is Jewish.^[1] He bought the house once owned by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey that they lived in while filming Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.^[2]

[edit] Charity work

In 2001, Justin was asked to serve as a National Youth Ambassador for Ronald McDonald House Charities, in which he participated for 3 years until turning 18. He has been active with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and most recently Virgin Unite, the charitable arm of Virgin Group.^[3]

[edit] Acting career

Berfield began acting at the age of 4 when he appeared in a Folgers coffee commercial. Since then, he has appeared in 20 other American television commercials, giving rise to his childhood nick-name, The Commercial Kid. His television debut came in 1994 when he landed a role in the short-lived NBC sitcom The Good Life. In 1995, he began to play the role of Ross Malloy, the youngest sibling in The WB sitcom Unhappily Ever After, continuing in the role for five seasons. In 1998, he starred in his first movie, Mom, Can I Keep Her?. Berfield had once starred in the short-lived television series The Nightmare Room by R.L. Stine. He also played a quick talking reporter in Max Keeble's Big Move. Berfield auditioned for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, but the job went to Jake Lloyd.^[4]

Although Justin has starred or co-starred in many films over the years, he is best known for his portrayal of Reese, the second-oldest brother in the Fox Network television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. He won a YoungStar Award in 2000 and 2003 for his work on the series. He appeared in 151 episodes of Malcolm in the Middle and 100 episodes of Unhappily Ever After, making him the youngest person in television history to be in over 100 episodes of two different television series.^[5] In 2001, he contributed the voice of monster Gill to the Disney cartoon Kim Possible.

J2TV announced in December 2004 a new reality series for E! (Entertainment Television), Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive (premiered Sunday, August 7, 2005, at 9:00pm EST/PST), a challenge-based reality series centered on the children of actors and musicians removed from their luxurious lifestyles and sent out on a cattle drive on a historic Colorado cattle ranch. The series was created by J2TV partners Justin and Felts. Berfield and Felts shared "created by" and executive producing duties.

It was reported in 2006 by the Daily Variety that the company and Justin are producing a feature film based on the life of Grateful Dead frontman and 1960s icon, Jerry Garcia. The project is in partnership with Garcia's partner of 25 years, Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia and was initiated after Berfield read a García biography titled Captain Trips.

In 2006, Justin stated that he would continue acting after Malcolm in the Middle but that he was also going to spend time on his other business endeavors, including his film and television production company, his real estate, and his literary efforts. It has been announced that Escobar will be produced by J2 Pictures.^[6] The film is slated for a 2009 release date. In 2008, J2 produced the film An Invisible Sign of My Own starring Jessica Alba.

In 2009, Berfield returned to Fox where he and his company are executive producing the TV series Sons of Tucson. The pilot episode was filmed by Malcolm in the Middle director, Todd Holland.

[edit] Filmography

• Mom, Can I Keep Her? as Timmy Blair (1998)
• Wanted as Flip (1999)
• The Kid with X-ray Eyes as Bobby Taylor (1999)
• Invisible Mom II as Eddie Brown (1999)

• Max Keeble's Big Move as Caption Writer (cameo) (2001)
• Who's Your Daddy? as Danny Hughes (2003)

[edit] Television

• The Good Life as Bob Bowman (1994)
• Hardball (1994)
• The Boys Are Back (TV series) as Timmy Flint (1994)
• The Mommies (TV series) as Jason Booker (1994-1995)
• Unhappily Ever After as Ross Malloy (1995-1999)
• The Nightmare Room as Josh Ryan (2001)
• Malcolm in the Middle as Reese (2000-2006)

[edit] Voice Work

• Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1996) 1 Episode
• Kim Possible as Gill (2002-2004) 2 Episodes
• The Fairly OddParents as Ving (2004) 1 Episode

[edit] Producer

• Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
• Romance & Cigarettes (2005) (Film) (co-producer)
• The Pet Detective (2007) (TV) (executive producer)
• Blonde Ambition (2007) (Film) (producer)
• Sons of Tucson (2010) (TV) (executive producer) (1 episode)
• An Invisible Sign of My Own (2010) (Film) (executive producer)
• Pablo Escobar (2010) (Film) (executive producer)

[edit] Writer

• Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive (2005)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Justin Berfield at the Internet Movie Database
• Justin Berfield at Allmovie
• Justin Berfield at TV.com
• Official website
• J2 Pictures / J2TV official web site

Persondata
NAME	Berfield, Justin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Berfield, Justin Tyler
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor, producer
DATE OF BIRTH	1986-2-25
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles County, CA, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH