Justin Berfield Facts:
OTHER JUSTIN STUFF:
Justin was nominated for the 1999 Hollywood Reporters Young Star Award for his role in Unhappily Ever After. His categories included "Best young Actor" and "Best performance in a Comedy TV Series".
Justin has a private tutor whenever he's on the set filming Malcolm in the Middle, but when off the set he goes to a public school with his freinds.
The actor describes himself as nice, easy to talk to, fun to be around, and shy when meeting new people.
Justin says there are few similatities between himself and Reese. Justin says he doesn't go around beating people up, and he isn't THAT stupid.
Justin was inspired to become an actor after seeing his friend do an audition. He began acting in a 1991 Folger's Coffee commercial. This was the first of a whole string of commercials that led him to be nicknamed "The Commercial Kid."
In 1998, summer was a really busy time for Justin. This was during the period that followed the last season of Unhappily Ever After, in which Justin played Ross Malloy on the show. Justin starred in movies for cable TV such as The Kid With X-Ray Eyes, Mom Can I Keep Her?, and The Invisible Mom II. Justin has a great deal of television credits, including the series The Good Life (1/3/94 - 4/12/94), The Mommies (3/19/94), and being a guest appearance on The Boys Are Back (10/19/94). His main acting role prior to Reese in Malcolm in the Middle was as Ross Malloy in Unhappily Ever After (1/11/95 - 5/99). Unhappily Ever After was a big hit on the WB network and displayed some of Justin's finest acting.
Outside the studio cameras, Justin enjoys horseback riding, football, ice hockey, kayaking, sport fishing, snowboarding, camping, and motorcycle riding. His best subject in school is English, and his least favorite classes are math and science. Justin doesn't forget about the rest of the world either. In his spare time, he works with underprivileged and terminally ill kids to try and make their lives better. For instance, Justin attends the "Ronald McDonald Halloween" and "Christmas Carnival" annually, and participates in the Long Beach AIDS run every year as well.
Justin's biggest interest is in animals. He trains and cares for all his pets. Over the past few years, his family has had two cats, four dogs, six chickens, goats, a horse, a ferret, a litter of Pug puppies that he delivered himself, fourteen desert tortoises, and a miniature pot-bellied pig named Arnold. Sounds like a pretty wild farm, and the numbers are always subject to change =) Justin's goal for the future is to become a veterinarian and attend UC Davis. He is also interested in getting into behind the camera work, such as producing, writing, or directing. That way, "if I can't act, I'll have something to fall back on." (Superteen Magazine)
When Justin was younger, he was very talented in martial arts. He had a third-degree red belt in Tang-Soo Do, and won various state and national karate tournaments. Justin had also once been rated #1 in California for kata and sparring. However, his active lifestyle of being a television star eventually forced him to end his martial arts training five years ago.
Now with his new and active role as Reese on Malcolm in the Middle, things get a little hectic and time is always on the short end. Through it all, Justin always finds the time to answer back his email and send out those personalized autographs to his fans as best as he can.
FILMOGRAPHY:
TV Series The Good Life, Aired from 1/3/94-4/12/94, played Bob Bowman The Mommies, Aired on 3/19/94,then again on 1/2/95, played Jason Booker Unhappily Ever After, Aired from 1/11/95-5/99,played Ross Malloy, check local listings for reruns! Malcolm in the Middle, Premiered on 1/9/00, plays Reese, watch on Sunday 8:30/7:30c, 2 season premiered on Nov.7, 2000
Movies and Videos Mom, Can I Keep Her?, Released 1998, plays Timmy Blair The Kid With The X-Ray Eyes, Released 7/13/99, plays Bobby Invisible Mom 2, Released 8/31/99, plays Eddie Brown Wanted, Released in 1999, plays Flip Cowabunga Dad, Released Unkown
Special Guest Appearances Folgers Coffee (Commercial) , Aired 1991, As himself Colgate Toothpaste (Commercial) , Aired 1995, As himself McDonalds (Commercial) , Aired ?, As himself "One Of A Kind" (Music Video) , Aired ?, As himself The Boys Are Back (TV Show) , Aired 10/19/94, played Timmy Flint, "The Good, The Bad and the Hansens" Duckman (Cartoon) , Aired 5/25/96, Guest voice on the show, Episode#3.17"Exile in Guyville" Entertainment Tonight, Aired 7/7/96, As himself The American Comedy Awards, Aired 3/23/00, Along with the cast of Malcolm in the Middle VH1's "The List" , Aired 5/3/00, Along with the cast of Malcolm in the Middle Teen Choice Awards, Aired in August 2000, Along with the cast of Malcolm in the Middle "Boss of Me" (Music Video) , Aired 1/7/01, Along with Frankie Muniz and Erik Per Sullivan Golden Globe Awards, Aired 1/21/01, Along with the cast of Malcolm in the Middle