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{{Infobox person |
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| name = Erik Per Sullivan |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|7|12}} |
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| birth_name = Erik Per Sullivan |
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| birth_place = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| occupation = Actor |
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| years_active = 1998–present |
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'''Erik Per Sullivan''' (born July 12, 1991) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] best known for his role as [[Dewey Wilkerson|Dewey]], the younger brother to middle child Malcolm, on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] series ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', which was on air for six years. |
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==Personal life== |
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Sullivan was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. His father, Fred Sullivan, owns a Mexican restaurant in [[Milford, Massachusetts]] called The Alamo.<ref name=dailybuzz>''The Daily Buzz'', April 18, 2005</ref> His mother, Ann, was born in [[Sweden]], and was naturalized as a US citizen in 2007.<ref>[http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1020126 ''The Boston Herald''], August 31, 2007</ref> He speaks a little [[Swedish (language)|Swedish]],<ref name=dailybuzz /> and his family visits Sweden almost every year.<ref>[http://www.malcolminthemiddle.co.uk/2008/03/18/exclusive-erik-per-sullivan-answers-your-questions/ Exclusive: Erik Per Sullivan Answers Your Questions!] malcolminthemiddle.co.uk, January 14, 2008</ref> At a young age he began studying piano and the alto saxophone.<ref>[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/malcolm-in-the-middle/profile/erik-per-sullivan.aspx]</ref> He has a first degree [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in [[taekwondo]].<ref>[http://www.wvah.com/programs/malcolminthemiddle/erikpersullivan.shtml WVAH]</ref> |
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Sullivan attended [[Mount Saint Charles Academy]] in [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island]] before transferring to [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] his junior year. He attended the [[University of Southern California]] from 2009 to 2010. |
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==Career== |
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One of his early roles includes playing the main character, a child, in the 2001 horror film ''[[Wendigo (film)|Wendigo]]''. Sullivan also played the only child in the 2002 film ''[[Unfaithful (2002 film)|Unfaithful]]'' and played the orphaned child Fuzzy Stone, who suffered from weak lungs in ''[[The Cider House Rules (film)|The Cider House Rules]]''. He was also in the 2004 comedy film ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]'', playing the character of Spike. He played young [[Joe Dirt]] in the [[Joe Dirt|film of the same name]]. In the 2003 animated film ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', he voiced Sheldon the Seahorse. He starred as the title role in the independent film ''Mo''.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010027/ |
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In 2005, he joined ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' co-star [[Jane Kaczmarek]] in writing the afterword to a children's book called ''[[Together (2005 children's book)|Together]]'', which shows the importance of livestock in the world, and was inspired by the mission of the [[Nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] charitable organization [[Heifer International]]. |
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Toward the end of June 2006, he was seen in a specially made advertisement for the airing of the last episode of ''Malcolm in the Middle'' on [[Sky One]] in the UK. It was then announced after the airing on July 2 that a special program called ''Dewey's Therapy Sessions'' would be showing on July 9, featuring Sullivan. |
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==Filmography== |
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!style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year(s) |
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| 1998 || ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' || Kid with Rocket Ship || Uncredited |
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| 1999 || ''[[The Cider House Rules (film)|The Cider House Rules]]'' || Fuzzy || |
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| 2000 || ''[[Wonderland (TV series)|Wonderland]]'' || Tucker Banger || 1 episode |
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| 2000–2006 || ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' || Dewey || 151 episodes |
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| rowspan="3"|2001 || ''[[Joe Dirt]]'' || Little Joe Dirt || |
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| ''[[Wendigo (film)|Wendigo]]'' || Miles || |
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| ''Black of Life'' || Jimmy || 1 episode |
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| rowspan="2"|2002 || ''[[Unfaithful (2002 film)|Unfaithful]]'' || Charlie Sumner || |
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| ''[[The King of Queens]]'' || Young Arthur || 1 episode |
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| 2003 || ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' || Sheldon || Voice |
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| 2004 || ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]'' || Spike Frohmeyer || |
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| rowspan="2"|2006 || ''Once Not Far from Home'' || Little Boy || |
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| ''[[Arthur and the Invisibles]]'' || Mino || Voice |
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| 2007 || ''Mo'' || Mo || Title Mo |
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| 2010 || ''[[Twelve (film)|Twelve]]'' || Timmy || |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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|+Awards |
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! style="width:200px;"| Nominated work |
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| 2000 |
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| {{won}} |
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| [[YoungStar Awards]] |
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| Best Young Ensemble Cast: Television |
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| rowspan=9|''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' |
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| rowspan=3| 2001 |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Young Artist Awards]] |
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| Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Drama or Comedy) |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Young Artist Awards]] |
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| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age Ten or Under |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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| TV: Choice Sidekick |
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| rowspan=3| 2002 |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Young Artist Awards]] |
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| Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Young Artist Awards]] |
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| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age Ten or Under |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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| TV: Choice Sidekick |
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| rowspan=2| 2003 |
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| {{won}} |
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| [[Young Artist Awards]] |
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| Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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| TV: Choice Sidekick |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|838059|Erik Per Sullivan}} |
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{{Persondata |
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| NAME = Sullivan, Erik Per |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American artist |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = June 12, 1981 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Erik Per}} |
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[[Category:1991 births]] |
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[[Category:Actors from Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:American male child actors]] |
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[[Category:American male film actors]] |
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[[Category:American people of Swedish descent]] |
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[[Category:American male television actors]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Milford, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:People from Worcester, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni]] |
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[[Category:University of Southern California alumni]] |
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[[Category:American taekwondo practitioners]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American male actors]] |
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