"Boy Meets World" had a profound effect not only on its devoted fanbase but the cast as well. While the actors have spoken on the harsher side of the ABC sitcom, they’ve also opened up multiple times about the lasting impact the show had on them. The latest alum to speak on its lasting impact was Frankie “The Enforcer” Stechino actor Ethan Suplee. Suplee opened up about how the sitcom helped him find acceptance after speaking about his treatment as an overweight actor.
The "My Name is Earl" star played the sensitive lackey of Harley Keiner in Seasons 2 through 4 of "BMW." While he didn’t originally plan on becoming an actor, he spilled to the hosts of the "Pod Meets World" podcast that he caught the acting bug while visiting his schoolmate Giovanni Ribision on the set of "The Wonder Years." While the idea of making money and ditching school appealed to the sitcom vet, Suplee mentioned both child stars being seen as their characters, not themselves, appealed to him. Suplee mentioned that his actor friends were being seen as characters, not as themselves, and that appealed to him.
