‘Boy Meets World’ Star Will Friedle Reveals Why He Initially Turned Down Spinoff

Boy Meets World star Will Friedle recently opened up about why he joined the spinoff Girl Meets World after first turning down the opportunity.

On June 6, the actor who played Eric Matthews — the older brother of Cory Matthew (Ben Savage) on the beloved ’90s sitcom — dished on nearly passing on the reboot series, which premiered in 2014. Friedle explained that initially, Boy Meets World co-creator, producer, and showrunner Michael Jacobs told him he couldn’t write for Girl Meets World.