The Conners' Michael Fishman Confirms Exit: 'I Was Told I Would Not Be Returning'

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Michael Fishman says he was told he would not be returning to ABC‘s for the show’s fifth season, he revealed following the news of his exit on Monday.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Michael Fishman has released a statement regarding his departure from ABC’s “The Conners” ahead of the show’s fifth season. “It has been my honor to play D.J. Conner,” Fishman said in a statement to People. “It’s every actors dream to be a series regular, especially on a groundbreaking show, where we tackle significant topics.” “While I wholeheartedly will miss Friday night tapings in front of our loyal audiences, alongside our amazing cast and crew, I am excited for the opportunities coming in the next chapter of my career,” he continued. “While I was told I would not be returning for season 5, Lanford was a valuable place to grow up, learn and develop,” Fishman concluded. “I was incredibly lucky to return home and demonstrate my expansion. As I venture into the world to build the future, I send tremendous love and success to everyone involved in production.”

Michael Fishman will exit ABC’s The Conners ahead of the show’s fifth season. Although there are no plans for Fishman to return, Deadline understands the door remains open for guest appearances in the future.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Conners” star Michael Fishman is leaving the ABC sitcom ahead of Season 5, Variety has confirmed. Fishman played DJ Tanner in the series, reprising the role he played for 10 seasons on “Roseanne.” Exact details on how Fishman will be written out of the show are currently under wraps, but it will supposedly leave the door open for him to return. Jayden Rey, who plays DJ’s daughter Mary in the show, will also not be back as a series regular, though she will appear in a guest star role. John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jay R. Ferguson, and Katey Sagal will all return for the new season. Fishman first began playing DJ Tanner in 1988 in the second episode of “Roseanne.” He stayed with the show throughout its first nine seasons, returning along with the rest of the original cast for the 2018 revival. He has also directed five episodes of “The Conners” since 2020, most recently directing the Season 4 episode “Messy Situation, Miscommunication and Academic Probation.”

The Conners family is getting just a bit smaller.

 are losing one of their own. Michael Fishman, who played DJ on all 10 seasons of and the first four seasons of the spinoff, is not returning for season 5 of the ABC sitcom, ET has learned. Additionally, Jayden Rey, who plays his daughter, Mary, is not slated to return as a series regular when picks back up with new episodes.

Michael Fishman and Jayden Rey will not return as series regulars in the upcoming fifth season of “The Connors,” TheWrap has learned.Fishman’s name is not on the Season 5 lead sheet. In the show he portrays D.J.