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"Michael Rosenbaum has confirmed that he is returning to Smallville for the show&amp;#039;s fans. The actor told the Evansville Courier &amp;amp; Press that reprising his role as Lex Luthor for the series finale is &amp;quot;the right thing to do&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I felt the fans created the show and they followed me at such a level that I couldn&amp;#039;t say no,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;I felt after [starring in] 160 episodes, that was it. But the fans didn&amp;#039;t think so. I&amp;#039;m doing it for them.&amp;quot; Rosenbaum, who appeared on the CW drama for seven seasons, added that he is surprised by the longevity of the series. &amp;quot;No-one expects a show to last ten years,&amp;quot; he suggested. &amp;quot;I gave them seven years and thought it was pretty commendable. Now it&amp;#039;s been on three more years.&amp;quot; He described the villainous Lex as &amp;quot;an integral part&amp;quot; of the show&amp;#039;s mythology. &amp;quot;Obviously there&amp;#039;s unfinished business between Clark and Lex that has got to get resolved,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Our future is depending on it.&amp;quot; The star also confirmed that he will not shave his head for his final appearance, but will instead wear a bald cap. &amp;quot;There are other projects that I am working on that require hair,&amp;quot; he laughed. &amp;quot;It takes four months to grow back.&amp;quot; The series finale of Smallville will air on The CW on May 13. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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