Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV (born December 5, 1985) is an American actor and racecar driver. He is known as the star of the FOX television family sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, Muniz was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2007, he put his acting career on hold to pursue a racing career. He currently competes in the Atlantic Championship.
Frankie Muniz was born on December 5, 1985 and grew up in Wood-Ridge, New Jerse...
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Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV (born December 5, 1985) is an American actor and racecar driver. He is known as the star of the FOX television family sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, Muniz was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2007, he put his acting career on hold to pursue a racing career. He currently competes in the Atlantic Championship.
Frankie Muniz was born on December 5, 1985 and grew up in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, the son of Denise and Francisco Muniz III, a restaurant manager from Cuba. Muniz was first discovered at age eight at a talent show in the Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb of Knightdale (shortly after the family moved from Wood-Ridge), where he was cast as Tiny Tim in a local production of A Christmas Carol. His parents divorced shortly after. Muniz subsequently moved to Burbank, California, with his mother. He appeared in commercials and made his film debut in the made-for-television movie, To Dance With Olivia (1997), starring Lou Gossett...
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