Frankie Muniz initially became famous in 2000 as Malcolm, the boy genius in the Fox comedy Malcolm in the Middle. Prior to that role, he had performed in plays, television commercials, and even a few movies. Since the start of Malcolm in the Middle, Muniz has spent as much time as possible working.
Background
Ethnicity:
His father is of Puerto Rican heritage and his mother is of Irish and Italian descent
Actor. Born Francisco Muniz IV on December 5, 1985, in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Muniz and his older sister Christina briefly lived in Knightdale, North Carolina before returning to New Jersey with their mother, Denise, following their parents' separation.
Education
Home schooled since grade six instead of going to public school, Frankie had been close to his family especially his grandpa who taught him golf since 5 years old. But mostly he would look up to his sister Christina who enrolled herself in theatrical activities. Felt that he could do the same thing, the young boy then determined to follow her footstep thus auditioning for theatrical productions and finally managed to join several famous plays, such as “A Christmas Carol”, “The Sound of Music” and “The Wizard of Oz”. Taking a step forward, he was pleased with the opportunity to star in the TV movie “To Dance with Olivia” (1997) as Oscar and even though it was a small role he gained a more intense character in “What the Deaf Man Heard” (1997) as a boy who allegedly played deaf and mute so that he could hinder from danger.
Career
Frankie Muniz made his film debut in the made-for-TV movie To Dance with Olivia in 1997. He later appeared on the CBS presentation, What the Deaf Man Heard. In 1999, he landed a small role on the film Lost & Found, and this led to him being cast as the title character on the Fox sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. It premiered on January of 2000, and was immediately swamped with praise. This resulted in Muniz winning several awards, even gaining nominations from the Golden Globes and the Emmys. That year, he got his first starring film role, playing the character Willie Morris in My Dog Skip. He has since appeared on many television shows, getting guest spots on Lizzie McGuire, MADtv, Spin City and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. He was also given a role in the romantic comedy It Had to be You and the family sport drama Miracle in Lane 2, as well as receiving moderate success in the film Big Fat Liar co-starring Paul Giamatti and Amanda Bynes. He is also known for doing voice work in the film Dr. Dolittle 2, The Simpsons, Fillmore!, and 2005’s Racing Stripes. Muniz became part of the ensemble in the gang film Deuces Wild, and made a cameo appearance in Stuck on You. He later gained the title role in the films Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, hoping to make the transition from child actor to a more respectable one. Malcolm in the Middle finished its run in 2006, and the actor signed on to film the horror flick Stay Alive. He made a guest appearance on the series Arrested Development and Criminal Minds, and has starred in the independent film My Sexiest Year in 2007. Afterwards, Muniz announced that he was taking a break from acting to focus on his career in race car driving. He has also been known to write the screenplay for the TV movie Granted, released in 2006.
Views
Quotations:
[when he received news of his Emmy nomination] "I am keeping with tradition today. After I learned of my Golden Globe nomination, I went to the dentist, so today, let's make it the orthodontist."
Acting classes, I guess, are good and I would like to maybe sometime take one. But I would feel like I was learning someone else's technique. I like mine.
Yeah, I like cars and basketball. But you know what I like more? Bananas.
[about Australia] I love it! It's awesome. I want to move here! I've just been promoting Большой толстый лгун (2002) and hoping it's going to go really good. Малкольм в центре внимания (2000) is doing really well here. I haven't been able to do a lot of stuff and I haven't seen that much though.
Some kids are always getting into trouble or doing stuff, and I stay away from those types. I know I am no better than anyone else in this world. I'm just an actor, that's nothing special. But I'm not into anything bad. Just blackjack.
"There was a scene cut out of Большой толстый лгун (2002) where I had to wear a dress. This may sound kind of weird, but I really enjoyed shooting that scene".
Personality
Youthful appearance
Short stature
Bright blue eyes
Quotes from others about the person
Frankie is practical, down to earth with strong ideas about right and wrong. He is orderly and organized, systematic and controlled. Decisive and methodical Frankie Múñiz is employing a step by step rational approach to problems solving, and once committed - he does not give up easily!
Frankie loves change, travel and adventure. He is a bit of a rolling stone. He has enormous curiosity and yearn to see far-off places and meet exotic peoples. Frankie Múñiz's arena is the world itself, and it is just a matter of time before he is off once again on another excursion.
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