Frankie Muniz life and biography

Frankie Muniz is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily 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 2008, he put his acting career on hold to pursue an open wheel racing career. He competed in the Atlantic Championship.

Muniz was born on December 5, 1985, in Wood Ridge or Ridgewood, New Jersey, the son of Denise, a former nurse, and Francisco James Múñiz III, a restaurant manager. His father is Puerto Rican and his mother is of Italian and Irish descent. He has an older sister, Christina. 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 New Jersey), 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 Jr. The same year, he appeared in the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of What the Deaf Man Heard. A small role in the film Lost & Found (1999) led up to his breakthrough role as the title character on Malcolm in the Middle.

While on Malcolm he did guest shots on TV and lead roles in youth comedies, including Big Fat Liar (2002, starring Paul Giamatti) and Agent Cody Banks (2003, with Hilary Duff). A perennial Teen Choice Award nominee, Muniz moved into professional auto racing as he got older. He signed on with Jensen Motorsport as a driver in 2005 and raced in the Formula BMW USA series (2006) and the Champ Car Atlantic series (2007), claiming he was more interested in driving than acting. Muniz's feature films include My Dog Skip (2000, with Kevin Bacon), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) and Stay Alive (2006).

While shooting the horror film Stay Alive in New Orleans, 19 year-old Muniz made headlines when he announced his engagement to his girlfriend, identified only as "Jamie."

Filmography:

2007 : My Sexiest Year
2007 : Criminal Minds
2007 : Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2008 : Extreme Movie
2010 : The Legend of Secret Pass
2011 : Pizza Man

Awards and nominations:

2001 - Young Artist Award: Best Ensemble in a Feature Film Shared with Cody Linley, Bradley Coryell, Daylan Honeycutt, Caitlin Wachs for My Dog Skip
2001 - Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actor for Malcolm in the Middle
2002 - Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actor for Malcolm in the Middle
2003 - Blimp Award: Favorite Television Actor for Malcolm in the Middle
2003 - Young Artist Award: Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) shared with Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Kyle Sullivan, Craig Lamar Traylor for Malcolm in the Middle

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