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| 2 | ->''"Yeah, but being retired with $40,000,000.00 at 19 has not been awful. Good luck moving out of your moms house before you're 35."'' |
| 3 | -->-- '''Muniz''' on being told his acting was awful by a random Website/{{Twitter}} troll |
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| 5 | Francisco "Frankie" James Muniz IV (born December 5, 1985 in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey) is an American actor, racecar driver and musician. He is best known for playing the lead character in the hit Creator/{{Fox}} sitcom ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' as well as in ''Film/BigFatLiar'' and the ''Film/AgentCodyBanks'' movies. |
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| 7 | During the late 1990s and early 2000s, he was one of the most bankable and well-known child/teen actors in Hollywood. He chose to distance himself from acting to pursue a career as a professional racecar driver and later as a drummer (he is currently the drummer of the indie rock band Kingsfoil), although he has continued to appear in several TV shows as a guest star (most notably in ''Series/CriminalMinds''). |
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| 9 | !Filmography: |
| 10 | * ''Film/WhattheDeafManHeard'' (1997) as Young Sammy |
| 11 | * ''Series/SpinCity'' (1998) as Derek Evans |
| 12 | * ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' (1999) as Angelo |
| 13 | * ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' (2000-06) as Malcolm |
| 14 | * ''Film/MyDogSkip'' (2000) as Willie Morris |
| 15 | * ''VideoGame/OneHundredAndTwoDalmatiansPuppiesToTheRescue'' (2000) as Domino (voice) |
| 16 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' (2001-02, 2005) as Chester [=McBadbat=] (voice) |
| 17 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (2001) as Thelonius (voice) |
| 18 | * ''Film/DrDolittle 2'' (2001) as Boy Bear Cub (voice) |
| 19 | * ''Film/BigFatLiar'' (2002) as Jason Shepherd |
| 20 | * ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'' (2002) as himself |
| 21 | * ''Series/{{Titus}}'' (2002) as Nick Galenti |
| 22 | * ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'' (2002) as Mike |
| 23 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}'' (2002) as Augie, Willie, Tony (voice) |
| 24 | * ''WesternAnimation/MovilleMysteries'' (2002-03) as Mosley "Mo" Moville (voice) |
| 25 | * ''Film/AgentCodyBanks'' (2003) as Cody Banks |
| 26 | * ''Film/RacingStripes'' (2005) as Stripes (voice) |
| 27 | * ''[[Film/StayAlive2006 Stay Alive]]'' (2006) as Swink |
| 28 | * ''[[Literature/ChooseYourOwnAdventure Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman]]'' (2006) as Benjamin North |
| 29 | * ''Series/CriminalMinds'' (2007) as Jonny [=McHale=] |
| 30 | * ''Film/WalkHard'' (2007) as Buddy Holly |
| 31 | * ''Series/{{Last Man Standing|2011}}'' (2012) as Richard |
| 32 | * ''Series/DontTrustTheBInApartment23'' (2012) as himself |
| 33 | * ''Series/TheMysteriesOfLaura'' (2015) as himself |
| 34 | * ''Film/Sharknado3OhHellNo'' (2015) as Lucas Stevens |
| 35 | * ''Series/{{Preacher|2016}}'' (2017) as himself |
| 36 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn|2019}}'' (2019) as himself (voice) |
| 37 | * ''Series/{{The Rookie|2018}}'' (2021) as Corey Harris |
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| 39 | !Tropes Associated with Frankie Muniz: |
| 40 | * AsHimself: He has played himself several times in different TV shows and at least one film. |
| 41 | * CelebrityResemblance: To Creator/CaseyAffleck, say some. |
| 42 | * FormerChildStar: Averted. After reaching success as a child/teen actor, he went on to become a racecar driver and then a musician, is married to his longtime sweetheart, and overall seems to be doing pretty well for himself. |
| 43 | * IAmNotSpock: He will always be Malcolm to his fans. |
| 44 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Due to suffering the TIA mentioned below, Frankie has forgotten certain events in his life. Contrary to popular belief, though, he did ''not'' forget filming ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''. |
| 45 | * ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: For some reason there are plenty of Website/YouTube videos claiming he's dead. He did have a TIA ("mini stroke") just before his 27th birthday, but he quickly recovered. |
| 46 | ** While not quite "death", there is a persistent rumor that he sustained brain damage and cannot remember shooting any of his earlier roles, which is not true. |
| 47 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Has always looked a good few years younger than his actual age. It helped when he landed the role of Malcolm, who was originally supposed to be 9 years old but was aged up slightly because the casting directors loved Muniz's performance so much. |
| 48 | * TheTeetotaler: He does not partake in drugs or alcohol, and to further prove that, he has a "Zero Tolerance" tattoo. |
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