Table of Biography
Frankie Muniz is a well-known actor as well as a NASCAR driver from the United States. Moreover, Frankie Muniz is popular for playing the title character in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006).
Early Life
Frankie Muniz IV best known as Frankie Muniz was born on the 5th of December 1985, in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, the United States of America. According to his date of birth, this actor is 37 years old and holds American nationality.
Similarly, he has his belief in Christianity while he has a birth sign of Sagittarius. Likewise, he belongs to a mixed ethnicity of Irish-Puerto Rican-Italian descent.
He is the son of Francisco Muñiz III (father) and Denise Muñiz (mother). Professionally, his father is a restaurateur while his mother is a nurse. In addition, his father is Puerto Rican while his mother is half-Irish and half-Italian.
He has an elder sister whose name is Cristina Muniz. Sadly, his parents got divorced when he was a teenager. Afterward, his mother along with his sister, Frankie moved to California.
Caption: Frankie Muni childhood photo (Source: Twitter)
Education
Talking about his education career he stopped attending school at the age of eleven and was home-schooled by his mother.
Professional Career
Coming toward his professional career, Frankie Muniz took part in a local production of A Christmas Carol in North Carolina when he was just 10 years old. After moving to California, he appeared in a few commercials.
In the 1997 television movie named “To Dance with Olivia,” he made his acting debut, portraying the role of Oscar. That same year, he played in another television movie named “What the Deaf Man Heard” portraying the role of Young Sammy.
Next year, he played in the 1998 sitcom television series “Spin City” playing the role of Derek Evans in season 3, episode 9: ‘The Kidney’s All Right.’ In 1999, he played the role of Angelo in the television sitcom “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” in season 3, episode 16: ‘Sabrina the Matchmaker.’
That same year, he appeared in the television movie “Lost & Found” playing the role of Boy, and in the short film “Little Man” as Ross.
Rise to fame
Caption: Frankie Muni in the family television sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle (Source: Instagram)
He landed the lead role of Malcolm in the American family television sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle.” This television show became an immediate hit and its first episodes took more than 25 million viewers. During the early 2000s, he was considered the most bankable teen in Hollywood in 2003.
He used to earn a salary per episode was $30.000, but with growing popularity and recognition, his salary raised to $120.000 per episode. In 2005, he was ranked 96 among The Top 100 Celebrities. In 2001, he lent his voice to the character of Chester McBadbat in the animated sitcom “The Simpsons.”
He continued to start in the leading roles in the commercially successful movie, “Big Fat Liar” (2002) where he played alongside fellow teen actress Amanda Bynes, among them. In the 2005 American sports comedy family film “Racing Stripes” he lent his voice to the character Stripes.
The television sitcom about Malcolm ended in May 2006. He appeared in the 2008 satirical sex comedy film “Extreme Movie” where he played the role of Chuck. He became an associate producer of the film Choose Connor in the year 2007.
Moreover, he made his guest appearance in an episode of the CBS crime drama “Criminal Minds.” In addition, he has a cameo appearance in the “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” playing the role of Buddy Holly. He started working on a 2008 film with former Missy Elliott protégée Brianna Perry, but the project was never released.
Other movies and television series
In 2011, he made a foray into the superhero genre with the family action film “Pizza Man.” Moreover, in the second season of the comedy “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” he made a cameo appearance as himself.
Afterward, he made another cameo appearance in the 2015 “The Mysteries of Laura.” Moreover, he was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete in the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars on September 6, 2017.
He partners with professional dancer, Witney Carson. In addition, they completed the season in third place. It was announced that he would be the co-host of Dancing with the Stars Juniors on August 1, 2018, with co-host Jordan Fisher.
In 2018, he portrayed the role of Johnathan in the American psychological horror movie ” The Black String.” Recently, he portrayed the role of Jace in the 2022 medical drama television series “New Amsterdam” on season 4, episode 19: ‘Truth Be Told.’
Racing
He has a long-running interest in car racing. Moreover, he was driving the pace car before Dale Earnhardt got in his car for the race in the 2001 Daytona 500. Muniz was the best-finishing celebrity in 2005, coming in the third position taking advantage of Ingo Rademacher and Aaron Peirsol’s collision on the last lap.
He was permitted to test drive a car and later drive for Jensen Motorsport for two years. During the 2006 Formula BMW USA season, he finished in fourteen races but failed to earn a point-scoring position.
Caption: Frankie Muni during the NASCAR racing (Source: Instagram)
Later, he participated in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity and was one of the 36 drivers chosen to compete in the annual Formula BMW World Final, completing 29th and 11th, respectively. He was upgraded in 2007 to the Champ Car Atlantic Series, which is more intensely contested.
Due to his wrist surgery, his season was cut short to the penultimate race at Road America. In 2021, he competed in his first stock car and position in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race while he finished at fifteenth. He took part in the 2022 Daytona International Speedway test for the ARCA Menards Series.
Musical Career
Moreover, he was a drummer for the unsigned group “You Hang Up.” In 2012, he became a part of the York Pennsylvania-based band ‘Kingsfoil’ but quit the group in 2014 due to busy schedules.
Through his Facebook account, he announced in 2017 that, he is the manager for the York-based band Astro Lasso, which consists of Jordan Davis and Tristan Martin of his former band Kingsfoil.
Moreover, he travels with the band doing their monitor systems, and lights, as well as being the designated driver. Similarly, the band opened for We the Kings, Cute Is What We Aim For, and Plaid Brixx on the 10th anniversary of We the Kings’ self-titled album tour during the spring of 2017.
Frankie Muniz – Awards
During his acting, Frankie Muniz has been able to collect six YoungStar Awards, two Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, one Giffoni Film Festival Award, and One Satellite Award.
Similarly, he gets nominations for Teen Choice Awards, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, and many more.
Net Worth 2024
Being a successful American actor, musician, writer, producer, and race car driver, he has collected a huge of money in his career. Moreover, his net worth is estimated at around $45 million as of 2022 while his annual salary is about $3 million.
During the early 2000s, he used to earn a salary per episode was $30000, but with growing popularity and recognition, his salary raised to $120.000 per episode from the television sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle.”
Relationship Status
Caption: Frankie Muni with his family (Source: Instagram)
On the 21st of February 2020, Frankie Muniz married Paige Price. Moreover, they started dating in 2016 and engaged on November 18, 2018. With the marriage, the couple has a son whose name is Mauz Mosley Muniz.
In the past, Muniz engaged Jamie Grady in 2005 and broke up the engagement in 2007. Similarly, he dated Amanda Bynes (2002 – 2003), Hilary Duff (2002 – 2004), and Elycia Marie Turnbow (2011 – 2016).
Body Measurements
Caption: Frankie Muni playing golf (Source: Instagram)
Frankie Muniz is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs around 59 kg. Moreover, he has light brown hair with blue eyes color and he has an athletic body type. Asides from them, there is not much information available related to his other body stats.
Frankie Muniz – Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@frankiemuniz4’ there are over 663k followers. Likewise, there are over 333k followers on his Twitter page ‘@frankiemuniz’ and over 881k followers on Facebook.