"Malcolm in the Middle" Star Speeds Away from Acting

**RebelMan** · 04-14-2006, 07:47 PM

Source: Zap2it
Friday, April 14, 2006
08:22 AM PT

First Sean Connery. Now Generation Y has discovered that Frankie Muniz will also leave the acting field. The "Malcolm in the Middle" star says that he'll abandon acting for every boy's dream: to be a racecar driver.

"I got signed to Jensen Motorsport for two years, so once the show is done, I'm just going to be doing that full-time," says Muniz in an interview with ABC News Radio.

Muniz, 20, has been acting since he was eight and recently wrapped the final episode of the FOX comedy.

"I've been on the show for seven years going nonstop, and I'm definitely extremely fortunate," he says. "I couldn't ask for anything more. I'm lucky to be able now to sit down and go, 'OK, I'm going to race for a few years ... I'll come back to acting later.'"

Muniz has officially been feeling the need for speed when he competed in the 2004 Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race. He's been auto mad for a while and owns several expensive cars including a rare Porsche Speedster that was subject to an Ashton Kutcher-style prank on MTV's "Punk'd."

The Peabody and Emmy-winning "Malcolm in the Middle," which follows the adventures of boy genius Malcolm (Muniz) and his wacky family, is scheduled to air its series finale on Sunday, May 14.

Mat · 04-14-2006, 11:35 PM

Herd about this yesterday, sucks cause I love the show and he is great in it. Im sure he will return to acting in the near future.

**i_survived_disturbia** · 04-14-2006, 11:54 PM

Man, he's done with acting for now? How sad. He's like one of my favorite actors.

**KeiraLover** · 04-14-2006, 11:57 PM

Holy crap! He's 20? I thought he was fifteen.

**i_survived_disturbia** · 04-15-2006, 12:02 AM

Nope, he's 20. He's a year older then me. He looks younger then his actual age because when I saw him in "Agent Cody Banks" I would have never have guessed he was a year older then me because he looked like he was 15. Now that I know his actual age, he looks like that now. Like with William Moseley (Peter in "Narnia"). He is actually 18, but he looked like 15 or 16 to me when I saw "Narnia".

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Originally Posted by KeiraLover

Holy crap! He's 20? I thought he was fifteen.

**KeiraLover** · 04-15-2006, 12:05 AM

Damn...he still looks 15 though.

Charlie5x5 · 04-15-2006, 11:43 AM

ah gutted, i love Malcolm In The Middle. I guess it's been on for a long time though, best to go out while it's still popular than to fizzle out.

04-14-2006, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,519 My Profile	"Malcolm in the Middle" Star Speeds Away from Acting Source: Zap2it Friday, April 14, 2006 08:22 AM PT First Sean Connery. Now Generation Y has discovered that Frankie Muniz will also leave the acting field. The "Malcolm in the Middle" star says that he'll abandon acting for every boy's dream: to be a racecar driver. "I got signed to Jensen Motorsport for two years, so once the show is done, I'm just going to be doing that full-time," says Muniz in an interview with ABC News Radio. Muniz, 20, has been acting since he was eight and recently wrapped the final episode of the FOX comedy. "I've been on the show for seven years going nonstop, and I'm definitely extremely fortunate," he says. "I couldn't ask for anything more. I'm lucky to be able now to sit down and go, 'OK, I'm going to race for a few years ... I'll come back to acting later.'" Muniz has officially been feeling the need for speed when he competed in the 2004 Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race. He's been auto mad for a while and owns several expensive cars including a rare Porsche Speedster that was subject to an Ashton Kutcher-style prank on MTV's "Punk'd." The Peabody and Emmy-winning "Malcolm in the Middle," which follows the adventures of boy genius Malcolm (Muniz) and his wacky family, is scheduled to air its series finale on Sunday, May 14.

04-14-2006, 11:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mat Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,030	Herd about this yesterday, sucks cause I love the show and he is great in it. Im sure he will return to acting in the near future.

04-14-2006, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
i_survived_disturbia Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,004 My Profile	Man, he's done with acting for now? How sad. He's like one of my favorite actors.

04-14-2006, 11:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
KeiraLover Keira Mod Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,592 My Profile	Holy crap! He's 20? I thought he was fifteen.

04-15-2006, 12:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
KeiraLover Keira Mod Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,592 My Profile	Damn...he still looks 15 though.

04-15-2006, 11:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
Charlie5x5 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,172 My Profile	ah gutted, i love Malcolm In The Middle. I guess it's been on for a long time though, best to go out while it's still popular than to fizzle out.

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