On December 5, 1985, in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, he was born Francisco Muiz IV. His family relocated to North Carolina when he was four years old. At the age of eight, he was discovered after appearing in a local production of “A Christmas Carol.” His parents divorced around this time, and Frankie moved to Burbank, California, with his mother. He was homeschooled beginning in sixth grade in order to focus on his budding acting career. He quickly landed small roles in television shows, commercials, and a small part in the 1999 film Lost & Found.
Frankie Muniz is a $30 million dollar net-worth American actor, musician, writer, producer, and race car, driver. Frankie is best known for his role as Malcolm in the Middle, which aired for seven seasons between 2000 and 2006.
In the year 2000, Frankie landed the role that would make him famous, the starring role on Malcolm in the Middle. Between 2000 and 2006, he appeared in 151 episodes of the series alongside Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston. As Malcolm, Muniz became an overnight sensation, earning him an Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.
Outside of Malcolm, Frankie appeared in several TV and film comedies, including Big Fat Liar (2002, starring Paul Giamatti) and Agent Cody Banks (2003, with Hilary Duff). Other notable works include Kevin Bacon’s My Dog Skip (2000), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), and Stay Alive (2006).
Muniz has continued to act and, in 2017, competed on the reality television show Dancing with the Stars. He has also appeared in several Sharknado TV movies. He has received numerous honours, including the Kids’ Choice Awards, Young Artist Awards, and YoungStar Awards. Muniz was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2001 and 2002 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical for Malcolm in the Middle.
Muniz jumped into professional auto racing as his star rose. As a racer, he joined Jensen Motorsport in 2005 and raced in the Formula BMW USA series (2006) and the Champ Car Atlantic series (2007). From 2007 to 2009, he raced in 32 races for the Atlantic Championship.
During the first few seasons of “Malcolm,” Frankie was paid $30,000 per episode. This equates to $480,000 for the first season, $750,000 for the second season, and $660,000 for the third. He reportedly earned $75,000 per episode in the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons. That’s $4.95 million over three seasons. Frankie earned $150,000 per episode in the final season. That comes to $3.3 million. Frankie earned approximately $10.15 million in base salaries alone from the first run episodes of Malcolm in the Middle. He most likely earned around 80% of that in the show’s first syndication run, based on union royalty rates. Frankie also made a lot of money from his acting career. Perhaps most notably, he earned $2 million for the first Agent Cody Banks instalment and $5 million for the sequel.
Frankie bought his mother a home in Brentwood at the start of his career after making a lot of money. Frankie, who was still a teenager at the time, lived there until he was 18 when he moved to Encino, California. He then purchased a home in the Hollywood Hills with a 10-car garage, followed by another home in the Hollywood Hills in 2004. In 2005, he quickly sold these two homes for a small profit. Halle Berry bought one from him.
Frankie spent $3.5 million on a home in the Hollywood Hills in 2006. A year later, he listed this house for $3.875 million. He was unable to find a buyer for several years. He eventually sold the property for $3.05 million in 2014. Frankie relocated from Los Angeles to Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2008, where he paid $2.782 million for a palatial desert estate. He sold this house for $2.85 million in 2014. In 2016, he spent $3 million on a new Scottsdale home, which he later listed for $3.5 million before removing it from the market. According to property records, this is still his primary residence today.
