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Francisco James Muņiz IV (born December 5, 1985) is an American actor best
known as the star of the popular Fox Network television situation comedy,
Malcolm in the Middle. He has also starred in several movies.
Muniz was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey to Frank Muniz (a Puerto Rican
restaurant manager) and Denise (a former nurse of Italian and Irish descent);
he has a sister, Christina. Muniz was was raised in the small town of
Knightdale, NC, where he found his interest in acting by watching his older
sister in a play.
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He was soon cast as Tiny Tim in a local production of A Christmas Carol, a
role he reprised the next two seasons. Productions of The Sound of Music, "The
Wizard of Oz", and Our Town fleshed out his regional theater resumé. Muniz
made his television 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 the breakthrough role, which
would make him a familiar face in millions of households.
FOX premiered Malcolm in the Middle on January 9, 2000, as a mid-season
replacement, and the show was quickly swamped with accolades. The premiere
episode was watched by 23 million people; and the 2nd episode by 26 million
people. Matriarch Jane Kaczmarek may have received the lion's share of the
lines, but it was Muniz's job to anchor the show with his narration and his
central role in many of the dysfunctional, envelope-pushing plots. He was
nominated for a Golden Globes in 2000 and 2001, and was honored with the
Hollywood Reporter "Young Star Award" for his work in the series.
Muniz's first starring role in a feature film was as "Willie Morris" in the
family period piece My Dog Skip (2000), released around the time of the
Malcolm pilot. Muniz then contributed a voice to the animal cast of Dr.
Dolittle 2 (2001). He had a moderate-sized hit with the 2002 release Big Fat
Liar, which teamed him with teen actress Amanda Bynes, as a pair of students
seeking revenge on a sleazy movie producer (Paul Giamatti). He was also part
of the ensemble for the gang film, Deuces Wild, released the same year.
Muniz had starring roles in the film Agent Cody Banks (2003), as well as the
sequel Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004). He voiced a racing
zebra, "Stripes", in the 2005 film Racing Stripes.
He has also made guest appearances on the television shows Lizzie McGuire,
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and MADtv.
In July 2005, Muniz, only 19 years old at the time, proposed to his
girlfriend, Jamie Grady, who is 6 years older. The two met on the New
Orleans set of his 2006 movie, Stay Alive
He currently resides with his family in New Jersey. In late 2005, he bought
an apartment in Manhattan.
During the 6th season of Malcolm in the Middle, he got the word "ZERO"
tattooed on his inner left forearm. Muniz enjoys playing the drums,
basketball, as well as golf, having been taught to play by his grandfather
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