Francisco ‘Frankie’ Muniz IV, who was born on December 5, 1985, is an American actor. He was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey and spent his childhood in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, Raleigh, North Carolina and Burbank, Los Angeles. Frankie is most famous for playing the character of Malcolm on the television situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle. He has now become a driver in NASCAR.
He drives the number 30 Ford. Profile Summary CategoryInformation Full NameFrancisco James Muniz IV BornDecember 5, 1985 (age 40) BirthplaceWood-Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. OccupationsActor; Racing Driver Years Active1997–Present SpousePaige Price (married 2019; separated 2026) Children1 Atlantic Championship – Years Active2007–2009 Atlantic Championship – TeamsJensen MotorSport; Pacific Coast Motorsports; Team Stargate Worlds Atlantic Championship – Starts32 Atlantic Championship – Wins0 Atlantic Championship – Poles0 Atlantic Championship – Fastest Laps1 Atlantic Championship – Best Finish9th in 2009 2005 Championship TitleToyota Pro/Celebrity Race — Celebrity Winner NASCAR Xfinity Series – Races2 races over 1 year NASCAR Xfinity Series – 2024 Position105th NASCAR Xfinity Series – Best Finish105th (2024) NASCAR Xfinity Series – First Race2024 United Rentals 300 — Daytona NASCAR Xfinity Series – Last Race2024 Call811.com Every Dig.
Every Time. 200 — Phoenix NASCAR Xfinity Series – Wins / Top Tens / Poles0 / 0 / 0 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Races42 races over 3 years NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Truck/TeamNo. 33 — Team Reaume NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – 2025 Position26th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Best Finish26th (2025) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – First Race2024 Rackley Roofing 200 — Nashville NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Last Race2026 UNOH 250 — Bristol NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Wins / Top Tens / Poles0 / 1 / 0 ARCA Menards Series – Races22 races over 2 years ARCA Menards Series – Best Finish4th (2023) ARCA Menards Series – First Race2023 BRANDT 200 — Daytona ARCA Menards Series – Last Race2024 Henry Ford Health 200 — Michigan ARCA Menards Series – Wins / Top Tens / Poles0 / 12 / 0 ARCA Menards Series East – Races4 races over 1 year ARCA Menards Series East – Best Finish15th (2023) ARCA Menards Series East – First Race2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 — Iowa ARCA Menards Series East – Last Race2023 Bush’s Beans 200 — Bristol ARCA Menards Series East – Wins / Top Tens / Poles0 / 1 / 0 ARCA Menards Series West – Races1 race over 1 year ARCA Menards Series West – Best Finish41st (2023) ARCA Menards Series West – First Race2023 General Tire 150 — Phoenix ARCA Menards Series West – Wins / Top Tens / Poles0 / 1 / 0 Age Francisco James Muniz IV was born on December 5, 1985 (making him 40 years old) in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, United States.
Biography Francisco Muniz IV was born on December 5, 1985 in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, as the child of Denise, a nurse, and Francisco Muñiz III, a restaurateur. His mother has both Irish and Italian ancestry, whereas his father is of Puerto Rican origin, his roots being Spanish and coming from Asturias. He has a sister who is named Cristina. Muniz was in his fourth year when his family relocated to Knightdale, in North Carolina, and it was there that he grew up.
He was spotted when he was eight years old at a talent show in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he was playing the role of Tiny Tim in a local performance of A Christmas Carol. His parents then got divorced and he moved afterwards with his mother to Burbank, in California. From the sixth grade on, he was taught at home by his mother. Personal life Muniz is a fan of the Arizona Cardinals and also follows the Los Angeles Clippers; it is said that he supports the English football team Coventry City, a link which seems to have arisen from a friendship he formed with a producer during the making of the film Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.
In 2005 Muniz was engaged to Jamie Gandy; in 2008 he met the publicist Elycia Marie Turnbow at a gym in Los Angeles through their mutual personal trainer. The two started dating and then moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. There was a domestic argument in February 2011 which involved the police and during which Muniz is said to have pointed a gun at his own head, although he later described this as a “fake overblown story”.
They got engaged in October 2011 but eventually called off the engagement. In 2016 Muniz started a relationship with the actress and model Paige Price and on November 18, 2018 he announced that they were engaged. They got married on October 3, 2019 and their son was born on March 22, 2021. On July 1, 2026 Muniz declared in a post on X that he and Paige were separating and that they were proceeding with a divorce.
Health problems Muniz was admitted to hospital on November 30, 2012, at the age of 26 following a suspected transient ischemic attack and later talked about it on Katie. He was diagnosed with a second attack on November 25, 2013, a year later. When his health was queried in October 2017, he stated that he had not been experiencing any problems. In that same month, it was claimed on Dancing with the Stars that he had suffered from severe amnesia, which was theorised to be at least partly caused by several concussions; Muniz suggested that he could not recall most of his time on Malcolm in the Middle and that his former co-star Bryan Cranston would often call him to remind him of the good times they had.
In 2021, while appearing as a guest on the Steve-O’s Wild Ride! podcast, Muniz stated that the mini-strokes had been a misdiagnosis and that in fact he had been suffering from migraine auras. During the same podcast he explained that the accounts of his amnesia were false and that they were based on a single, off-the-cuff remark: “Man, I don’t remember what happened in 2001.” The individual gaps in his memory were the result of having suffered a large number of concussions when he was a teenager.
Career Highlights He became well known around the world for his performance as the main character in the successful Fox situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), for which he received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. He also appeared in feature films such as Big Fat Liar (2002) and Agent Cody Banks (2003). Having moved on from doing acting full-time, he became a professional race car driver.
He took part in the Atlantic Championship and then turned to stock-car racing, driving in the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Net Worth Frankie Muniz’s net worth is estimated to be between $35 million and $40 million.
