38-year-old actor Frankie Muniz lives a mostly private life with his wife, Paige Price, and their 3-year-old son Mauz, in Arizona. He moved away from Hollywood years ago, essentially quitting the industry.
But once upon a time, he was a huge star. Most of you probably remember him from the hit sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle, but he also starred in multiple films as well, including Big Fat Liar and Secret Agent Cody Banks.
Despite his success as a child actor, Muniz says he’d never let his son become one. He shared the surprising news in a new interview for Pedestrian TV…
I would never let my kid go into the business. And not that I had a negative experience, because to be honest, my experience was 100% positive. But I know so many people, friends that were close to me, that had such insanely negative experiences. I just think it’s an ugly world in genera. I never cared about rejection, but there’s a ton of rejection.
Can’t say we blame him, especially with all the allegations against Nickelodeon and Disney coming out in the heartbreaking docuseries, Quiet on Set.
Muniz appears to have escaped Hollywood with a good head on his shoulders, and that’s really all you can ask for these days.
And if you haven’t been following along on his social media account these past few years, the dude is now a professional race car driver!
