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Frankie Muniz, TV’s Malcolm, says
he’s focused on racing over acting
After rising to fame as the title character in
the long-running TV comedy “Malcolm in
the Middle,” Frankie Muniz claims to be
semi-retired from acting. These days, Muniz
is devoting his energy to racing.
Muniz is racing in the Champ Car Atlantic
Championship for Jensen MotorSport.
Muniz jokingly refers to himself as a “parttime,
retired” actor.
“I can’t say that I’m retired from acting
because I’m pretty sure there will be some
time in my life where I go back.” I’m only
21 years old,” added Muniz.
“But defi nitely racing is my passion right
now and
is all I’m
focusing
my life
on. It’s
amazing.”
Muniz
admits it
was hard
leaving
his television
f a m -
ily from
“Malcolm”
after the show wrapped just over a year
ago.
“I had dinner with Bryan Cranston who
played my dad about a month ago, and we
talked about racing,” he said.
“I defi nitely miss them.”
Despite his claim that he’s done with acting
for the time being, Muniz has several fi lm
projects coming up, including “My Sexiest
Year” co-starring with Harvey Keitel,
the animated “The Legend of Secret Pass,”
and the teen comedy “Parental Guidance
Suggested.”
© The Canadian Press 2007
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