Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV (born December 5, 1985) is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racing driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, which earned him an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations.

In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens." In 2008, he put his acting career on hold to pursue an open wheel racing career. He competed in the Atlantic Championship. In 2012, he joined the band Kingsfoil as a drummer; however, he left the band in 2014.

Biography

In 2007, Muniz began dating Elycia Marie, owner of clothing line Arcadia Vintage. On October 22, 2011, he announced via Twitter that they were engaged. The date of their wedding is unknown as of July 2015. They live in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Muniz is an avid supporter of the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Clippers.

On November 30, 2012, Muniz was hospitalized after having a "mini stroke", also described as a transient ischemic attack, and spoke about the experience on Katie. He suffered a second attack a year later, in November 2013.

Muniz criticized the Obama administration for hiring Susan Rice as National Security Advisor in early June 2013.