Frankie Muniz Talks Fatherhood, New Malcolm in the Middle Series, NASCAR & More

About this episode

Frankie Muniz discusses his experiences with fatherhood, his role in the new series Malcolm in the Middle, and his NASCAR career.

Frankie Muniz stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about how much Frankie enjoys being a father. He shares all the thought and preparation he and his wife were doing once they found out that they were having a baby. Next we talk about him reprising his iconic role of Malcom in the new series on Hulu and Disney+ Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. Frankie shares how much fun he had working with the cast as well as now playing a grown up version of Malcolm, who is a father. After that we talked about his NASCAR career. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Frankie Muniz Frankie Muniz is an actor and professional race car driver. He is best known for starring as the titular character in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. Muniz transitioned to professional racing in 2006, initially competing in open-wheel series like the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. After a hiatus, he shifted to stock car racing in 2021. In addition, he is a full-time driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the SRO GT4 America Series. Frankie and his wife, Paige have one son. Make sure you follow Frankie on Instagram over at @frankiemuniz4. Also…

People in this episode

Host: Art Eddy

Guest: Frankie Muniz

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• NASCAR
• Malcolm in the Middle
• parenting
• interview

Keywords

• Frankie Muniz
• fatherhood
• Malcolm in the Middle
• NASCAR
• parenting
• interview

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hulu, Disney+

Books & works: Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair

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