Frankie Muniz Touched ‘Hollywood God’ Bryan Cranston Nonetheless Checks In on Him Commonly

The Malcolm within the Center baby star nonetheless thinks of TV dad Cranston as a “father determine,” praising him for his work ethic then and for the way supportive the Breaking Dangerous star continues to be whilst he is grow to be “like a Hollywood god at this level.”

As soon as a dad all the time a dad … even when it was only a TV dad.

18 years after Malcolm within the Center ended its seven season run on Fox, Frankie Muniz says TV dad Bryan Cranston nonetheless touches base to see how issues are going.

“He nonetheless reaches out to me each couple of weeks [to] verify in on me,” Muniz stated throughout a latest look on Michael Rosenbaum’s Within You podcast.

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Much more than that, Cranston reveals up for Muniz the way in which an actual dad or mum would. “He actually cares about what I’m doing, involves the races, if my band was enjoying, got here to reveals,” Muniz shared.

As Cranston’s star continued to rise after their present collectively, Muniz marvels that he nonetheless finds the time for his on-screen son. “He actually turned like a father determine to me,” Muniz admitted. “After which even nonetheless to today, you realize, he is basically like a Hollywood god at this level.”

The 38-year-old former baby star says it is shifting how invested the Breaking Dangerous star nonetheless is in any case these years. “I imply, he’s such an inspiration,” the actor-turned-NASCAR driver stated. “That’s what I attempt to be for another person sooner or later.”

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Muniz’ admiration of Cranston dates all the way in which again to the years they spent collectively on set from 2000 to 2006, with Muniz praising his co-star for all the time giving his finest.

“He was essentially the most unimaginable individual as a result of he confirmed up on daily basis on set and gave it one hundred pc,” he stated. “He was so good to everyone and also you by no means ever noticed him wanting to depart… he took benefit of that chance and he did his finest work. So I’ve all the time used that as an inspiration.”

At the same time as their careers have gone in numerous instructions, with Muniz shifting to his love of quick vehicles and rasing by signing his first contract with a significant racing crew in 2008 earlier than making the massive transfer to NASCAR this yr, per Leisure Weekly.

Whereas Muniz sometimes dips his toes again into the performing world with an look right here and there, he is most shifted his focus to the racing circuit. However there may be one undertaking — and costar — that may give him pause and make him rethink.

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“I need to see the place Malcolm and his household are,” he admitted. “I believe it could be so enjoyable, you realize, 20 years later to see the place everyone is. That is what I’d like to do once more.”

Cranston has shared comparable curiosities, and curiosity in reprising his position, however he instructed EW final yr that it is all about discovering the suitable story to justify bringing the entire household collectively once more.

“I would like it to be a very good purpose,” he instructed the outlet. “I do not want a job. I do not need to simply be busy. However I like to work, and I’d like to reunite with that forged and that crew, and inform these tales in that character once more.

Within the meantime, followers can observe Frankie Muniz as he competes full-time within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence, driving quantity 33 for Reaume Brothers Racing in 2025. Who is aware of, you may even run into Cranston on the tracks.