Frankie Muniz ‘Walked Off the Set’ of Malcolm Within the Center Over After ‘Impolite’ and ‘Disrespectful’ Habits

The actor explains why he is not on two episodes of the present, regardless of taking part in the titular character, following critical pressure on set.

Frankie Muniz is recalling a second when he stood up for himself on the set of Malcolm within the Center.

On Monday’s episode of I am A Movie star … Get Me Out of Right here, the actor and race automotive driver claimed he was absent from filming two episodes of the comedy sequence as a result of he as soon as “walked off the set.”

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“There have been these two ADs, assistant administrators, on Malcolm within the Center [who] simply pissed off the hell out of me,” Muniz informed his campmates. “I used to be by no means afraid to face up for myself.”

“There’s two episodes I am not in ‘trigger I walked off the set,” he continued. “Everybody was so afraid to face up when sure individuals have been controlling or impolite or disrespectful. Like, they walked on pins and needles.”

“I bear in mind being so mortified by watching individuals [be] afraid to face up for themselves, I am, ‘Say one thing,’” Muniz added. “I did not care in the event that they informed me I used to be by no means going again, as a result of it was price it to me.”

Nonetheless, the 38-year-old jokingly admitted that it “helped” that the present revolved round him, earlier than sharing he nonetheless receives residual checks from the sequence being aired in overseas international locations.

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Muniz performed the titular function in Malcolm within the Center, which aired from 2000 to 2006 on Fox. Throughout the top of his baby stardom, he appeared in a handful of films and tv sequence, together with Massive Fats Liar and Agent Cody Banks. Muniz left Hollywood in 2008 to pursue a race automotive driving profession.

In a current interview, Muniz — who shares 3-year-old son Mauz with spouse Paige Worth — shared why he does not need his son to get into performing.

“I might by no means let my child go into the enterprise,” he informed Pedestrian TV, “and never that I had a adverse expertise, as a result of to be sincere, my expertise was 100% constructive. However I do know so many individuals, buddies that have been near me, that had such insanely adverse experiences.”

“I simply suppose it is an unpleasant world normally,” he mentioned. “I by no means cared about rejection, however there is a ton of rejection.”

Muniz’s feedback got here within the wake of the ID docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Youngsters TV, through which former Nickelodeon star detailed disturbing allegations towards Dan Schneider and Brian Peck.

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