For those who love watching 90s and early 2000s movies, I'm sure you're familiar with Frankie Muniz, one of his most iconic feel-good films is Agent Cody Banks with Hilary Duff. What happened to him? Why isn't he making movies anymore? And what is his current net worth?
Frankie Muniz was discovered by Hollywood at 8 years old. He first became famous for the TV sitcom series Malcolm in the Middle from 2000 until 2006. After that, he tried his luck on the big screen with Big Fat Liar and Agent Cody Banks with Hilary Duff, and his last movie was Racing Stripes. In 2000, he was the most famous child star, on the same level as Aaron Carter, and highly bankable as a teen.
He was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards at an early age and also made TV appearances in Lizzie McGuire and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. He was also the voice of the character Chester in The Fairly OddParents on Nickelodeon, and he was often paired with Amanda Bynes, but both of them got tired of the film industry at an early age.
Despite earning millions in Hollywood, Frankie Muniz got tired of his acting career early on and decided to put it on hold to pursue his true passion, which is car racing. So for those wondering why he isn't acting anymore, Frankie Muniz decided to focus on car racing and at one point was selected as one of the drivers for the Formula BMW World Final. He also won big in this sport and made a name for himself, so he focused more on it. He even created his own name and is planning to do full-time driving for Rette Jones Racing using the team's No. 30 Ford Mustang.
He also started his own businesses in downtown Los Angeles and released music. He also had a major health issue, which resulted in him completely stopping making movies. He suffered from significant anemia, which caused him to lose interest in acting. The rumors that he suffered from severe amnesia are not true, and he only suffered from minor memory loss, losing memories from some years like 2001, but he has no huge memory gap and is able to function properly.
Frankie Muniz was wise in investing his money and making a career change while he still had a name, and he is still one of the richest former teen actors with 30 million USD under his name.