Frankie Muniz Net Worth (Updated 2023) – Bio Overview

Frankie Muniz is a well-known American actor, producer, race car driver, and musician, from Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, who has a net worth of $30 million as of 2023.

He is best known for playing the lead role of Malcolm in Fox’s Malcolm in the Middle in which he starred from 2000 to 2006 and earned worldwide recognition. His immense performance led the actor to earn nominations including 1 for an Emmy Award, and 2 for Golden Globe Awards.

The show came to the spotlight when it started even the first episode of Malcolm in the Middle amassed over 23 million views while the second episode broke the previous record by reaching at 26 million views which is a great success. 

Since then Frankie Muniz started getting more acting offers for some big projects and gained further acclaim for his appearances in films such as Deuces Wild, Big Fat Liar, Racing Stripes, and Agent Cody Banks. 

He made a name for himself as a musician and served as the drummer for the popular band Kingsfoil from 2012 to 2014. In 2017 Frankie found himself being on the list of 20th highest earning celebrities. 

Frankie Muniz also followed his passion and became an open-wheel racer in the year 2008. That was the time when Muniz was not much active in his acting career so he entered the Atlantic Championship. 

Net Worth 2023:

Early Life:

Francisco James Muniz IV was born in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, on the 5th of December 1985. His father Francisco was a Restaurateur while his mother Denise Muñiz worked as a nurse. Muniz grew up with his older sister named Cristina.

After spending a few years in New Jersey, the entire family moved to North Carolina where he pursued his studies. His mother is of Irish and Italian descent while his father has Puerto Rican ancestry. 

Francisco always wanted to become an actor since his childhood and by the age of 8, he got a chance to play the role of Tiny Tim in the local production of A Christmas Carol.

At that same time, Frankie and his mother relocated to Burbank, California, not long after when his parents divorced. From the 6th grade, Frankie was homeschooled by his mom because he wanted to pursue his acting career. 

Film & TV Career:

Frankie started appearing in several television commercials before he made his acting debut in the film titled To Dance with Olivia in 1997 in which he played the role of Oscar alongside Lou Gossett Jr. He followed that up with his roles in television series such as What the Deaf Man Heard, and Spin City. 

Frankie made his film debut appearing as Boy a guest role in the Lost & Found. He continued to play guest roles in the TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Lizzie McGuire, and MADtv. 

The biggest breakthrough moment of Frankie’s career came in 2000 when he got the role of Malcolm in Malcolm in the Middle which he appeared for 151 episodes until the show finished in 2006. 

In 2003 Muniz played the lead role of Cody Banks in the American spy comedy film Agent Cody Banks and then reprised his role in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London in 2004. For this film, he began training in martial arts and has done maximum of the stunts in the film on his own.

In 2006 he voiced the character of Benjamin North in the animated film Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman in which he also worked as an executive producer.

Frankie then starred in several movies including, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Extreme Movie, Pizza Man, Hot Bath an’ a Stiff Drink 2, Road To Capri, and Road To Capri, among others.  From 2001 to 2003 Frankie played the voice character of Chester McBadbat in the animated series The Fairly OddParents. 

Frankie participated as a celebrity contestant in the 25th season of the dance competition show Dancing with the Stars in 2017. He competed on the show with Whitney Carson and the due finished 3rd place overall in the year 2017.

In the following year, Muniz co-hosted the children’s dance competition show Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. 

Music Career:

Frankie began his music career and became the drummer of the unsigned band called You Hang Up. In 2012 he became part of the band Kingsfoil a York York, Pennsylvania group, but due to scheduling clashes, he left the group after two years in 2014. 

Later in 2017, Muniz came up as the manager of Astro Lasso which he declared on his Facebook profile. His best friends and former group Kingfoil’s member of Tristan Martin and Davis also became part of this new band Astro Lasso.

While the band is on the tour, Frankie manages all the lights, and monitor systems, as well as works as a specified driver. 

Racing Career:

Muniz’s interest in car racing started back in the early 2000s when he drove the pace car for the Daytona 500 and met Dale Earnhardt briefly before Earnhardt joined his vehicle for the race.

After taking a benefit of Ingo Rademacher and Aaron Peirsol’s crash on the last lap, he became the best-finishing celebrity in 2005 after finishing third overall. 

Frankie was granted permission to test drive a vehicle and then signed a contract as a driver with Jensen Motorsport for two years. During the 2006 Formula, BMW USA season Frankie failed to achieve a point-scoring position after competing in 14 races. 

Muniz competed in Toyota Pro/Celebrity, ending 11th after starting 19th, and was selected as one of the 36 drivers to contest in the yearly Formula BMW World Final at Valencia. Frankie expanded his career and began contesting in the more competitive 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series and contested in the whole season of twelve races.

In 2008 he won the Jovy Marcelo Award for his sportsmanship. Before the penultimate race at Road America, Muniz’s season was shrunk by wrist surgery.

Frankie competed in his first stock car on  October 23, 2021. He earned 15th place in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity. For the ARCA Menards Series, he entered in a Daytona International Speedway test. 

Awards & Achievements:

Frankie Muniz earned numerous award nominations throughout his successful career including the

• 6 Young Artist Awards,
• Teen Choice Awards,
• Television Critics
• Association Awards,
• 2 Golden Globe Awards,
• 5 Teen Choice Awards,
• TV Guide Awards,
• Nickelodeon Kids’
• Choice Awards,
• Academy of Science Fiction,
• Fantasy and Horror Films,
• 2 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

His performance in Malcolm in the Middle led the actor to win 2 YoungStar Awards. He then continued to win more awards for her roles such as Young Artist Awards, Emmy Awards, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, and more. 

Biography:

Relationships:

Frankie began and an American celebrity Jamie Grady began dating in July of 2005 and in the same year the two got engaged. After being in a relationship for a year the couple broke up in early 2007. 

Muniz then started his relationship with a lady named Elycia Marie Turnbow, who is well known for being the owner of the merch Arcadia Vintage as well as a publicist.

The couple began dating in 2007 and got engaged in 2011 which was revealed by Muniz on his social media in October of that year. In late 2017 the two separated ways. 

Shortly after splitting from Elycia, Frankie started dating a woman named Paige Price. At the end of 2018, they confirmed their relationship by getting engaged.

Then Frankie and Paige married in February 2020 and in October it was announced that they were expecting their child together. In March 2021, Paige gave birth to her first child a son named Mauz Mosley Muniz. 

In 2018 it was declared that Muniz and his current wife Paige Price bought a shop which is located in Arizona. That shop is about an Outrageous Olive Oils & Vinegars, the couple sold this shop in 2020 just before the world shut down due to COVID 19. 

Real Estates:

Frankie Muniz has a net worth of $30 million and the actor can afford an expensive lifestyle. He was just 18 years old when he first bought a house for her mother in Brentwood.

After establishing himself as one of the prominent actors in the entertainment industry Muniz moved to Hollywood Hills where he bought a luxurious mansion back in 2004. This massive house features a 10-car garage, a lot of living rooms with a big kitchen, and many other things.

In 2005 he sold the sunset strips for about a half million dollars. That was the same year when he decided to sell his one-story home for a modest profit. 

Frankie purchased a house in the Hollywood Hills in 2006 which cost him around $3.5 million. In the following year, he put this house on the market for $3.875 million but failed to sell this property for the next several years. In 2014 he decided to sell this house for $3.05 million and eventually found a buyer. 

Frankie also owned a western desert-style mansion that features a large swimming pool and is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The house has 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, a movie theater, and a swimming pool. 

He bought this house in 2008 for $2.782 million and sold it for $2.85 million in 2014. After the two years of break, he again paid $3 million for a house in Scottsdale which he put into the market for sale for about $3.5 million. Later he removed the listing and currently living in this luxurious property.