{"id":33953,"date":"2024-04-04T09:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=33953"},"modified":"2024-04-18T11:12:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:12:38","slug":"frankie-muniz-shares-why-he-wouldnt-let-his-son-go-into-show-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/04\/frankie-muniz-shares-why-he-wouldnt-let-his-son-go-into-show-business.html","title":{"rendered":"Malcolm in the Middle Star Shares Why He Wouldn’t Let His Son Go Into Show Business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Frankie Muniz recently shared why he\u2019d never let his son participate in the entertainment industry despite his experience being \u201c100 percent positive.\u201d Muniz, who starred in the popular sitcom \u201cMalcolm in the Middle\u201d from 2000 through 2006,\u00a0told Pedestrian.TV<\/a>\u00a0why his son, 3-year-old Mauz, simply won\u2019t be encouraged to become a child star. He said, \u201cI would never let my kid go into the business. And not that I had a negative experience because, to be honest, my experience was 100% positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the experience of others close to Muniz seems to have sparked his reluctance. Muniz said, \u201cI know so many people \u2014 friends that were close to me \u2014 that had such insanely negative experiences. And I just think it\u2019s an ugly world in general. I never cared about rejection, but there\u2019s a ton of rejection.\u201d He also raised the impact of social media as another factor,\u00a0noting people today<\/a>\u00a0are \u201calways being watched.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cI was that last, literally, last generation of shows where the height of my career came before social media. So people looked at people on TV or movies or even musicians or whatever differently because they weren\u2019t as almost attainable.\u201d Muniz also made headlines in December when he revealed he\u2019s never taken a drug or even had a sip of alcohol \u2014 a particularly stunning admission considering many child actors\u2019 turbulent histories.<\/p>\n

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@pedestriantv<\/a> After working as a child actor, Malcolm In The Middle star Frankie Muniz never wants his son following in his footsteps. #frankiemuniz<\/a> #malcolminthemiddle<\/a> #quietonset<\/a> #imacelebau<\/a> \u266c original sound – PEDESTRIAN.TV<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n