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Frankie Muniz, once one of the most popular child actors, doesn't want his children to follow in his footsteps.
Before stepping onto the jungle set of Australian reality show “I'm a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here,” the star of FOX's early '80s hit comedy “Malcolm in the Middle” had his own ideas. He explained the reason for his reluctance. His son Mautz, 3, aspires to be an actor.
“I never want my children to go into business,” the 38-year-old told Australian media in a video published on March 24. “And to be honest, my experience has been 100 percent positive, so it's not like I've had a negative experience.”But I know there are a lot of people out there, including close friends of mine, who have had very negative experiences. I know. ”
“And I think the world in general is an ugly world,” said Muniz, who has a son with wife Paige Price. “I've never cared about being rejected, but being rejected is… There are so many,” he continued.
Child star past and present
Muniz, who is still an active actor and NASCAR driver, appeared in the documentary series Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Children's Television, which details allegations of inappropriate behavior on the sets of several Nickelodeon shows. I made this comment a few days after it was published by Investigation Discovery. In the 90's and 20's. It features interviews with several former child and teenage actors who appeared on the show.
Muniz is not one of them. However, the actor has appeared on Nickelodeon shows in the past, voicing a character on the animated series “Fairly Odd Parents,” and hosting two episodes of “All That” at the Kids' Choice Awards in 2000. served as
Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider, who worked on the latter show and produced many other shows for the cable network, has been the focus of many documentaries. In a March 19 response video, he said: “I have to face my past actions, some of which I am ashamed of and regret, and to some people I have to apologize quite strongly. There's no doubt about it.”
Russell Hicks, the channel's former president of content and production, previously told E! “Everything Dan did on the show was carefully reviewed and approved by Nickelodeon executives,” the statement said.
Drake Bell is willing to tell his story openly. During an appearance on The Sarah Fraser Show podcast, the 37-year-old explained why he felt it was the right time to speak publicly about the abuse he suffered from dialogue coach Brian as a child actor. Peck appears in the documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”