

I’m not good at relaxing."ĭespite not understanding his condition, Muniz said, "It’s not something I think about. The Black String actor, 33, tells PEOPLE that while he can’t remember certain aspects of. "I’m 31, I’ve never sipped alcohol, I’ve never touched a drug or taken a drag of a cigarette," he said. Frankie Muniz is focused on living his life to the fullest and his memory loss isn’t going to stop him. When he went to the hospital, he was given no definitive answers. He was riding a motorbike and suddenly lost his peripheral vision, and when he returned home, he couldn't recognise his mum or girlfriend.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after his appearance on Dancing with the Stars, Muniz said he had his first 'mini-stroke' (otherwise known as a transient ischemic attack - involving a temporary blockage in the brain) in 2012. Things pop back into my mind that I should have remembered." "I've never been to the doctor and been like, you know, 'Why don't I have a memory?' To be honest, I've never really talked about it. "I have had nine concussions and I've had a fair amount of mini-strokes." "I'm not actually sure how my memory loss started," he said. Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston as Malcolm and dad Hal in Malcolm in the Middle. Being asked to recall events from his childhood and adolescence, he made the matter-of-fact statement that he has no memory of being on Malcolm in the Middle. In October last year, while Muniz was appearing on Dancing with the Stars, the show ran an episode with the theme ‘Most Memorable Year’. He couldn’t tell you anything about attending the Emmys, or what it’s like to have Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston play your on-screen father. For a young actor, it was the opportunity of a lifetime.īut Muniz, now 32, doesn’t remember a moment of it. During an appearance on the 'Steve O's Wild Ride' podcast, the 'Malcolm in the Middle' actor commented on what had been. Actors such as Emma Stone, Hayden Panettiere, Susan Sarandon, and Heidi Klum guest starred on the show, as well as celebrities like Magic Johnson. Frankie Muniz has addressed the rumors surrounding his memory loss. He was the star of Malcolm in the Middle, the critically acclaimed family sitcom that ran for seven seasons, with a debut audience of 23 million. Frankie Muniz was 15 when he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
