Although his series Malcolm in the Middle was a huge success for seven seasons, Frankie Muniz recently admitted the comedy sitcom had its ups and downs.
During the recent episode of Australia’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, Muniz opened up about his time on the show. He recalled walking off the set multiple times amid ongoing tension.
‘There were two episodes I’m not in,” he said, per News.com.au. “I walked off the set.”
Frankie Muniz said there were “certain people” who turned the set into a toxic environment, making the cast and crew scared of them.
“Everyone was so afraid to stand up when certain people were controlling or rude or disrespectful,” he said. “Like, they walked on pins and needles.”
Frankie Muniz stated he was so mortified by seeing people being afraid to stand up for themselves that he tried to encourage everyone to say something. “I didn’t care if they told me I was never going back,” he said. “Because it was worth it to me… It helped [that the show was based around me].”
He didn’t reveal who was making everyone uncomfortable on set.
Malcolm in the Middle premiered in 2000 and starred Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Jane Kaczmarek, Justin Berfield, and Erik Per Sullivan. The show follows a gifted teen who tries to survive life with his dysfunctional family.
Following the series’ end in 2006, Muniz took on various acting roles and he briefly co-hosted Dancing With the Stars: Juniors with Jordan Fisher. He eventually became a race car driver.
Frankie Muniz Said He Never ‘Fully Fit’ in Hollywood
Meanwhile, Frankie Muniz recently told News.com.au that he didn’t feel like he ever fully fit in Hollywood.
“I never felt like I fully fit in the Hollywood world,” he told the media outlet. “Even though I was in the world. I was nominated for Emmys and Golden Globes, and I was going to all this stuff, and I was there, and I was like, how am I here?”
Frankie Muniz also said he hated Los Angeles and stayed in his own little world. “My own little bubble,” he explained. “And moving to Arizona, I did it on a whim, and I realized immediately that I started looking up.”
He continued to say that his time outside of Los Angeles was so much better. “I started enjoying looking at trees and birds in the sky. Going to the grocery store was a fun thing. You don’t get that in LA. It’s a miserable experience.”