Highlights
- Frankie Muniz’s reported memory issues were the result of misinterpretation and misinformation by the media.
- Dancing with the Stars exaggerated the severity of Muniz’s memory loss for their storyline.
- Muniz believes his busy career contributed to his difficulty remembering every detail from his time on Malcolm in the Middle.
Frankie Muniz was a beloved child star on Malcolm in the Middle in the early 2000s, but after the show ended, he seemed to drop out of the spotlight. That is, until reports began emerging that he was having severe health issues and might even be at death’s door.
Over the years, despite multiple interviews, the media seemed to continuously misinterpret Frankie’s health issues and the impact of his severe migraines. Now, Frankie suggests that all the memory issues he reportedly had were never a ‘thing’ to begin with.
Frankie Muniz’s Memory Problems Made Headlines In 2012
Headlines claimed the actor was having strokes and severe health problems
In 2012, Frankie Muniz made headlines after he wound up in the hospital with worrying symptoms. He was said to have had a mini-stroke, an episode that repeated itself the following year.
After those two incidents, publications began reporting on Frankie Muniz’s reported health issues — and Frankie himself seemed to give quotes that gave credence to the theory that his medical issues had impacted his memory.
News outlets claimed that Frankie Muniz had significant memory loss and even amnesia after his medical episodes. A few years later, People quoted Frankie as saying his “intense memory loss” didn’t bother him.
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In subsequent years, Frankie Muniz’s star began to dim, leading fans to wonder what had happened to him.
Muniz reportedly stated, “I only know what it’s like to be me. Or have my brain. So, I’m only reminded of how bad my memory is when people I see, they come to me and go, ‘Oh, you remember when we did this? Remember we went on this trip to this country?’ And I have no recollection of it, but in my head, it’s not like I feel bad or sad about it. I do when I think about it, but it’s just the way life is.”
The string of quotes also included reflections on his relationship with then-fiancée Paige Price, whom he later married in 2020. Frankie elaborated that he has done plenty of things in his life (even if Muniz’s acting career didn’t exactly make a comeback) and has been very lucky, which seemed bittersweet given that the article focused on his ‘tragic’ memory loss.
What made such headlines and ‘interviews’ more confusing is that later, Frankie Muniz would suggest that everyone had gotten it wrong about his memory loss and just how bad it was.
Frankie Didn’t Love That DWTS Made His Memory Issues Sound Tragic
Frankie’s storyline on Dancing with the Stars centered on his memory loss
In a podcast interview in 2021, Frankie Muniz told Steve-O that his memory issues are not that bad. He hinted that Dancing with the Stars took one comment and ran with it, making it sound like the former child actor had no memory of his past when he admitted he didn’t necessarily have a most memorable ‘year’ to reflect on.
DWTS apparently suggested that Frankie’s most memorable moment was in 2001 when he was nominated for awards from Malcolm in the Middle. Muniz was 15 then and later elaborated that someone would have had to tell him what happened that year because it was so long ago.
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Muniz reflected, “The storyline in my episode then, as cheesy as it is, I said my most memorable year is the present because I’ve learned through my past to live in the moment. Accept everything for what it is. I had to say I don’t really remember, but I wasn’t saying I don’t remember anything. If you told me what I ate for breakfast the day I was nominated for an Emmy, I have no idea.”
Muniz reiterated that his memory wasn’t that poor, but it did seem to fit the DWTS storyline to emphasize his apparent memory loss. Later, however, Frankie clarified more and seemed to suggest he probably didn’t have memory issues at all.
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Chatting with Steve-O, Frankie admitted that he thought his original (incorrect) diagnosis might have been correct. His symptoms lined up with the diagnosis of transient ischemic attacks, which can cause numbness and loss of vision.
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Later, Frankie said he was diagnosed with aura migraines, which have similar symptoms. Ultimately, though, Muniz doesn’t believe that any of his medical or health issues actually contributed to memory loss.
Instead, Muniz thinks a busy career — most of which happened in his teen years — is to blame for his lack of remembering every detail from his time on Malcolm in the Middle.
I just think it’s the fact that I did so f***ing much in that timeframe that of course I can’t remember all of it. I have some memories. There’s definitely things that pop up and I go whoa.
Frankie clarified that his past statements, and assumptions about his medical condition, were misunderstood or misinterpreted by the media (and fans). Today, he says he doesn’t think he has memory loss, but instead, has lived way too much life to be able to recall every moment on a whim.
Source: NewsFinale
