Slight and sandy-haired with a cartoonishly cute freckled face and striking, expressive blue eyes, Frankie Muniz was just the sort of child actor casting directors dream of: he looked much younger than his real age and possessed formidable talent and infectious charisma. Muniz made his TV-movie debut in the CBS drama "To Dance With Olivia" in 1997, and later that year impressed audiences with his skillful, confident turn as a young abandoned boy (his older incarnation played by Matthew Modine) who lives without speaking for nearly thirty years in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production "What
Moved with sister and mother back to his New Jersey birthplace after his parents' separation; continued to maintain a permanent home there, staying only temporarily in Los Angeles while working
1997
Made TV-movie debut in the CBS drama "To Dance With Olivia"
1997
Had a supporting role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production, "What the Deaf Man Heard" (CBS)
1998
Played an ailing child who brings out the competitive spirit in the mayor on an episode of "Spin City" (ABC)
