![]() Christopher Masterson, younger brother of That 70’s Show's Danny Masterson, got the part. 5. AARON PAUL TRIED TO AUDITION FOR FRANCIS.Īaron Paul (Bryan Cranston's future Breaking Bad co-star) “desperately” wanted to audition for the role of the eldest son Francis, but producers weren’t even interested in having him come in. A running joke throughout the series became never giving the family a name, going so far as to have future name tags read “Nolastname,” and having the microphone screech the moment Malcolm’s last name was spoken in the series finale. It was never spoken on the show, but Francis’ name tag in the pilot read “Wilkerson,” and a joke cut from the episode had Malcolm confirming it was his surname. Sometimes they act like nine-year-olds and sometimes like 30-year-olds.'' Dad Hal’s actual profession was never mentioned either. Kids are so protean with what they say, anyway. We don't want to be locked into something. We're just saying he's attending middle school, not the actual grade level. "We've decided not to say anything about his age on the show,'' Boomer said when the show was just getting started. THEY MADE SURE NOT TO REVEAL MALCOLM’S AGE AT FIRST. When the young actor found out he got it, he jumped on the hotel bed. The producers decided to make Malcolm around the age of 12 and give Muniz the part. The character was originally written to be nine years old, so the then-13-year-old Frankie Muniz thought he was too old, giving his mother a thumbs down as soon as he came out of the audition room. ![]() ![]() FRANKIE MUNIZ THOUGHT HE BLEW THE AUDITION. When she saw the show, she still wouldn’t reveal the number, but did say it wasn’t as high as her son’s creation. He gave Malcolm an IQ of 165, even though his mother never told Linwood what his IQ actually was. Boomer, like Malcolm, had a high IQ, was the second youngest of four boys, and witnessed his mother shaving his father’s body hair at the breakfast table. Linwood Boomer played Mary Ingalls' husband, Adam Kendall, on the hit NBC series before moving behind the scenes on shows like Night Court and 3rd Rock From the Sun. A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE ACTOR CREATED THE SHOW, AND BASED MALCOLM ON HIMSELF. After reading these facts about the show, you’ll never need a question repeated. Everything just seemed to fall into place so extraordinarily well.Often credited with starting the trend of single camera, no-laugh-track comedies on TV back in 2000, Malcolm in the Middle starred Frankie Muniz as a young genius to whom nothing comes easy as the middle child in a middle-class family. I know I’m biased, but I don’t recall seeing the ending of a show that was so well-constructed, satisfying, and legitimate. “I was content with the end of ‘Breaking Bad,'” Cranston said in August 2020. The duo also appeared in Season 6 of prequel spin-off “Better Call Saul.” Cranston did not star in “Breaking Bad” sequel film “El Camino” despite his character being referenced. In the meantime, Cranston recently reprised another one of his iconic roles, “Breaking Bad” lead character Walter White for a 2023 Super Bowl commercial alongside Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman. “I can’t believe it’s already that, but that would be fun to do,” he said at the time.įormer co-star Muniz, who is now a NASCAR driver, earlier revealed that Cranston was “kind of heading writing the script and getting everything rolling.” Oscars 2023: Best Original Screenplay PredictionsĬranston previously told E! News in January 2023 that a possible reunion movie would “explore what happened to this family 20 years later” of the beloved sitcom clan. Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 45 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Better Call Saul' Review: A Simmering 'Breaking Bad' Closes One Loop While Leaving a Final One Openīryan Cranston and Aaron Paul Immortalized with Bronze 'Breaking Bad' Statues in Albuquerque The “You Honor” star called the “Malcolm in the Middle” series “seven years of glory” that included “going to work every day and making yourself and others laugh.”
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