Overview

• At 14 to 15 years old, the Malcolm in the Middle star says the offer would have made him one of the show’s youngest hosts.
• Muniz recalls Fox president Gail Berman calling with the invitation, which he declined in favor of Nickelodeon’s event.
• He says executives pressed him for about a week and a half to change his mind, but he kept his Kids’ Choice pledge.
• At the ceremony, he presented Amanda Bynes with Favorite TV Actress, and they later co-starred in 2002’s Big Fat Liar with Paul Giamatti.
• Recent reports note he now races in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series and plans to reprise his role in a Malcolm in the Middle revival with Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek.