Stars Who Took a Long Break from Acting & Explain What They Did Instead!

Frankie Muniz

Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz decided to take a break from acting to pursue another passion of his – race car driving.

“I never really wanted to get out of acting, but now I’m a professional racecar driver,” he told People in a 2007 interview. “Seriously, ask any actor if they’d rather be a professional racecar driver or an actor.”

He added, “I’m truly the happiest I’ve ever been in my life. I like the fact that I basically control my destiny with how much effort I put into working out, testing and training and becoming a race car drive.”

He later went on to compete in Dancing with the Stars, where he placed third, and earlier this year he guest starred in an episode of the police drama The Rookie.