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Dec. 4, 2012 / 11:42 PM

Former child star Frankie Muniz, 26, suffers mini-stroke

Frankie Muniz (L) and Elycia Turnbow (R) arrive at the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night at the Marirott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, March 24, 2012. UPI/Art Foxall

Frankie Muniz (L) and Elycia Turnbow (R) arrive at the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night at the Marirott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, March 24, 2012. UPI/Art Foxall | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Frankie Muniz, the 26-year-old former star of the U.S. sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle," suffered a mini-stroke last week, TMZ reported Tuesday.

Doctors are still trying to determine what caused the medical condition, the celebrity news website said.

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Friends took the actor, musician and occasional race-car driver to an Arizona hospital Friday after he had trouble speaking and understanding words, TMZ said.

He was told he suffered a mini-stroke and tests are being conducted to find out why.

Muniz's film credits include "Big Fat Liar," "Stuck on You" and "Agent Cody Banks."

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