Former child star Frankie Muniz says that fleeing Hollywood at the height of his fame saved his life, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

"Honestly, I did not like L.A.," said the Malcolm in the Middle alum, now 39. "So I moved to Arizona, and I love it. I feel like it saved my life in the sense that I started enjoying the little aspects of life more, like hiking [and] going to the grocery store, because it was easy.

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Muniz – who played the sitcom's titular character from 2000 to 2006 – said he paid a "high price

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