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Freddie Prinze. Frederick James Prinze (born Frederick Karl Pruetzel; June 22, 1954 – January 29, 1977) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, and the star of the NBC -TV sitcom Chico and the Man from 1974 until his death in 1977.
May 6, 2022 · Here's looking at some of the most significant moments from Freddie Prinze Sr.'s life, including his struggle to the top, his childhood, his battle with drugs and depression, his career goals, and more.
Jan 30, 1977 · LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 — Freddie Prinze, the television star, died today at the University of California‐Los Angeles Medical Center, 33 hours after shooting himself in the head in front of his...
Jan 27, 2016 · LOS ANGELES – With a nurse pounding her fists on his chest and screaming, “Hang on,” comedian Freddie Prinze died yesterday of a self-inflicted bullet wound in the head after doctors had...
Freddie Prinze. Actor: Chico and the Man. Freddie Prinze was born Frederick Karl Pruetzel in New York City, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother, Aurea Elena Ruiz, and a German immigrant father, Edward Karl Pruetzel.
Freddie Prinze, Sr.'s life came to an end when on January 28, 1977, Freddie phoned several people, including his personal secretary and his psychiatrist. Martin Snyder, Freddie's agent, arrived at his apartment shortly after two in the morning in response to a call a distraught Freddie made to him earlier that evening.
It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown (the Man), the cantankerous owner of a run-down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze (until Prinze's suicide in the third season) as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic young Mexican American who comes in looking for a job.
Aug 8, 2023 · Comedian Freddie Prinze rose to superstardom thanks to '70s sitcom 'Chico and the Man,' but his personal demons led to a tragic end.
Jan 27, 1995 · Published on January 27, 1995 05:00AM EST. New York-born funnyman Freddie Prinze, 22, the half-Puerto Rican costar of TV’s Chico and the Man who embodied the cheeky ebullience of youth, sat...
Jan 30, 1977 · A round-the-clock medical struggle to save the life of Freddie Prinze ended Saturday when the 22-year-old actor-comedian died after shooting himself in the head early Friday.
