Freddie Prinze Jr.
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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.
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...
May 6, 2022 · Unfortunately, Prinze battled mental health issues, which he succumbed to at a young age. He died by suicide in January 1977. His son, Freddie Prinze Jr., eventually made his way to Hollywood years later, becoming a popular actor and a Hollywood heartthrob.
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.
The Death of Freddie Prinze at his hotel at 10300 Wilshire Boulevard. Was it suicide, an accident, or just depression?
Dec 10, 2021 · That night he put a gun to his head and shot himself. He was taken to a hospital before being pronounced dead. He was just 22 years old. When "Chico and the Man" returned for its fourth and final season a year after his death, Prinze was replaced by another character, named Raul, per TV Tropes.
Jan 31, 1977 · LOS ANGELES -- The suicide death Saturday of Freddie Prinze, the 22-year-old comic from New York, pierced Hollywood in a way not seen since James Dean died almost two decades ago.
Jan 27, 2016 · Last Nov. 5 a California highway patrolman arrested Prinze for allegedly driving erratically at 45 miles an hour on the San Diego Freeway and said he prescription bottle of the tranquilizer...
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Jan 19, 1983 · LOS ANGELES -- Comedian Freddie Prinze's gunshot death under the influence of drugs nearly six years ago was an accident and not suicide, a jury has ruled in a suit filed by his family.
