![]() ![]() January 28, 1977, after talking to his estranged wife on the telephone, he shot himself in the head with a semi-automatic pistol. Prinze suffered from depression and a drug addiction. He is best known for his role as Chico in the hit television series Chico and the Man. Being asked for a sit-down chat by Carson was considered the Holy Grail of honors by comedians. He was the first comedian to asked to have a sit-down chat with Johnny Carson on his first Tonight Show appearance. He had been born Frederick Karl Pruetzel but changed his last name to Prinze because he decided he was going to become the prince of comedy (he originally wanted to be king, but Alan King already had the name). (Freddie) Freddie Prinze & Friends Cut 2 (Freddie Prinze) Freddie Prinze & Friends 1976 T02:03:46.000Zįreddie Prinze, the father of Freddie Prinze Jr., got his start at a standup comedian.
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