Freddie Prinze

American actor and comedian (1954-1977)

Freddie Prinze’s father, Frederick Karl Prinze Sr., was a renowned American stand-up comedian and actor who starred in the popular NBC-TV sitcom ‘Chico and the Man’ in the 1970s until his tragic death. Prinze Sr. was described as having a meteoric rise in the comedy world, and is the father of the famous actor Freddie Prinze Jr.

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About the Freddie Prinze

Frederick Karl Prinze Sr.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. He was described in a Vulture magazine article as “having blown up like no other comedian in history.” Prinze is the father of actor Freddie Prinze Jr.