I adored Freddie Prinze and had such a crush on him!!! I never missed an episode of Chico and the Man. There was something so special about him and his giant heart. He was so brilliant and I cried for days when he died. 💔❤️

@thomasenawilliams8562

Жыл бұрын

So did I Loved him.

@LadyRockville

Жыл бұрын

When he died I put on “Night in White Satin” by the Moody Blues over and over crying like a baby❤️

@BoudicaJ

Жыл бұрын

He was beautiful

@theblueadventurer615

Жыл бұрын

I heard about him in a textbook and felt bad that he committed suicide

@cherylfugate7517

6 ай бұрын

I was about 8 years old and I wrote to him telling him (or fan club president or publicist) how much I loved him. The day I got a 7 x 11 envelope with the return address of Hollywood, California, I was beside myself, I actually got a letter and an autographed photo of Freddie! Wow! Thrill of my life as a kid! The crappy thing was my brothers gave me so much shit about it that I hid it somewhere and then couldn't find it later. My brothers were a big kill joy when I was a kid. But that was pretty much how people were then. Fuckers 😂

The death of Freddie Prinze was such a shock. It took so long for me and other fans to get through the grief.

It was such a sad story. A talented young man. I miss those days. And I still love jose' Feliciano s Chico and the man theme.

There will never be another Johnny Carson and there will never be another Freddie Prinze but RIP to the both of them Ed

@kevinnelson66

2 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Joey Bishop, too. I believe he was the last of the Rat Pack to pass away. He was funny as well

I love how he loves representing Puerto Rican’s man he was amazing

I saw Freddie live in 1974. His stand up act without cameras was a little more raw than anything I have seen on the net. He was amazing that evening. Who knew he would be dead two years later. Just one of so many great comics who died too young!

@roxannemoser

2 жыл бұрын

He died in early 77.

@TempeSoldier123

Жыл бұрын

Where did you see him? What do you remember the most about the 70’s?

@Paul-ir8qq

Жыл бұрын

This must be the unfunniest person ever.

@christineczyryca5820

4 ай бұрын

@@Paul-ir8qq hmm...well you must be the only person who thinks so because no one else says that.

so hard to believe Freddie was so messed up, he looks so all together RIP

@annainspain5176

4 жыл бұрын

I remember when it happened. He got very heavy (for the 70s) and was on "slimming pills" (ie uppers). I honestly believe he wasn't responsible for his actions at the time.

@sirvapalot

4 жыл бұрын

i know right he appears happy here

@discobabyofohio

3 жыл бұрын

Part of an actor is to pretend to be someone that you are not. He did that too well. Doing drugs really is taking matters into your own hands. If they were not prescribed, he could have easily found them on the street anyways. IMHO

@Imom4Him

3 жыл бұрын

@@sirvapalot not really , you can see it in his eyes ☹️ he was amazing 🖤💔

@alexf9381

3 жыл бұрын

That's the thing. There is no set look for mental illness sufferers such as people with depression, many can be absolute riots in public yet suffer in private. The same thing goes for drugs. Sadly, many people remain ignorant on addiction and don't realize anybody can be a drug addict. Attractive, ugly, rich, poor, white, black, uneducated, smart/intellectual. Drug addiction does not discriminate.

freddie oozed confidence even at that young age.

@abbiebeast

6 ай бұрын

So unfortunate it was all an act.

Freddie was so hot. I really miss him. Chico and the Man was one of my favorite shows because I loved Jack Albertson.

@cathleencavanaugh8351

2 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure every young girl in America was in love with him . at least everyone I knew of was in love with him .

@PEPPERJET7

2 жыл бұрын

Depression + Success= Tragedy Freddie Prinze was an amazing comic and entertainer. Way ahead of his time in terms of his energy. His material was funny, real and groundbreaking, but ultimately, it was his energy and smile that captured all of us. It sounds cliche, but Hollyweird has claimed too many lives. Dark forces run that community and it's scary, toxic, corrupt and dangerous.

So sad, watched Chico and the Man as a kid, Freddie was so talented and could have had such a successful long career, and so so sad he never got to watch his son grow up, heartbreaking 💔 on so many levels

22 year old Freddie, was so at ease & confident with Johnny. Such a phenomenal talent!

@livmarlin4259

Жыл бұрын

He looked 40.

@christineczyryca5820

4 ай бұрын

22? Well by my calculations if he said 'any day' that means his kid would be born March 10 ...as he said (due date)or March 8, 1976. (when he was actually born), Freddie was 21at this time. His birthday was June 22, 1954 and this was early 1976. He wouldn't have been 22 until June. Wonder why he said he was 22.

I enjoyed your comedy. Rest in peace Freddie Prinz

Joey Bishop was so friggin funny. We always watched his show on TV.

@tonymontana4284

Жыл бұрын

I fast forward his whole interview went straight to Freddy.

Freddie was so tall❤❤❤❤

spooky hearing freddie say he was 22 here he looks so together and everthing going for him he was a handsome man

Wow. 22 fucking years old here. It’s so amazing the paradox exhibited here. On the one hand his confidence and mannerisms are way beyond that of a 22 year kid. On the other, he was obviously emotionally broken and underdeveloped. I was four and remember getting excited when I heard that Chico and the Man song come on. He felt like a big brother. Then I asked my dad why he wasnt on anymore. I cried when my mom and dad told me he committed suicide.

@TheBrianycpht

2 жыл бұрын

What’s crazy is there’s a video of Jr talking about his dad saying that he was just a baby who took on too much. He remarked how weird it was that his dad is forever 22 and he himself is twice that age already. You could tell that he wished he could go back in time and talk his dad through his struggles

I remember how he had become good friends with Tony Orlando. Tony went into his own depression after it happened. Just such a sad story that could have been much longer and happier. But we can really never know how much someone may be dealing with mentally. Try not to judge others.

@kevinnelson66

2 жыл бұрын

Freddie was also close friends with David Brenner.

Joey is up there with the greatest comedians!! That is ..he's among the best! Joey is hilarious!! Love his comedy!

@sandykatz5401

Жыл бұрын

Be happy and supportive of who we follow and be in the moment time flies on this short lived planet so I feel lucky to have known all these wonderful talented beings such as Humphrey Bogart George Raft Frank Sinatra Judy Garland Betty Davis Lucille Ball Marilyn Monroe Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas and some dogs Lassie Rin Tin Tin, Dog With a blog and their supporting cast members, Sidney Portia "Lillie's of the Field" "To Sir with love"Roy Rodgers Andy Griffith Rod Sterling Twilight Zone Star Trek Star Wars Battle Field Earth PT. Barnum Circus all this and so much more in my short life who can forget Michael Jackson and his family so we all need to thank and appreciate how lucky we are to have known them hopefully we get to meet them in heaven or next time somewhere somewhere!

@kevinnelson66

5 ай бұрын

Joey had an interesting sense of humor.

Joey Bishop was a funny guy. Still watch his sit-com from the 1960's. He looks very relaxed here.

Looking at this and you remember how great America 🇺🇸 was 😥we are in a sad place now. And how I miss bell bottoms jeans 👖

After Elvis, I fell in love with Freddie Prinze. I mourned his death for a long time. Before and after he died, I’d cut out everything that I could from my grandparents Enquirer’s and magazines and stuff. I saved all the articles and photos in 2 paper bags. One day my MaMa threw them away while I was at school because she was concerned about me being so obsessed with him, since he’d committed suicide. I think she was just worried about me, but it broke my heart 💔 I listen to Dancing Queen by ABBA and for some reason it reminded me of Freddie Prinze.

@theblueadventurer615

3 жыл бұрын

He was a cool guy, I couldn’t believe he had to take dancing lessons to lose weight.

RIP Freddie

Has Eddie Murphy ever given credit to Freddie for having a similar delivery and mannerisms? They are both great!

@ghanasoul

8 ай бұрын

I NEVER EVER heard Eddie mention Freddie as an influence. Who knows. Eddie was a teen during Freddie’s success so I’m sure he knew of him and watched him.

@kevinnelson66

5 ай бұрын

​@@ghanasoulI could have imagined Freddie playing Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop had he lived and Eddie had turned it down. Could have imagined those guys working together. That would have been a fun duo.

Rip Freddie. so young

Joey Bishop most underrated Rat Pack original member! I miss you and love you I would have treated you much better Freddie Prinze!

I just hope that Freddie found peace in the afterlife that he couldn't find in the 3D plain.🙏🏿🙏🏿

He seemed so confident even then

I remember watching him all those years ago .....loved Chico and the Man! Haven't seen his standup in ever,and he reminds me of a young Eddie Murphy now!

Freddie was famous, wealthy and popular had the world in his hands what he was going through in his mind/world must have been scary

I really miss those days with an ache in my heart.

"I'm allright with being a grandfather, but I don't know about the idea of sleeping with a grandmother."(am paraphrasing) 😆 🤣 Joey Bishop is probably one of the most underrated comedians in history

What a gorgeous guy...wow...

R.I.P to all of them

@heatherwanamaker8000

Жыл бұрын

Would like to add that this is pretty funny

I wasn't even born when Freddie prinze was popular but he was very funny. Freddie prinze Jr definitely has his similar features. Sad that he was so young and Freddie prinze Jr was only 10 months old

@christineczyryca5820

4 ай бұрын

I don't see Freddie in his son at all!! He looks like the mom. Totally. Always thought so.

"The French love the Germans, they have them for houseguest every 25 years.". Damn... What an incredible line. It's Norm MacDonald level good.

@user-db6pt7vr3l

6 ай бұрын

Not even close

Love Joey Bishop.. Awesome actor and comedian..

Not a lot of comedians are funny, Today This man Was funny! It's a shame he went so young RIP

@vangroover1903

2 ай бұрын

He shot to fame like a bullet from a gun!!!!!!!!!

Loved him! Everything happened so fast for him. I don't like how other celebrities bad mouthed him without considering his problems and issues thrown at him at such a young age.

@vangroover1903

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, people really shot him down before he did it himself.

Freddie was a good looking guy

@marysutton434

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

I saw him at that Mill Run concert Johnny mentioned. My friends and I were in high school. We had such a crush. He mentioned that he now had a newborn son. He was so proud.

@TempeSoldier123

Жыл бұрын

Wow, what year and city was that? What do you remember the most about that night and the 70’s in general?

The due date was close. Freddie Prinze Jr. was born on March 8.

R.i.P Freddie Prince Sr

I never knew he was a stand up comedian!an! He was very good as Chico

@kevinnelson66

2 жыл бұрын

That's how Freddie started.

@lordofthestings

Жыл бұрын

Haha..

He was not only funny but so handsome. SAD :(

joey bishop show was great show

Freddie Prince was a smart young man. I watch concerts and music videos over and over of the great Blues and rock n roll players. Friends and family think I'm nuts. But thats how you learn. You learn what seperated them from the other kajillion musicians entertainers out there. No different than being an athlete. I can watch one moment of a saying, a movement, a facial expression whatever a 1,000 times in a row. I don't see how you can't !

JOEY FIRST CLASS MAN

@Tabbycatify

5 жыл бұрын

mrdetroitnews gary I love Joey..watch his sitcom every morning, and it is hilarious

Johnny's laugh at the mention of, "alimony," made me giggle. Poor Johnny. Poor Johnny's bank account (more like).

@kevinnelson66

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny used to say that his divorces got easier, but more expensive.

Freddie💙

Love that Carson wouldn’t try to upstage his guest with uncontrolled interjections and nervous laughter like today’s dreck of late night hosts.

@annainspain5176

4 жыл бұрын

True! I gave up on The Tonight Show when Leno took over, the guests were basically just there so he could score cheap shots.

@felixg12

4 жыл бұрын

Yes carson was the only late night guy i could watch for the tonight show. But David letterman was pretty cool though.

@kevind1931

3 жыл бұрын

@Conway Twitty Stay off here moron. This was late night, not like shit now. You know one thing and one thing only. What you are told. not even your own decisions

@debbiepowers4743

3 жыл бұрын

I remembered him being really funny and now I don’t think he’s very funny at all.

@ourtime-downhere6931

3 жыл бұрын

Conway Twitty get the fuck out of here with that over used ridiculous comment. You have to be clinically stupid to still say that phrase, like people who have been alive 40 years longer than you don't know what they're talking about. Ok millennial. Fucking dolt.

The care for the other SOUL that is not yours. ❤✝.

But he outlived every other member of the pack. He was understated and witty. But you had to be on it or you would miss many of his Joeyisms.

Can definitely see why Freddie prinze jr had the style that he did hahaha. Just like his dad

I love Joey Bishop

Aww them talking about when his baby is due Freddie prinze jr💔

Freddie was brutally honest. Oh if only it were now, EVERYONE would be mad at Freddie!

@tookeetalaska1387

Жыл бұрын

I swear I was thinking The same thing 😂..

He was a sharp dude

Legend…..

Prinze was on the verge of superstardom by 1976 had he lived he would have been a major movie star.. instead of one of the big "What If?" Hollywood stories.

@vangroover1903

2 ай бұрын

Killing himself really put a bullet in his career.

February 24, 1976

So very young

One of the craziest stories I heard about Freddie Prinze was that he seriously wanted to kill John Travolta with a crossbow, because Travolta had become more popular in teen magazines. It should be noted that comedian Jimmie Walker has told this story because he was in his company when Prinze told him and there is no other corroboration.

@BallparkHunter

Жыл бұрын

Has anyone ever asked Travolta about this incident?

In less than a year from then Prinze would take his own life.

@karate-xe4op

5 ай бұрын

Yeah! Your so right, the women Johnny asked questions about. Freddie wife leave him, and he shoots him self 😢

Joey Bishop is the best

Oh my goodness, Johnny's jacket makes my eyes bleed.

Wow, he was just having his son who I am a fan of too.

Joey Bishop (nacido Joseph Abraham Gottlieb; Nueva York, 3 de febrero de 1918-Newport Beach, California; 17 de octubre de 2007) fue un conocido cómico estadounidense de los años 1960, cuando sus shows, tanto en el teatro como en la televisión, consiguieron un notable éxito. Sin embargo, su fama fue efímera, y una década más tarde ya se hallaba muy lejos de la primera línea de la escena pública. En una encuesta realizada por Comedy Central, Joey Bishop ocupa el puesto #96 entre los 100 más grandes comediantes de la historia en la Estados Unidos.

Freddie standup had some silent moments. Some of his stuff just didnt go over with the audience

He said a bunch of things that would've killed today but in the 70's it was like whoa. That abortion joke was hilarious but the audience went silent

@Bigbadwhitecracker

7 жыл бұрын

That was a foot in the mouth moment. We've all had them.

@rampageclover9788

4 жыл бұрын

It's probably because it wasn't a joke...he wasn't ready to be father and he knew it

@moonytheloony6516

4 жыл бұрын

Rampage Clover That’s seriously a stupid thing to say.

@thecommenter7518

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, not good, but he was young 😑

Classic Freddie! Best From Late Night With Johnny P

Frederick James Prinze Sr. (nacido como Frederick Karl Pruetzel; Nueva York; 22 de junio de 1954 - Nueva York; 29 de enero de 1977) fue un comediante y actor estadounidense. Durante los años 1970, protagonizó el papel titular de la serie cómica Chico and the Man, interpretando el papel de Chico Rodríguez, un mecánico chicano trabajando para un envejecido anglosajón intolerante y gruñón en su taller de automóviles.

So sad about Freddie Prinze! I hope that during his depression he seeked God in some way but suicide is against the Lord. Very sad!!🙏🙏

@EricJMontoya

Жыл бұрын

Suicide is a man's way of telling God, You can't fire me.. I QUIT!

That baby was Freddie Prinze Jr.

Freddie Prinze was taking on too much. He was too young to be married at that age with a baby but then he did say she was already pregnant when they got married so that's probably why he married so young.

John moved it right along. A consumate pro.

freddie was extremely open in a quiet tortured way.....but nobody really listened

@Timmie999

3 жыл бұрын

I thought i was the only one who caught that ,everyone just laughed it off or thought he was joking...while I'm sitting here like "uh well that's actually rlly fucking depressing"

@jonathanriosnavarro1899

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

Joey Bishop: "The Forgotten 'Rat-Packer'".

@craftyagaming5160

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't him really, Joey hung out with Frank, Dean and Sammy IRL! The forgotten Rat Packer was Peter Lawford, No's 1-2-3&5 agreed to leave No. 4 alone, esp after Frank Jr's kidnapping and JFKs assassination. Except eventually 1-2-3&5 reconciled with 4 in their own way in the latter 60-70s.

I know Joey is Jewish but he looks italian to me. Reminds me of my dad. Freddy left us way too early both comedians so talented. RIP all three

Freddie is hilarious! It's kind of sad thinking about the fact that he committed suicide short time after this. :/

@YinzerTracy

7 жыл бұрын

No. He died almost a year after this was filmed.

@ryant3600

7 жыл бұрын

If you think about it though it is a short time.. Heck Freddie's career was only like 4 years long. Way to short, he was only 22 when he died. Baby, getting divorced, and had recently signed a deal w/ NBC for like 6 million dollars. That's almost 25 million today. He accomplished everything he did in only 4 years man.. That's crazy, yeah so really it all was short.

@dearmakeupdiary

7 жыл бұрын

hagglefaen I agree. And the saddest part is that he looks so content making jokes, while achieving goal after goal and inside his body there was an endless confusion and a lot of sadness. It's simply heartbreaking. Having it all and still feeling empty inside. Sad.

@denisespurlock

6 жыл бұрын

Such talent gone to waste.

@tonyschow6059

4 жыл бұрын

I actually got to see him live! He had all of us on the floor! One of the greatest!

These were good days .

Alan Parker's "Fame" (1980) was recently inducted into the Library Of Congress in 2024 as "an artistically and culturally important" film. Nominated for six Academy Awards and winner of two Oscars, the core of the film centers around the character of Raul Garcia, a gifted and troubled young Hispanic teenager from the South Bronx ghetto aspiring to be a stand-up comedian, and going into the same downward spiral as his fallen idol Freddie Prinze. It was essentially a fictionalized "roman a clef" portrait of the then-recent Prinze tragedy,, and it remains to this day a relevant and undimmed cautionary tale about Hollywood, the young, and the dark underside of "The American Dream", with a powerful performance at its center (Barry Miller) that garnered the lion's share of the film's critical acclaim.

oh no you guys I didn't know he killed himself!!!! I was just starting to watch his videos on the Carson Show today now I'm very very very sad.He seemed sweet.

Jr really doesn't look like his dad

Gone too soon.

It’s Crazy watching them talk about freddie prinze’s unborn son turning 18 knowing that he didn’t even see freddie prinze jr. turn 1. To Freddie at that time freddie prince jr. was just a baby about to be born and now he’s well known 90s hollywood actor with a wife and two kids

Freddie worked with two Rat Packers on Chico and the Man, Joey Bishop and Sammy Davis Jr.

He was 21 here, guess he didn't want to be rude and correct Johnny

I had such a crush on this gorgeous guy back in the day. He was 10 yrs older than me. Couldn't believe when he killed himself as he had everything to live for.... but depression kills. He was trying to self medicate obviously but just made things worse. He was just a kid at 23. Very sad.

@estebansteverincon7117

6 жыл бұрын

He died at 22. Hell... Even 40 is too young!

@rebeccasabet2802

5 жыл бұрын

And i thought i was the only one that felt that way. I was just devastated when it happened

@Timmie999

5 жыл бұрын

@@estebansteverincon7117 my grandfather loves Freddie everytime he talks about him he cries cause he was his inspiration.

I want Doc's wardrobe when he dies.

Freddie Prinze was great comedian I wish you didn't do what are you done I like Joey Bishop watching Carson day he retired is the day I stopped watching The Tonight Show he was great at his job miss him too

Airdate: February 24 1976

Johnny still sporting the “comb over” any idea when he stopped doing that ? My guess would be sometime in October of 76?

I really loved freddy ,but unfortunately i dont think he loved himself enough

20:02 Eddie Murphy impression, followed by Scarface impression

I wish somebody would’ve took Prinze to hospital to get him well. Intervention was needed

He's just 22 top of the Hollywood party, he will be bye bye few months Absolutely Crazy!!!!!

I meant no disrespect to mr. Joey Bishop he treated Freddie Prinze the best what I was trying to say was had Freddy married me he would still be very much alive and wouldn't have had to go through all that emotional crapola that drove him to pick up a handgun

@rhondachristensen8619

6 жыл бұрын

we may never know, the real reason...could have been over drugs, and the manager with him, says he committed suicide...could have been jealousy...freddie signed, an NBC contract, the week before...could have had, somebody else, in the room, never revealed...then, make it look like he killed himself...find it odd, nobody staying at beverly comstock hotel 42 years ago, never heard, or saw anything...find that odd !? too odd...too bizarre...

@leahlind379

5 жыл бұрын

@@rhondachristensen8619 That could be true but before the manager arrived he had already called friends and family and said goodbye throughout the day... At least that's what Google says. But I mean he had just gotten divorced and being on drugs with depression is a recipe for disaster. I think he was just sad and couldn't take it anymore.

@Ladysugarshaft

4 жыл бұрын

Cara DeNalga Agreed. The soon to be ex wife was about to take him to the cleaners. Her lawyers were planning to wring him dry. This contributed to his depression and more drugs which led to his suicide.

If you take out the moustache,he looks like a young Oliver Reed..

Freddie Prinze was the first Greg Geraldo. Or Greg Geraldo was the second Freddie Prinze.

He was very funny. See lots of similarities with Leno’s delivery. So sad, a very funny guy.