For the sake of his budding comedic career, he changed his surname to " Prinze ", which he chose because, according to his friend David Brenner, he originally wanted to be known as the King of comedy, but Alan King already had that last name, so he would be the Prince of comedy instead.

About four months prior to his death, Prinze had signed a multi-year deal with NBC worth US $ 6 million over five years.

Prinze married Katherine Cochran in October 1975, with whom he had one son, future actor Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Prinze had a history of playing russian roulette to frighten his friends for his amusement.

However, Prinze had left a note stating that the decision to take his life was his alone.

" Later, as Garcy's stand-up career shows similar promise, he falls into a depression and drug use as Prinze had, nearly destroying himself.

During her segment, Vince McMahon awoke from a coma after his doctor, played by actor and one-time WWE employee Freddie Prinze Jr., informed him that his wife Linda had invested millions in her campaign as she runs for senate.

Prinze has also had acting roles in television shows, including Friends, Freddie and 24.

Hill also had roles in She's All That in 1999 starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook ( he later reunited with Cook & Prinze in Psych ), as a Los Angeles doctor named Owen in the movie and series 10. 5, and the Disney movie Holes as Sam the Onion Man ( the movie itself was referenced in the Psych episode " 65 Million Years Off "), and The Guardian.

Prinze identified himself as Puerto Rican, and for comedic purposes called himself a " Hungarican.

Without telling his parents, Prinze successfully auditioned for the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, where he was introduced to drama and continued ballet — and where he discovered his gift for comedy while entertaining crowds in the boys restroom.

Prinze made several appearances on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, most notably at the roasts for Sammy Davis Jr. and Muhammad Ali.

The character Ralph Garcy ( stage name for Raul Garcia ) played by Barry Miller speaks often of growing up with Prinze and seeing him as the local neighborhood hero.

Prinze's death affects him profoundly, and Garcy credits Prinze with inspiring his own career ; he says he is doing it " for Freddie.

Prinze also received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame a few decades after his death, although many argue his clear and present lack of appreciation for his industry, or being in it for the ' long haul ' made him a less than worthy candidate for that star.

* Sarah Michelle Prinze ( née Gellar ), an actress best known for her role on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown ( the Man ), the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and ( until his suicide late in the third season ) Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job.

* Freddie Prinze ( 1954 – 1977 ), Puerto Rican and Hungarian descent Stand-up comedian, best known for his 1970s TV series Chico and the Man co-starring Jack Albertson.

Paar's announcer for this series was Peggy Cass, and perhaps its most notable aspect was the national television debut of comic Freddie Prinze.

Her next starring role was in Down to You ( 2000 ), which was panned by critics, but earned her and her co-star Freddie Prinze, Jr. a Teen Choice Award nomination for their on-screen chemistry.

* Freddie Prinze — U. S. actor and comedian, famous for his role on the sitcom Chico and the Man.

He was instrumental in launching the comedy careers of Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Lewis, Robert Klein, Jay Leno, Andy Kaufman, Freddie Prinze, Steve Landesberg, Jimmie Walker, and for a brief time, managed Bette Midler at the early stages of her career.

* Sarah Michelle Gellar was only available for three days of shooting on this episode because of her wedding to Freddie Prinze, Jr.

* Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Rick: A stressed out servant who works for the prince and finds him as a grand annoyance.

Prinze's mother wrote a book about her son, The Freddie Prinze Story, which was published in 1978.

Tomiko's first role was in Head over Heels with Freddie Prinze Jr. in which she portrayed a fashion model.

The Chatham A's were featured prominently in the 2001 Warner Bros. motion picture Summer Catch, starring Freddy Prinze Jr .. Jim Collins ' The Last Best League ( 2004, ISBN 0-306-81418-8 ) is a non-fiction account of the 2002 Chatham A's, which featured infielder Jamie D ' Antona.

Prinze was the first young comedian to be asked to have a sit-down chat with Carson on his first appearance.

His business manager, Marvin " Dusty " Snyder, tried to intervene, but Prinze shot himself in the head, and was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center to be placed on life support following emergency surgery.

He wrote and performed the theme song to the 1970s comedy series Chico and the Man, and played a guest role on that series as the cousin of Chico ( Freddie Prinze ), singer Pepe Fernando.

Gellar met her future husband Freddie Prinze, Jr., during filming of the 1997 teen horror film, I Know What You Did Last Summer but the two did not begin dating until 2000.

( Prinze appeared on and guest hosted The Tonight Show on several other occasions ).

Prinze suffered from depression, and on January 28, 1977, shot himself with a small semi-automatic pistol after talking on the telephone with his estranged wife.

Freddie Prinze was discovered by Komack after he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in December 1973.

After struggling with depression and drug use, Freddie Prinze shot himself on January 28, 1977.

He appeared on the 2005 ABC sitcom Freddie, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. before the program's cancelation in May 2006.

Vince's heart rate elevated more and more as Prinze informed him on what was " wrong " with WWE since he went into a coma.

Zack Siler ( Freddie Prinze, Jr .) — soccer star, class president, honor student — is the big man on campus at his Southern Californian high school.

She appeared on the show, Freddie, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., as Sofia, Freddie's sister, during the 2005-06 television season.

Notable 20th century feature films are My Fair Lady ( 1964, based on the Broadway musical ); Trading Places, Ruby Sparks, Mighty Aphrodite by director Woody Allen ; Weird Science directed by John Hughes ; and the 1987 film Mannequin, a remake of the 1948 classic One Touch of Venus, the Julia Roberts hit movie Pretty Woman, She's All That with Freddie Prinze Jr., as well as S1m0ne ( featuring a computer-generated artificial intelligence as the love object ).

* The Censor Lady-An old woman ( in a similar vein to ' The Church Lady ' character played by Dana Carvey on Saturday Night Live ) who appears and tries to stop a character if they are doing some violence-related or imitable behavior ( such as suggesting that instead of the vampire tomatoes biting people's necks they kiss them in the episode " Spatula, Prinze of Dorkness " the end result was her being the first kissing victim-turned-vampire.