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Full Name:Freddie Prinze Jr.
Birth Name:Freddie James Prinze Jr
Famous As: Actor
Date of Birth: March 08, 1976
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 6' 1
Nationality: American
Father: Freddie Prinze
Mother: Katherine Elaine Cochran
Spouse: Sarah Michelle Gellar (since September 1, 2002)
Education: Graduated from La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, NM in 1994

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Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Prinze in April 2007
Born Freddie James Prinze, Jr.
March 8, 1976 (1976-03-08) (age 34)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Sarah Michelle Gellar (2002-present) 1 child

Freddie James Prinze, Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor. He rose to fame during the late 1990s and early 2000s, after starring in several Hollywood films aimed at teenage audiences, I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), as well as She's All That (1999), Summer Catch (2001) and Scooby-Doo (2002). Prinze has also made appearances in television sitcoms, including Friends. He is a former member of World Wrestling Entertainment's creative team as the SmackDown brand writer.

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Early life

Prinze was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kathy Elaine Cochran (née Barber), a real estate agent, and Freddie Prinze, an actor and comedian1 who died in 1977. Prinze, Jr.'s father was of Puerto Rican2 and Hungarian Jewish34 descent. In a 1999 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Prinze, Jr. stated that his mother is of English, Irish and Native American ancestry (adding that "My grandma and grandpa, who raised me for the first few years, were straight-up English and Irish");5 in a 2007 interview, however, Prinze, Jr. described his mother as coming from an Italian American family.6 Prinze, Jr. was raised Roman Catholic7 and embraces his Puerto Rican heritage.68 He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and spent summers in Puerto Rico,6 where he learned about Spanish and Puerto Rican culture from his paternal grandmother.9 He speaks fluent Spanish and Italian.6 He showed an interest in acting from an early age and attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque. After graduating in 1994, Prinze moved to Los Angeles to audition for television roles.10

Career

Prinze was cast in a guest role on the ABC TV series Family Matters in 1995. He then appeared on a few special programs and made-for-TV movies, before making his motion picture debut in To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday in 1996. In subsequent years, Prinze experienced success with appearances in youth-oriented movies. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), made him well-known among teenage audiences and his first leading role, the romantic comedy She's All That (1999), was very successful at the box office, grossing $63 million11 in the United States.

Subsequently, he had leading roles in Wing Commander (1999), Down to You (2000), Boys and Girls (2000), Head Over Heels (2001) and Summer Catch (2001), most of which were generally disliked by critics12 and had moderate box office success.13 In 2000, he was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".

In 2002, he played Fred Jones in the live film version of the popular cartoon, Scooby-Doo and reprised the role in the 2004 sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. He starred in both Scooby-Doo movies alongside his wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar. He guest starred on the popular NBC show, Friends, as a sensitive male nanny named Sandy. He also appeared as Donny Crane, a character believed to be Denny Crane's son in the ABC legal drama-comedy Boston Legal. Prinze starred in his own television sitcom, titled Freddie. The sitcom is said to depict some actual events from his life. The show lasted one season before being canceled in May 2006. He guest starred on George Lopez for a crossover with Freddie. In 2004, the actor accepted a special award from TV Land on behalf of his late father. He thanked his father's former co-star, Della Reese, for her continued advice and support. In 2006, he lent his voice to the character of Pi in the computer-animated film Shark Bait. Also, in 2007, he lent his voice to the character of Rick in Happily N'Ever After along with his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar, Wallace Shawn, Andy Dick and Sigourney Weaver.

In March 2009, it was announced the Prinze had signed on to star as Bradley, aka Ultimatum in the ABC show No Heroics, a US remake of the British show of the same name.141516 The show was not picked up, but shortly after Prinze was cast as a series regular for the eighth season of the megahit television show 24, where he plays a new CTU operative.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2008-2009)

Prinze is also a known fan of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was shown on television in attendance at the March 2008 WrestleMania XXIV pay-per-view and its preceding Hall of Fame ceremony. He also made a cameo on an episode of The Dirt Sheet, an online program hosted by wrestlers John Morrison and The Miz, view and created an official profile on WWE's "Universe" blog community where he regularly writes his thoughts on the current going-ons in the world of the WWE. His relationship with the company was furthered when he was hired as a member of the creative staff to contributing to weekly television and pay-per-view program17 for the SmackDown brand.18 It was later reported on February 22, 2009 that Freddie Prinze Jr and WWE parted ways. On August 17, Prinze appeared on WWE Raw as a Special Guest Host, and in the show, he was assaulted by WWE Champion Randy Orton.19

Personal life

In the mid-1990s, Prinze dated actress Kimberly McCullough for more than three years.20 He married actress Sarah Michelle Gellar on September 1, 2002, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, in southwest of Mexico. The couple met several years before, while filming I Know What You Did Last Summer,21 started dating in 2000 and were engaged in April 2001. In 2007, for their fifth year of marriage, Gellar legally changed her name to Sarah Michelle Prinze.2223

He also enjoys tap dancing and collecting comic books. He is an avid soccer fan and supports Arsenal F.C. 24 , and is a fan of East Asian cinema.

It was reported by People Magazine that Prinze and Gellar welcomed a daughter named Charlotte Grace Prinze, on September 19, 2009.25

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday Joey Bost
1997 The House of Yes Anthony Pascal
I Know What You Did Last Summer Ray Bronson
1997 Sparkler26 Brad
1997 Detention: The Siege at Johnson High Aaron Sullivan TV movie
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Ray Bronson
1999 She's All That Zach Siler
Wing Commander 1st Lt. Christopher Blair
2000 Down to You Alfred 'Al' Connelly
Boys and Girls Ryan Walker
2001 Head Over Heels Jim Winston/Bob Smoot
Summer Catch Ryan Dunne
2002 Friends Sandy Guest star (1 episode)
Scooby-Doo Fred Jones
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Fred Jones
2005 Freddie Freddie Moreno 2005–2006 (22 episodes)
Robot Chicken Fred Jones / Announcer (voice) Guest star (1 episode)
2006 Shooting Gallery Jericho
Shark Bait Pi Voice
George Lopez Freddie Guest star (1 episode)
Boston Legal Donny Crane Guest star (3 episodes)
2007 Brooklyn Rules Michael
Happily N'Ever After Rick Voice
New York City Serenade Owen
2008 Delgo Delgo Voice
Jack and Jill vs. the World Jack
2010 24 Cole Ortiz 24 episodes27

See also

References

  1. ^ Freddie, Jr. Prinze Biography (1976-)
  2. ^ Freddie Prinze Jr . com
  3. ^ Nordheimer, Jon (1977-01-29). "Freddie Prinze". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0F16F83E5D167493CBAB178AD85F438785F9. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  4. ^ Maeder, Jay (1999-06-09). "Freddie Prinze Everything in the World". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1999/06/09/1999-06-09_freddie_prinze_everything_in.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  5. ^ Munoz, Lorenza (1999-01-28). "MOVIES; Growing Into His Own Man". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/28/entertainment/ca-2327?pg=2. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  6. ^ a b c d Jacobs, Jay S. (2007-05-12). "Freddie Prinze, Jr. & Mena Suvari". PopEntertainment.com. http://www.popentertainment.com/prinzesuvari.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-12. 
  7. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2005/10/05/pf-1248526.html
  8. ^ Hispanic Magazine.com - September 2005 - Cover Story
  9. ^ Zap2it - TV news - 'Freddie' Prinze Savors Tough Demands
  10. ^ Freddie Prinze, Jr. is Freddie Moreno on Freddie
  11. ^ She's All That (1999) - Box office / business
  12. ^ rottentomatoes.com
  13. ^ Freddie Prinze, Jr. Movie Box Office Results
  14. ^ http://www.shockya.com/news/2009/03/20/freddie-prinze-jr-joins-the-cast-of-no-heroics/
  15. ^ http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/03/20/freddie-prinze-jr-to-star-in-no-heroics-us-remake/
  16. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a150064/freddie-prinze-jr-cast-in-no-heroics.html?imdb
  17. ^ World Wrestling Entertainment (2008-07-30). "Prinze, Jr. Joins WWE Creative Team". Press release. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2008/2008_07_30.jsp. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
  18. ^ Ross, Jim (2008-07-31). "Give Adamle a Chance… McCain’s Former MMA Views Concern me… Smackdown’s Closing segment Friday night is a classic… SNME…". JR's Blog. JRsBArBQ.com. http://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/07/31/give-adamle-a-chance-mccains-former-mma-views-concern-me-smackdowns-closing-segment-friday-night-is-a-classic-snme/. Retrieved 2008-08-02. "Freddie Prinze, Jr. is going to be involved creatively in the Smackdown brand from what I gather." 
  19. ^ http://nodq.com/wwe/237332564.shtml
  20. ^ Freddie Prinze Jr . com
  21. ^ Freddie Prinze Jr. -Articles
  22. ^ Kaplan, Don. FRESH PRINZE: 'BUFFY' TAKES HER HUBBY'S NAME. New York Post. November 16. 2007.
  23. ^ Gellar Takes Prinze's Name. SFGate.com. November 16, 2007.
  24. ^ "V Graham Norton" Episode #3.9
  25. ^ Caplan, David (September 22 2009). "Sarah Michelle Prinze and Freddie Prinze Jr. Have a Girl!". http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20307514,00.html. Retrieved March 8 2010. 
  26. ^ http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117329343.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
  27. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7091575e2b2c21c220fb154fbf47cef8

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