Frederick James Prinze (born Frederick Karl Pruetzel; June 22, 1954 – January 29, 1977) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Prinze was the star of the NBC-TV sitcom Chico and the Man from 1974 until his death in 1977. The theme song to that show was sung vby another legendary Boricua artist, Grammy Award winning Jose Feliciano. Freddie was described in a Vulture magazine article as "having blown up like no other comedian in history." Prinze was the father of actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Pri

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39 reactions · 14 shares | Does your voice change when you're mad? - Freddie Prinze performing stand-up live on The Midnight Special  Watch more comedy classics here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtMecKk7fQI | Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special | Facebook

Freddie Prinze was born Frederick Karl Pruetzel in New York City, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother, Aurea Elena Ruiz, and a German immigrant father, Edward Karl Pruetzel. Freddie grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City. As a chubby child, he was often bullied, but was quite creative and bright in his extracurricular activities (he was known to have handmade a ham radio, which he used regularly). Early on, he aspired to become famous, and, after enrolling at Fiorella LaGuardi

Have you seen the stand up comedy from The Midnight Special available to watch for free on our YouTube? Here's a clip of Freddie Prinze from 50 years ago! Check out the other comedians, including George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Steve Martin, and share the laughs with the best of the 70s: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdQ3g_i8Nrs41EGnxgvQcbPbIL_AtfLVc | Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special