Talk:Freddie Prinze

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[edit] Thanks

I would like to thank the person who started this article and all who are contributing to it to make it a great one. I have done extensive research on Freddie Prinze and hope to continue adding to the article as I have time. I am grateful to those like Zoe and Mariposa who wikify and clean up my grammar. Gracias! Luckymama58 (formerly the unknown prolific editor of this article...LOL)

[edit] Other comments

Hey Luckymama! De nada, mi hermana! Mariposa

check out "Monday, June 24, 2002" on this page http://www.jewhoo.com/redseaframe.htm


The article says he changed his name to Prinze, but it doesn't say what he changed it from. What was his birth name?

[edit] Date of death?

Freddie Prinze is currently listed on both January 28 and January 29 as having died in 1977. I did a quick google search and I got conflicting results. Can someone confirm if he died on the 29th (as we have on this page) or the 28th? Fabiform 17:03, 25 Jan 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Random bits moved here from the article

66.167.136.232 08:35, 18 May 2005 (UTC): These paragraphs can be used to expand the debate about his death if someone wants to tackle that editorial and research effort...

A possible motive for Prinze's suicide (despite the later court ruling to the contrary) was because the night before Freddie died, a temporary restraining order had been issued preventing him from seeing his child. Early the next morning he began making a series of goodbye phone calls indicating his intent to take his life.
Freddie phoned his mother and stasted "I love you very much, but I can't go on. I need to find peace." He then phoned his wife Kathy Cochran and stated "I love you, Kathy, I love the baby, but I need to find peace. I can't go on." A suicide note found at the scene stated "I must end it. There's no hope left. I'll be at peace. No one had anything to do with this. My decision totally-Freddie Prinze. P.S. I'm sorry. Forgive me. Dusty's here. He's innocent. He cared."
In 1982, Prinze's widow and son received a settlement of nearly one million dollars to settle malpractice suits against Freddie's psychiatrist and internist for overprescribing quaaludes.
In 1983, the Prinze family received a life insurance payout was issued after a jury decided that Freddie was acting under the influence of drugs when he was playing with the gun, and it accidentally went off, 9 years after he died.
Correction: the Prinze life insurance lawsuit was settled six years later. Sympathy may have played a greater part in the jury's decision, considering the circumstances.
Noted: Prinze was alive after the shooting, and evidently conscious, before the decision to remove life support. (Freddie gripped his mother's hand strongly after surgery, Page 34, the Freddie Prinze Story, by Maria Pruetzel and John A. Barbour, 1978, Master's Press)
Also noted: Jack Albertson (Ed Brown on 'Chico and the Man') gave the eulogy at Freddie Prinze's funeral, "We will see Freddie again," finishing his speech in tears, at Old North Church, Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills. Freddie is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Tony Orlando also gave a eulogy at the funeral. (Feb. 1, 1977)

[edit] Inappropriate items removed

In the last few edits, I removed several statements I found to be inappropriate. These included:

  • A category that alluded to his membership with a certain African American organization (it didn't link anywhere anyway, and I've never heard of this alleged association).
  • Allegations that he made vulgar gestures on his TV show, "Chico and the Man." I have seen reruns of the show on TV Land, and saw no such footage.
  • An unattributed section about the rambling letter he wrote while under the influence of Quaaludes, shortly before his suicide. The comments, as presented in this article's previous version, were non-sensical. Perhaps comments about his letter may be reinserted – with proper attribution from a reliable source – about its contents.
  • "The blackest nigger alive" reference at the start of the article. Also inappropriate and unattributed. If this was part of his comedic routine and can be verified, it should go in the section relating his stand-up comedy career, and then kept very brief. [[Briguy52748 22:00, 16 July 2005 (UTC)]]

[edit] His paternal ancestry

I'm not sure if anyone's brought this up here before, but this article ([1]-under June 24th) suggests that his paternal ancestry was not Hungarian or Jewish, but rather German? His son referred to his father as "half Puerto Rican and half German" in this interview [2], which seems to confirm that. I'll change it to "German" for now. JackO'Lantern 02:03, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gypsy Ancestry

He has also said he is of Gypsy ancestry http://www.dzeno.cz/?c_id=6432

I was in love with Freedy Prinze when I was a kid. I also had his album. But I have lost it over the years. My son wants to be a comedian. Any idea on where to find a copy?

[edit] Image

can somebody upload a picture of him? thx —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nayo1163 (talk • contribs) 03:39, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How could he have died when...

He was in them Scooby Doo movies recently? I saw them. Theys credits say, "Freddie Prinze JR" (the JR meaning, of course, "Jeneral Reserve" meaning he's a Jeneral in the Army but he's in the Army reserve).

So how can he be dead? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.34.217.222 (talk) 04:38, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

You're confusing this Freddie Prinze with his son...Freddie Prinze, Jr.... The JR means junior in the case you're referring to, retard. Flyer22 (talk) 04:36, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] POV tag

This concerns POV tag cleanup. Whenever an POV tag is placed, it is necessary to also post a message in the discussion section stating clearly why it is thought the article does not comply with POV guidelines, and suggestions for how to improve it. This permits discussion and consensus among editors. This is a drive-by tag, which is discouraged in WP, and it shall be removed. Future tags should have discussion posted as to why the tag was placed, and how the topic might be improved. Better yet, edit the topic yourself with the improvements. This statement is not a judgement of content, it is only a cleanup of frivolously and/or arbitrarily placed tags. No discussion, no tag.Jjdon (talk) 21:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)