This is one of the funniest 22 year olds I have ever seen. I grew up in the 80's and I imagine Freddie would have been so good in so many of those movies.
Wow, what a talent...I remember whenI was a teenager admiring him and being proud that he was latino..as least half..lol...and when we found out that he committed suicide we were very confused and a bit angry.....where were the people who cared for this brother.........freddie u will live in our hearts4ever....RIP
His star was rising rapidly and I don't think he couldn't handle the success He was the verge on being on the same level as Richard Pryor but his life ended so tragically If he lived he would've been a superstar by the 80s doing movies recording comedy albums and being nominated and winning awards man the sky would've been the limit for this young man
Freddie and " chico and the man ", was so ahead of their time in 1976, you can watch the shows episodes 44 years down the road, the script writers were so " spot on " and " so ahead of their time ", still laugh, still show empathy, because the script writers wrote about everyday, life's situations...
I remember I was 11 years old when hearing about his death I saw it on the Today Show and I was so shocked It was a couple of years later that I found out why he committed suicide I had no idea how much pain in he had
Once you are on stage and comfortable and all eyes on you and youre in control of a crowd. There is probably nothing else that really compares in day to day interactions. But I doubt Freddie killed himself. I think some weird stuff in Hollywood is happening and was as well back then
¡Oh, Freddie, cómo te extrañamos! Tu padre era realmente alemán, no húngaro como decías para darle chispa a tu rutina de comedia, y su primera esposa era puertorriqueña, de Aguada, y tu mamá, también puertorriqueña, de Cabo Rojo. Tu pasabas vacaciones y algunos de tus cumpleaños soleándote en la Playa de Boquerón. Te sentías boricua, y lo dejaste saber en todas tus presentaciones. Incluso tus hermanos de padre vivieron en Puerto Rico, y te sobrevive acá tu hermana mayor de padre, que es prominente en su profesión. Este próximo 22 de junio habrías cumplido 60 años, canceriano como yo, que nací un 27, pero dos años antes que tú. Pero tienes un hijo que ha inmortalizado más aún tu nombre, y aunque Puerto Rico no te ha dado el reconocimiento que mereces, debes saber que hay un grupo de boricuas que no te olvidamos y te hemos dado, orgullosamente, cupo para que vivas eternamente en una porción de nuestros corazones!!
★☆ ★☆★★☆ ★☆★ Freaking HILARIOUS love him... a shame he's not with us, he would had made so much more great stand ups. BIG waste of talent and life... RIP
Crazy what talent he had, he was only 22 but he was as cool as any vet on stage.. Bill Burr put me on to Freddie, I heard of him before but only cause all the chicks liked his son when I was in Middle School.. I didn't know Freddie Sr. was a uniquely talented comedian, ashamed what he turned to!
I agree. Although it is tough to live up to the expectations when your dad was a Super Star. For Senior, "Better to burn out, than fade away" I guess :(
T.V.'s "Chico & the Man" trivia: Originally "comic" Freddie Prinze was cast to play the role of "Della." Producer James Komack, of course, eventually awarded the part to the behemoth Della Reese who had invented Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the autumn of 1967 during her convalescence from a trampoline accident.
first puerto rican funny man , i was so proud of him [being puerto rican ] he on his way to open for latins, and he KILLS himself what a waste of talent, rip sweet prinze
one guy said about Freddie's son, only if Jr. had a quarter of his dad's talent. I watched chico and the man back in the 70's. he was born in 1954 I was born in 1955. he would of been 61 years old this year 2016. his son is nothing like his dad. I guess the mother did not tell him much about his dad until he was older. wish she had. oh well that's in the past and we must move on!!!
+Gerri Petress What was he supposed to "teach" him? How to stuff his face with qualudes and heroin, how to blow his head off with a gun. or how to leave his 10 months old son fatherless? Which one do you think would've been a better lesson? ... Are you stupid? Freddie Sr. was a STAND UP COMEDIAN and Freddie Jr. is an ACTOR. Drop the buzz and learn the difference. If anything, it is Freddie Jr. who could teach one or two things to Freddie Sr,. about how to be a man, a husband and a good father.
+Adrian Lemarchal your. the one that is stupid butt munch!!!! Sir. was an actor too. chico and the man. how do you know about Jr? he could be on drugs too. and I don't think he is a very good actor!
@christachick89 George was a fan who got into standup b/c of Freddie Sr, and he told Freddie Jr that he (George) sponsoring the Hollywood walk of fame star was a way of saying "Thank You" and honoring Freddie's talent. The pic u are talkin about is from chico and the man, that entire interview is here on youtube.
Damn he was talented. He had a tremendous presence for a guy who was so young. Most people are still half-kids at this age. As far as I'm concerned he had a comparable talent to the young Eddie Murphy, and so, could have been huge. The courage he had to make fun of EVERYBODY is phenomenal. It's only recently that non-blacks and non-jewish people have been able to do that. If he had of stuck with us, maybe we all could have been making fun of each other quicker...which really leads to peace.
Is anybody here old enough to enlighten me on that whole thing with Patty Hearst? Why did he say she should open for Bill Cosby and then did a drinking kinda gesture? Did he know about the stuff they say Bill Cosby was up to back then around that time?
Most of the great comedians are from these Large Metropolis like...NYC, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles...but NYC. I think kids just grow up being exposed to so many different ethnic groups and their cultures etc...even a few carpet baggers. Like people have commented he was only 22 and I'm sure he has brushes with Old Jewish guys that came over after the war, folks that came up to Harlem from down South...etc... I use to love watching Chico and the Man as a kid.
what an incredible talent that guy was. It boggles my mind thinking what he could have achieved had he not killed himself. Even the great Lenny Bruce wasn't that spot-on at 20 something.
@joeytrimble He and George Lopez were actually friends.. An episode of The George Lopez show with Freddie Prinze JR he is talking with him about his dad and shows a pic of them together from the 70s I believe.
luuke furtado Possibly because of the heavy boozing and lost nights doing shows til dawn? That's a fair reason why he looks older. But If you see the video on The MidnightHour Show on UA-cam he looks pretty good.
I think he meant to say were in trouble...cus if god doesnt want to get involved with a shark. Instead of shark involved with god like he said. He messed uo the joke there. Think he didnt notice tho
4 years later over 800 black people died at the hands of Jim Jones..how that joke didn’t age well at that time🤣 ..RIP PRINZE 🇵🇷🇵🇷N to all those that pass away 🙏
I Love Lucy stole all their stuff from vaudeville. Since then, every sitcom steals from I Love Lucy. Point is, as generations pass, it is ok to remake good material. Take music for instance. Peace and Love
@FaithIsAnnoyed Wrong ! The human mind is not that "complex "..however, add a shit load of drugs to the human mind ? then you have big time "complexity" Bottom line ? Prinze was a young guy therefore very vulnerable and on a cocktail of drugs (legal and illegal ) Introduced to him no doubt by his new found famous "friends " Shame on them for being so irresponsible towards a young guy coming thru the ranks
This is one of the funniest 22 year olds I have ever seen. I grew up in the 80's and I imagine Freddie would have been so good in so many of those movies.
Wow, what a talent...I remember whenI was a teenager admiring him and being proud that he was latino..as least half..lol...and when we found out that he committed suicide we were very confused and a bit angry.....where were the people
who cared for this brother.........freddie u will live in our hearts4ever....RIP
Well said. ✊🏾
How do you know he was not surrounded by love? Many suicides are very loved people. Stop trying to lay a guilt trip.
His manager was there telling him to think about his mom and his newborn son. Depression
His star was rising rapidly and I don't think he couldn't handle the success He was the verge on being on the same level as Richard Pryor but his life ended so tragically If he lived he would've been a superstar by the 80s doing movies recording comedy albums and being nominated and winning awards man the sky would've been the limit for this young man
It's crazy to think how young he was.
Iconic legend right here ya'll.!!! Wish the younger generation new more about Freddie Sr💕😞
Yeah.
His impressions were dead on! Perfect! He was soooo talented!
As a kid, I would stay up late to watch him on one of the late night shows.
Man... he was ahead of his time and his years!
Freddie and " chico and the man ", was so ahead of their time in 1976, you can watch the shows episodes 44 years down the road, the script writers were so " spot on " and " so ahead of their time ", still laugh, still show empathy, because the script writers wrote about everyday, life's situations...
This was THE MAN when I was a little boy. 'Loved Chico and the Man! 'Missed him when he died and refused to watch the show with the new cast member.
I hate how people take what he said and use it in their shows. But I guess that goes to show how great he really was. xx
22 years old, and such a promising career. Im glad to see that his son is carrying on his fathers legacy.
Freddie is freaken funny, love him!!
Freddie's definitely on something. His eyes are a dead giveaway.
I remember I was 11 years old when hearing about his death I saw it on the Today Show and I was so shocked It was a couple of years later that I found out why he committed suicide I had no idea how much pain in he had
So serious off stage and so funny on stage. It's amazing how many great comedians suffer from depression..
Once you are on stage and comfortable and all eyes on you and youre in control of a crowd. There is probably nothing else that really compares in day to day interactions. But I doubt Freddie killed himself. I think some weird stuff in Hollywood is happening and was as well back then
wish i wudda known bout freddie prinze sooner, this guy is a comical genius! RIP
100% True.
My mom taped this when it first aired(on an AUDIO tape recorder!).
His Japanese bit was dead on 😂😂😂😂
I miss Freddie Prinze so much...
love this guy, Freddie is great.
Anybody notice how Eddie Murphy's delivery and body language were similar to Freddie's
¡Oh, Freddie, cómo te extrañamos! Tu padre era realmente alemán, no húngaro como decías para darle chispa a tu rutina de comedia, y su primera esposa era puertorriqueña, de Aguada, y tu mamá, también puertorriqueña, de Cabo Rojo. Tu pasabas vacaciones y algunos de tus cumpleaños soleándote en la Playa de Boquerón. Te sentías boricua, y lo dejaste saber en todas tus presentaciones. Incluso tus hermanos de padre vivieron en Puerto Rico, y te sobrevive acá tu hermana mayor de padre, que es prominente en su profesión. Este próximo 22 de junio habrías cumplido 60 años, canceriano como yo, que nací un 27, pero dos años antes que tú. Pero tienes un hijo que ha inmortalizado más aún tu nombre, y aunque Puerto Rico no te ha dado el reconocimiento que mereces, debes saber que hay un grupo de boricuas que no te olvidamos y te hemos dado, orgullosamente, cupo para que vivas eternamente en una porción de nuestros corazones!!
That was beautiful.
Wow that was ❤
Beautiful words!
The bill Cosby thing at the end he knew and some in the audience knew.
Knew what, exactly, GPE ? I’m jus’ askin’ !! 👍 ✌️
@r33mote duhh !
freddie prinze was mad funny my mom just put me on to his stuff it's brilliant
😁😄
★☆ ★☆★★☆ ★☆★ Freaking HILARIOUS love him... a shame he's not with us, he would had made so much more great stand ups. BIG waste of talent and life... RIP
The incredible thing is this is some of the first Jaws material ever done because the movie came out the year before this was released!
Freddie is LIT (higher than a turkey buzzard ) to quote the late great Rick James “cocain is a hell of a drug “. !!
This guy was a genius, very smart humor
this would not work today but in '76 it was brand new
man he was on point! everything was said for a reason
FREDDIES THE MAN
Crazy what talent he had, he was only 22 but he was as cool as any vet on stage.. Bill Burr put me on to Freddie, I heard of him before but only cause all the chicks liked his son when I was in Middle School.. I didn't know Freddie Sr. was a uniquely talented comedian, ashamed what he turned to!
I agree. Although it is tough to live up to the expectations when your dad was a Super Star. For Senior, "Better to burn out, than fade away" I guess :(
This special was magnifico! Thomerson. Leno, Bob Shaw. It was quite a solid display of true comedic talent. And yes, that is Jay Leno.
glad someone FINALLY posted this!!! great stuff!!
It's called composing, plus G.Lo gives his respect to Freddy Prinze after and even during his shows.
That last bit about Cosby... they all knew
What was his beef with Bill cosby
@@jamalyoung-zq9gl no beef. They just knew that he likes to slip mickeys in girls drinks
I wonder wat Robert Culp was doing behind the scenes
T.V.'s "Chico & the Man" trivia: Originally "comic" Freddie Prinze was cast to play the role of "Della." Producer James Komack, of course, eventually awarded the part to the behemoth Della Reese who had invented Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the autumn of 1967 during her convalescence from a trampoline accident.
first puerto rican funny man , i was so proud of him [being puerto rican ] he on his way to open for latins, and he KILLS himself what a waste of talent, rip
sweet prinze
George grew up idolizing this guy I'm pretty sure he wasn't stealing. Plus; its funny and true!
one guy said about Freddie's son, only if Jr. had a quarter of his dad's talent. I watched chico and the man back in the 70's. he was born in 1954 I was born in 1955. he would of been 61 years old this year 2016. his son is nothing like his dad. I guess the mother did not tell him much about his dad until he was older. wish she had. oh well that's in the past and we must move on!!!
+Gerri Petress Like seriously, what the fuck are you mumbling about? Were you fucking drunk when you wrote this?
No, you have a problem? I don't drink or take drugs.
Like I said his son really has no talent like his dad. I wish he never did what he did. Maybe Freddie could have taught his son some things.
+Gerri Petress What was he supposed to "teach" him? How to stuff his face with qualudes and heroin, how to blow his head off with a gun. or how to leave his 10 months old son fatherless? Which one do you think would've been a better lesson? ... Are you stupid? Freddie Sr. was a STAND UP COMEDIAN and Freddie Jr. is an ACTOR. Drop the buzz and learn the difference. If anything, it is Freddie Jr. who could teach one or two things to Freddie Sr,. about how to be a man, a husband and a good father.
+Adrian Lemarchal your. the one that is stupid butt munch!!!! Sir. was an actor too. chico and the man. how do you know about Jr? he could be on drugs too. and I don't think he is a very good actor!
22, that's a shocking age
he was only 21 or 22 here. he acts and looks more mature
I know. I think back in the day more people seemed to act/looked much maturer than their actual age.
he was good
"come to my house i got some shit that will take you to jupiter" hahahahahaha
my idol
I wonder why a 22 yrs old shot himself in the head, such a talented young comedian wow 😯
What's the crack about Bill Cosby at the end? Did he know something back then about Bill and the ladies?
I'm thinking so.
Wow! Tenacious D. - great research and awesome job as in what you do for a living!!! Web browsing for a living :) that's a jack pot!
+Harmonic Living 101 .com Good catch
Yes, he knew. Everyone who taped their shows at NBC Burbank was aware of Cosby's sexual antics.
I was seriously thinking the same thing
@christachick89 George was a fan who got into standup b/c of Freddie Sr, and he told Freddie Jr that he (George) sponsoring the Hollywood walk of fame star was a way of saying "Thank You" and honoring Freddie's talent. The pic u are talkin about is from chico and the man, that entire interview is here on youtube.
Was dealing with so many personal demons, who knew.
Damn he was talented. He had a tremendous presence for a guy who was so young. Most people are still half-kids at this age. As far as I'm concerned he had a comparable talent to the young Eddie Murphy, and so, could have been huge. The courage he had to make fun of EVERYBODY is phenomenal. It's only recently that non-blacks and non-jewish people have been able to do that. If he had of stuck with us, maybe we all could have been making fun of each other quicker...which really leads to peace.
He was his insparation i wouldint be suprised to see him pass down the joke
Is anybody here old enough to enlighten me on that whole thing with Patty Hearst? Why did he say she should open for Bill Cosby and then did a drinking kinda gesture? Did he know about the stuff they say Bill Cosby was up to back then around that time?
That actress Loretta McKee was sayin that she was dating Sammy daviss
Most of the great comedians are from these Large Metropolis like...NYC, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles...but NYC. I think kids just grow up being exposed to so many different ethnic groups and their cultures etc...even a few carpet baggers. Like people have commented he was only 22 and I'm sure he has brushes with Old Jewish guys that came over after the war, folks that came up to Harlem from down South...etc... I use to love watching Chico and the Man as a kid.
what an incredible talent that guy was. It boggles my mind thinking what he could have achieved had he not killed himself. Even the great Lenny Bruce wasn't that spot-on at 20 something.
So this is Freddy Prinze Sr. ....fucking funny LOL
@joeytrimble He and George Lopez were actually friends.. An episode of The George Lopez show with Freddie Prinze JR he is talking with him about his dad and shows a pic of them together from the 70s I believe.
Oh my Gawd, I cannot believe footage still exists. Wow. this show made me a stand-up comedy fan for life. Jay Leno used to be funny. EPIC.
Wish his son had a quarter of his talent.
no filler
3:04 WTF? Brave for 1976!
he was great his jokes are very funny. sound more like a joke of today
Damn he put on jay leno
@digitalwatcher wasn't suicide, it was an accident
fucking hillarious!!!
He died at 22 ????? He looks pretty older to me...Ahead of his time.....
luuke furtado Possibly because of the heavy boozing and lost nights doing shows til dawn? That's a fair reason why he looks older. But If you see the video on The MidnightHour Show on UA-cam he looks pretty good.
he sounds like richard pryor when he puts on his black voice
Sounds like Eddie Murphy as well. Weird stuff this Hollywood.
wait...what was that Bill Cosby joke at the end?
Wow. His stuff would really play today. Stern and SMG lead me here. Peace.
@volantera yup...
Died same year as Elvis.
ahead of his fuckin time. FUUUUCK
@joeluisramirez he wasnt mexican........he was a puerto rican....so.....
why died so young, man?? He were awesome
!! =///
Freddie played Russian roulette the chamber as loaded when he pulled the trigger.
Drugs (as usual) played a large part in his demise according to everyone who really knew him.
@PlasmaCutter117 Woo woo woo you know it
Did freddie get cloned into Eddie Murphy?
That akward moment when HQ don't make the vid HQ
Eh, I would say it was more of a tribute than him stealing it. George loved Freddie.
dame he is funny such a wast of life,,, maybe freddy had a vision hes dept was out of this world,,, think abt. it
SORRY TO SAY...but what t radition?
@shakysyxx lol
I think he meant to say were in trouble...cus if god doesnt want to get involved with a shark. Instead of shark involved with god like he said. He messed uo the joke there. Think he didnt notice tho
4 years later over 800 black people died at the hands of Jim Jones..how that joke didn’t age well at that time🤣 ..RIP PRINZE 🇵🇷🇵🇷N to all those that pass away 🙏
did he mess up @ 1:55
Did he mean if God doesnt want to get involved with a shark
@americanu197 Hum.. so sad... =//
@lua03 he shot himself at 22 goddamn most probably because his wife wouldnt take hime back because of his drug abuses
I Love Lucy stole all their stuff from vaudeville. Since then, every sitcom steals from I Love Lucy. Point is, as generations pass, it is ok to remake good material. Take music for instance. Peace and Love
Comedy about race? How genius.
Alex Ewing It was over 40 years ago.
@FaithIsAnnoyed
Wrong ! The human mind is not that "complex "..however, add a shit load of drugs to the human mind ? then you have big time "complexity" Bottom line ? Prinze was a young guy therefore very vulnerable and on a cocktail of drugs (legal and illegal ) Introduced to him no doubt by his new found famous "friends " Shame on them for being so irresponsible towards a young guy coming thru the ranks
I was expecting to hear something funny. I sure was wrong.
You sir are a shit head
Truly gifted, what a shame qualudes can do.
move on accept it people die
boring
Your ass is boring
Overrated. I only heard about this guy because he killed himself.
Your asshole is overrated 🖕🏻