Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Freddie James Prinze Jr is an American actor. He starred in several films, such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, She's All That, Scooby-Doo, and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Prinze has also had recurring and starring roles in television shows, including Friends, Boston Legal, Freddie, but the best known of which is his role as Cole Ortiz on the main cast of the FOX hit espionage thriller 24...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 March 1976
CountryUnited States of America
Girls in L.A. don't eat anything! I'll say, 'You look hungry. I'm not kissing you till you're full because I'm afraid you're going to bite my lip.'
When I was a kid, everybody loved Hulk Hogan, right? 'Eat your vitamins. Eat your vegetables.' Everybody over 25 hated him because he was corny, right?
The Latinos were doing the five-name thing long before celebrities made it cool. We've been doing things like Antonio Ricardo Luis Raoul Hector Rivera for a while now.
One person who has taught me a lot and inspired me a lot was Peter Falk. I was fortunate enough to have worked with him in this movie called 'Vig.' He brought my work to a place where it literally shouldn't have been for another two or three years.
I really fight hard to make things film where they're supposed to be filmed. If something is supposed to be in New York, then it has to be in New York.
I know throughout my childhood, there were many times I couldn't stand being a 'Jr.' I wouldn't want anybody else to go through that. If we'd had a boy, he wouldn't have been another Freddie Prinze.
I just want people to recognize my father as an artist who was way ahead of his time. He was a genius. His life just burnt out quicker than it should have. And that is unfortunate, but what is more unfortunate is that everybody focuses on the nature of his death as opposed to the nature of his life, which was so much greater and more important.
I always appreciated that connection between a parent and a kid because I yearned for it so much. Growing up, I wanted a father, and because I've had this idea of what a father should be, it's exciting to finally have the opportunity to try and be that guy, to see if I can actually do it.
When I was in school I read a lot of comic books and pretend I was in them and kids would tease me and call me names. But now I do the same things and people say that I'm artistic and cool and I'm doing the exact same thing I did in high school.
The first thing I did when my career started moving was to buy a small house.
The '80s were all about 'Saturday Night's Main Event.'
People who have seen my movies don't look at me like an idol. They just give me a lot of love and respect.
People don't think I can construct a sentence, let alone write a script.
My first job was four words in 'Family Matters.' It was huge!