When I heard of Freddie's death I went to the kitchen where my mother was cooking, she was in front of the stove stirring something I told her about Freddie she said nothing but I could see a long tear coming down on her cheek, I have never forgotten that moment.
Thanks for sharing...sad about Freddie. Yesterday was the anniversary of his death 1-29-77. Amazing how the media has totally forgotten. We will never forget. RIP Freddie 🙏
My family loved Freddie too. He was so funny, talented and good-looking too. We were shocked when he did this. Thank you for this. He's someone you never forget.
You covered this with great respect and consideration. You clearly know a lot about Freddie’s passing and I appreciate the empathy you demonstrated here.
I remember hearing on the radio that Freddie died. I was shocked! He was so handsome, so talented. He was only 22 years old. So young. I heard he was hooked on coke plus Qualudes. No wonder his mind was so messed up.
Depression does that, drives you to drugs, alcohol, anything to help you numb it for a little while. It's a evil disease, I deal with it daily. It's not fair, everyone around you is amazing and you're sad and the guilt is the worst because you just don't know why and feel you shouldn't be that way. I don't wish it on anyone, it's horrible to battle everyday. I do my best and thankfully I just couldn't leave my daughters and wife to deal with that but I can't lie and say it hasn't been the easy way out several times in my mind.
His wife gave him divorce papers because he was too much into the drugs and maybe womanizing too. But I believe it was more about his drug use and his wife didn't want him around his baby son all messed up. Drugs, pressure, confusion, depression= suicide. He was still a kid at 22 my God.☹️😥 A waste of talent and life so tragic and sad.
I too remember Freddy Prince, I was 13 years old a young man at the time. I think it was season 2 about half way into the season you could Freddy losing weight on the show. His chicks on his face started to look skinny so was the rest of him. He started to get so skinny one could see he wasn't filling out of his pants. Anyhow, I to miss Freddy Prince as a human being and a great performer. The show Chico And The Man will be my all time favorite shows of the 70s. That show still holds up nicely today. R. I.P my friend.
I was 7 when this happened. I loved that guy! I could'nt believe a seemingly perfect existence destoyed by his own hand. Still can't believe it. Those ludes and downers can really talk you into some stupid crazy shit. Just now a poem has arrived. Too much too soon, The quaaludes changed his tune, Maybe ran out That's not quite clear, Then a .45 in his ear, When that evil voice Says what you must do, It's only the drugs talking to you, It's only the drugs talking to you, Put that thing away And go lie down, Let that train pass through your lonely old town, Please don't let us all down, Please don't let us all down, One thing for sure That's true as can be, If I must kill someone It ain't gonna be me!
I was 9 years old at the time and my brother was 11. It was one of the saddest days of our lives. We loved watching the show. He was entertaining and had a bright future ahead for him. Anyone considering Suicide should realize that everyone goes through stressful situations and you just need to ride it out. People care about you.
I remember when Freddy Prinze took his life I was with my father walking into the building where my eldest sister resided, we both heard the news in my father's car. I had a brother who was going to be a year of his death in the month of September and the thing is that my mother was still in mourning of my brother's death.
I remember him like yesterday and I watched Chico and the man every Friday after Sandford and Son and I always laughed at him and the old man in the shop and Scatnan Cruthers would come by and dance. Wow it was a great time. Long lost fun. R.I.P. dear brother
If massive depression is the main reason Freddie ended his life then that's more than enough reason for anyone. Depression is a serious illness and even more so when its massive. I myself suffer from it and its horrible. Unfortunately, the Quaaludes didn't help him at all it only seemed to make things worse. I got an eerie feeling watching this.
Add to that, illegal drugs...new york times, stated he was flushing bags of illegal drugs, down the toilet...why, the people close to him, couldnt give him the help he needed, was another issue...a business manager, a secretary, his wife, his mother, seemed to have worn pink sunglasses, on this situation, which didnt happen overnite...illegal drug users, usually have that situation, going on, for years, until they hit, a brick wall..what was wrong, getting this man, to rehab !? Seems the people close to him, did nothing, at all...they turned a blind eye..
Acrocks 1968 man how dare you say that to her! I rebuke you in Jesus name; you need to repent to God for wishing death on someone I mean is your heart that dark? How would you feel if somebody said that to you or your family? Repent to God and be saved
Ana Torres I hope you are feeling better from your depression; just remember if you ever feel depressed, give your depression to Jesus Christ because Yashua will give you peace; the Bible says " come to me all of those who are burden and heavy laden and I will give you rest" oh Freddy Prince Sr if I was there with you I would have told you that only in Jesus Christ you can find peace by giving your burden and heavy laden to him.
Such a sad story. FREDDIE PRINZE was one of my favorite comedians from my childhood, one of the very first I can remember who really made me laugh watching him on CHICO AND THE MAN. In March of 2007 I visited Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery and left a red rose on Freddie's crypt. It seemed like a very cold and lonely place where nobody had visited him in a long time. He is buried right around the corner from ANDY GIBB another great star from the 70s who also died way before his time. They are both buried in an above-ground mausoleum. I left ANDY a red rose too. May they both RIP.
I was 17 yrs old and it really upset me because I loved him so much. He was so talented & such a sweet funny man. He got caught up in the drug culture. He was famous overnight when he was 19 and Chico & The Man was my favorite show growing up.
I remember when Freddie shot himself. All of his fans were so shocked and so devastated. One thing I learned about not too long ago shocked me again. Freddie Prinze Jr. said in an interview that his dad was not half Hungarian, he was half German. Freddie Jr. said his father didn't think that "Germarican" sounded as funny as "Hungarican" so he went with that instead. I must admit, after all of these years, I was suprised to learn that. m.imdb.com/name/nm0697905/trivia
Thank you very much for the video I was 7 years old when Freddie Prinze had killed himself but I still remember that day because I loved Chico and the Man and I cried like a baby which I was a baby but I still miss him to this day
I remember that morning, hearing that he shot himself! The next day, his family unplugged the life support machine! Still miss seeing him on his show and on his live shows! He was a very funny guy! R.I.P.!
~CONT. ~FREDDIE PRINZE: "MADE THAT JOKE UP" (( ..To Introduce Himself, To The Audience!)) // CHICO And The MAN // SANFORD & SON // // The JEFFERSONS // GOOD TIMES // // WHAT'S HAPPENING // BENSON (finally got his own show) ~All GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD SHOWS, (There Was A WHOLE --LIST Of GREAT SHOWS To Watch, So DIFFERENT Compared To --The Way That They're STRUCTERED/Created, Today! ~Life Is Just A Fleeting Moment, And Then --We Pass Away . . . ~Respectfully, R.I.P.
nobody in the rooms at the hotel, heard or saw anything unusual...!? another, mysterious, celebrity death...find odd, he signed the 5 yr. n.b.c.contract, the week before...
It makes no sense at all, they reported what they they think people want to hear. His movements prior don't seems like a depressed individual, the more it's talked about the crazier it seems.
Rhonda Christensen The late comedian activist Dick Gregory said Freddie called him the day he died. He said Freddie told him he wanted to show him something from the JFK Zapruder film. Dick said Freddie was really upset and was anxious about telling him what he saw, but Dick told Freddie to hang up because the phone could be tapped. He also told him he would fly out to LA to see him the next day. An hour later Freddie was dead.
Bunni Armani The late comedian activist Dick Gregory said Freddie called him the day he died. He said Freddie told him he wanted to show him something from the JFK Zapruder film. Dick said Freddie was really upset and was anxious about telling him what he saw, but Dick told Freddie to hang up because the phone could be tapped. He also told him he would fly out to LA to see him the next day. An hour later Freddie was dead.
Here comes that rainy day feelin again,I read the title of this video and thought , Freddie Prinze who is that? i know that name, so i looked it up and saw he was the guy in Chico and the Man , i used to watch that as a kid and i didnt know he was dead until just now
I remember Chico and the Man tv show and it was so good. The day I heard that Freddie had shot himself I just couldn't believe it. My brother in-law couldn't understand why I would be sad since I didn't know him. I was just a little over 10 when his show was on and both my mom enjoyed it alot. Throughout the years I've read quite a few articles on Freddie And His Battle With Depression, Massive Quaalude Addiction (40 to 45 Pills A Day) and Cocaine. One article stood out about Freddie attempting suicide at the age of 17 because of a breakup with a girl. So already Freddie had depression and may have had some addiction to Valium. Too much to soon is unfortunately the term to many people have used in tragic celebrities death's. Depression is Very Real and Freddie tried so hard to suppress it and come off happy but for the most part he wasn't. R.I.P. Freddie Prince.
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I was 7 when Freddie Prinze committed suicide. It was a shock to me because I watched the show Chico and the Man weekly and really enjoyed it. Everyone around him should’ve sent him to suicide watch because with all the drugs he took he definitely wasn’t in the right state of mind. With a clear mind, I don’t think he would’ve did that. He had so much going for him. May he Rest In Peace
I so agree ..only he can give us the kind of peace we need in this wicked and twisted world...I hate it for anyone who doesn't know Jesus and his Father Jehovah
I was devastated when Freddie died, I had such a crush on him when I was a tween. So even though his wife wanted to divorce him she goes and sues everyone after his death. I guess since all that money was no longer going to come in, she cashed in on his death. That sounds awful, but I don't know what else to think about her.
That was a shock when Freddie died. He had so much promise. I've looked everywhere I know to look for DVDs of his sitcom "Chico and the Man", but nowhere to be found. If anyone knows, tell me where I can get it.
Melissa - They only have like 1 or 2 full episodes here on TH-cam. Unless you seen a full season on here. On DailyMotion they have most of season 1 and maybe three season 2 episodes. I think there were at least 3 seasons. Most every TV show ever has DVD sets out, just not Chico and the Man.
@ Melissa - Thanks. There are no official season releases on VHS or even DVD. On Daily Motion I found season 1 and a piece of season 2 where somebody had recorded it on VHS and transferred it to digital then uploaded it. I just wish whoever owns Chico and The Man would offer official complete DVD or BluRay series
Such A Sad 😢 Story, Of This Young Man, Who Had So Much Going On, And To Have A Baby Son!!! Again, Demons Took Him, Including Major Depression!!! He could of made it real big!!!! RIP Dude!!! 💔🙏‼️💯✅
Seems as if he " clowned around " to such a degree, when something REALLY happens, nobody responded, probably thinking he was " joking around " ..strange nobody close to him, told him, to get rid of the guns, or lock them up, properly...it is at this dangerous level, could have killed, people close to him ..
I loved Freddie prince. I would have married him. if I knew him then. I would have make him forget about his wife. I was thin and beautiful at 17 years old. he would have been 61 or 62. I never forgot about him and I still think about him once in awhile. he was my baby and always will be. so hard too look at this and hear about it. good bye my love.
Yeah I remember when it happened, I was 17. We watched his show then once a week but loved it. Nobody could believe he took his self out. Then I think somewhere along the line Jim Croche died. Sad .
I'm sorry but I feel like his selfish ass wife was part to blame.. she knew he was depressed already and then taking his baby away from him..😢was it truly going to help his mental state and get him better?? I blame her for part of this!!😡😠
Jimmie Walker said one of Freddie's addresses was 7777 Hollywood Blvd. Jimmie said Freddie was a heavy drinker and drug addict. He was extremely despondent that his wife told him it was over and she'd never reconcile.
He wasn’t depressed over the break up of his marriage. He knew his marriage was a mistake. He was upset due to monetary issues. His ex wife was going to wipe him out financially, he was being sued by his former manager, and he had a drug habit he couldn’t kick. He also had no access to cash. All of his money was in escrow and he couldn’t touch it. Freddie was worried, depressed and helpless.
@@marysutton434 He was my cousin may he R.I.P in paradise 😭🙏🏻 I can only imagine the suffering he went through ,though I have an idea as I suffer myself from mental illness and have been at the brink of despair myself many times.
Poor Freddie was so talented & seemed like a nice person. According to God's Holy Bible (at the time of death) Freddie descended to the outer-darkness! WAKE-UP people of the world!! How very TRAGIC!!
Cocaine on a daily basis and qualudes at night will fuck up anyone's brain chemistry Add to that , too young ,too much pressure from being too famous too fast plus new baby and new wife divorcing him All in all too much of too much for even a brilliant talent like him to handle R.I.P Freddie Prinze ( say hello to Bill Hicks and George Carlin from me 👍)
I've been thinking alot about poor Freddie lately,as I did in years past.I feel so sorry for him,a young life forever cut short.I like this tribute to him,very informative.At the end he summed it all up too well,by saying wherever you are Freddie.That's the thing,he is either in Heaven or Hell,there is no in-between.It depends on what he believed before that fateful night he killed himself.If he had accepted Christ or not.I personally don't believe suicide is unforgivable, it's not being born again beforehand that is.
If you believe that narrative on how he died, then you should ask yourself, why did not one person call the police and have him committed since he was threatening suicide?
Saw him in person about 10 months before his death in Montreal taping a Bob Hope Olympics special in Canada. During the break in the filming of about four hours for an hour or hour and a half TV special he came out to keep the audience upbeat. And he was as funny as can be. Made Bob Hope look like a chump with his stock preplanned jokes. For the cameras. And he was only 21 imagine. I saw him just before he came out and he was staring out the audience as he was being introduced and he was just staring. Bing Crosby was there to do the show. Sammy Davis Junior was to be on it but was too sick. Shirley Jones from the Partridge family did a song. And then the shock of when it was on the radio of him shooting himself. I remember the radio announcer said how he couldn't believe someone so young and talented and rich how spoiled he must've been. Then the next day he was dead.I swear I could feel his soul crying out that he wished he hadn't done it.
I don't think she had been born yet. This tragedy happened January 1977. Sarah Michelle Gellar was born April 1977. Freddie Prinze Sr. is the one who died.
Freddie Prinz I loved that Man he was a great comedian he was so funny and he could make you laugh 🤣 he had a gift unfortunately 😔 he was really bad on drugs and he was manic depressive suicidal that is why he committed suicide 😢 he was empty 😭 inside and you know so many people hide it from the world they look happy but guess what they are sad 😢 and lose hope so they take their life rest in peace 😢 freddie Prinz you are missed by everyone who knew you.
lts sad wat hapoen to Freddy Prinze. l miss him everyday. l blame his wife wat she did to him..He had everything going for him. l watch his show Chico and the man when l was a kid..He was funny. l was shock when l heard the news. poor Freddy he was so depress and should have got help. lts sad. Rest ln Peace Freddy and hope ur in peace in heaven. 🌷
I had just graduated in 76 and I can remember watching the TV and they reported that he had shot himself sad day later on in 77 Elvis was found dead sucked
Wonder if the divorce papers was the reason, he did himself in...he may not have had legal protection, on the divorce...especially if, a retainer was present to protect the baby...we may never know...
He was on quaaludes ( a pill that is way stronger then Valium, and Zanax!!! I took them in the 70’s, and 80’s, And at least u don’t get depressed or anything, except they made u feel real mellow among other things!!! I know some of what he was going through!!! Depression Sucks!!!! Mental Illness Sucks!!! 💔‼️💯✅🙏
There's an old fashioned theory that says demons cause depression. Those who think they know everything will scoff. Those people often know the least, & serve as tools, unwittingly used by the very demonic hands that have them deceived. These entities hold their noses while holding their blind human servants who spread their evil propaganda in contempt. And when these humans have served their purpose, the demons simply discard them like a used up dirty dishrag. Then the human pawn gets his reward. In hell.
As a standup comic, I owe a huge part of my career to Freddie Prinze. He is the benchmark for us Latino comics, his act is such a influence in my sets
When I heard of Freddie's death I went to the kitchen where my mother was cooking, she was in front of the stove stirring something I told her about Freddie she said nothing but I could see a long tear coming down on her cheek, I have never forgotten that moment.
Money and fame does not bring happiness.
Does not guarantee happiness. 💜🙏
Thanks for sharing...sad about Freddie. Yesterday was the anniversary of his death 1-29-77. Amazing how the media has totally forgotten. We will never forget. RIP Freddie 🙏
I still remember the shock. Such a tragic loss.
My family loved Freddie too. He was so funny, talented and good-looking too. We were shocked when he did this. Thank you for this. He's someone you never forget.
You covered this with great respect and consideration. You clearly know a lot about Freddie’s passing and I appreciate the empathy you demonstrated here.
May Freddie rest in peace...
I remember hearing on the radio that Freddie died. I was shocked! He was so handsome, so talented. He was only 22 years old. So young. I heard he was hooked on coke plus Qualudes. No wonder his mind was so messed up.
Depression does that, drives you to drugs, alcohol, anything to help you numb it for a little while. It's a evil disease, I deal with it daily. It's not fair, everyone around you is amazing and you're sad and the guilt is the worst because you just don't know why and feel you shouldn't be that way. I don't wish it on anyone, it's horrible to battle everyday. I do my best and thankfully I just couldn't leave my daughters and wife to deal with that but I can't lie and say it hasn't been the easy way out several times in my mind.
I was a senior in high school. Everyone was shocked when this happened we even discussed it with our teacher a rarity in those times.
R.I.P FREDDIE!!! YOU ARE THE GREATEST AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED 🙏🏻🙏🏻
His wife gave him divorce papers because he was too much into the drugs and maybe womanizing too.
But I believe it was more about his drug use and his wife didn't want him around his baby son all messed up.
Drugs, pressure, confusion, depression= suicide.
He was still a kid at 22 my God.☹️😥
A waste of talent and life so tragic and sad.
I too remember Freddy Prince, I was 13 years old a young man at the time. I think it was season 2 about half way into the season you could Freddy losing weight on the show. His chicks on his face started to look skinny so was the rest of him. He started to get so skinny one could see he wasn't filling out of his pants.
Anyhow, I to miss Freddy Prince as a human being and a great performer. The show Chico And The Man will be my all time favorite shows of the 70s.
That show still holds up nicely today. R. I.P my friend.
I was 7 when this happened. I loved that guy! I could'nt believe a seemingly perfect existence destoyed by his own hand. Still can't believe it.
Those ludes and downers can really talk you into some stupid crazy shit.
Just now a poem has arrived.
Too much too soon,
The quaaludes changed his tune,
Maybe ran out
That's not quite clear,
Then a .45 in his ear,
When that evil voice
Says what you must do,
It's only the drugs talking to you,
It's only the drugs talking to you,
Put that thing away
And go lie down,
Let that train pass through your lonely old town,
Please don't let us all down,
Please don't let us all down,
One thing for sure
That's true as can be,
If I must kill someone
It ain't gonna be me!
I was 9 years old at the time and my brother was 11. It was one of the saddest days of our lives. We loved watching the show. He was entertaining and had a bright future ahead for him. Anyone considering Suicide should realize that everyone goes through stressful situations and you just need to ride it out. People care about you.
I remember when Freddy Prinze took his life I was with my father walking into the building where my eldest sister resided, we both heard the news in my father's car. I had a brother who was going to be a year of his death in the month of September and the thing is that my mother was still in mourning of my brother's death.
I was 15 years old, just starting my life out.I was 18 when John Lennon was shot too.Sucky times.
I remember him like yesterday and I watched Chico and the man every Friday after Sandford and Son and I always laughed at him and the old man in the shop and Scatnan Cruthers would come by and dance. Wow it was a great time. Long lost fun. R.I.P. dear brother
If massive depression is the main reason Freddie ended his life then that's more than enough reason for anyone. Depression is a serious illness and even more so when its massive. I myself suffer from it and its horrible. Unfortunately, the Quaaludes didn't help him at all it only seemed to make things worse. I got an eerie feeling watching this.
Ana Torres Hi, I cant find the last 5 mins of the E True Hollywood story
Add to that, illegal drugs...new york times, stated he was flushing bags of illegal drugs, down the toilet...why, the people close to him, couldnt give him the help he needed, was another issue...a business manager, a secretary, his wife, his mother, seemed to have worn pink sunglasses, on this situation, which didnt happen overnite...illegal drug users, usually have that situation, going on, for years, until they hit, a brick wall..what was wrong, getting this man, to rehab !? Seems the people close to him, did nothing, at all...they turned a blind eye..
Me, too.
Acrocks 1968 man how dare you say that to her! I rebuke you in Jesus name; you need to repent to God for wishing death on someone I mean is your heart that dark? How would you feel if somebody said that to you or your family? Repent to God and be saved
Ana Torres I hope you are feeling better from your depression; just remember if you ever feel depressed, give your depression to Jesus Christ because Yashua will give you peace; the Bible says " come to me all of those who are burden and heavy laden and I will give you rest" oh Freddy Prince Sr if I was there with you I would have told you that only in Jesus Christ you can find peace by giving your burden and heavy laden to him.
Such a sad story. FREDDIE PRINZE was one of my favorite comedians from my childhood, one of the very first I can remember who really made me laugh watching him on CHICO AND THE MAN. In March of 2007 I visited Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery and left a red rose on Freddie's crypt. It seemed like a very cold and lonely place where nobody had visited him in a long time. He is buried right around the corner from ANDY GIBB another great star from the 70s who also died way before his time. They are both buried in an above-ground mausoleum. I left ANDY a red rose too. May they both RIP.
yah the gibbs alight
One of my earliest memories of watching The News. Qulaaludes, drugs are evil they make your brain change
I was 17 yrs old and it really upset me because I loved him so much. He was so talented & such a sweet funny man. He got caught up in the drug culture. He was famous overnight when he was 19 and Chico & The Man was my favorite show growing up.
I remember when Freddie shot himself. All of his fans were so shocked and so devastated. One thing I learned about not too long ago shocked me again. Freddie Prinze Jr. said in an interview that his dad was not half Hungarian, he was half German. Freddie Jr. said his father didn't think that "Germarican" sounded as funny as "Hungarican" so he went with that instead. I must admit, after all of these years, I was suprised to learn that.
m.imdb.com/name/nm0697905/trivia
He's right about that.
good information, I didn't know either. Wow..
Freddie Jr has survived a tragic legacy!!!! God Bless!!!!!
that's really praiseful ! I admire him for that.
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Thank you very much for the video I was 7 years old when Freddie Prinze had killed himself but I still remember that day because I loved Chico and the Man and I cried like a baby which I was a baby but I still miss him to this day
I loved that show and to know that it ended bcuz he supposedly took his life is absolutely awful 😥😢😢
I remember that morning, hearing that he shot himself! The next day, his family unplugged the life support machine! Still miss seeing him on his show and on his live shows! He was a very funny guy! R.I.P.!
~He Was In No Part Hungarian,
His Father Was GERMAN, And
His Mother Was PUERTO RICAN...
His father was "Hungarian".
He referred to himself as
" HungRican " in his stand up.
His Dad was Hungarian an his Mom was Puerto Rican.
~CONT.
~FREDDIE PRINZE: "MADE THAT JOKE UP"
(( ..To Introduce Himself, To The Audience!))
// CHICO And The MAN // SANFORD & SON //
// The JEFFERSONS // GOOD TIMES //
// WHAT'S HAPPENING // BENSON (finally got his own show)
~All GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD SHOWS, (There Was A WHOLE
--LIST Of GREAT SHOWS To Watch, So DIFFERENT Compared To
--The Way That They're STRUCTERED/Created, Today!
~Life Is Just A Fleeting Moment, And Then
--We Pass Away . . .
~Respectfully, R.I.P.
It's part of His sytick Alot of it is for the image. It has some fabrications , but this is common in Hollywood.
@@squints61 wrong
God Bless you Freddie.
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nobody in the rooms at the hotel, heard or saw anything unusual...!? another, mysterious, celebrity death...find odd, he signed the 5 yr. n.b.c.contract, the week before...
thats what I initially wondered.. WHO got the payoff from his death.. the story was he did play russian roulette on other occasions though.
It makes no sense at all, they reported what they they think people want to hear. His movements prior don't seems like a depressed individual, the more it's talked about the crazier it seems.
@@portiamatthews9654 He was murdered. Jay Leno knows who did it, just like Christopher Walken knows how Natalie Wood died.
Rhonda Christensen The late comedian activist Dick Gregory said Freddie called him the day he died. He said Freddie told him he wanted to show him something from the JFK Zapruder film. Dick said Freddie was really upset and was anxious about telling him what he saw, but Dick told Freddie to hang up because the phone could be tapped. He also told him he would fly out to LA to see him the next day. An hour later Freddie was dead.
Bunni Armani The late comedian activist Dick Gregory said Freddie called him the day he died. He said Freddie told him he wanted to show him something from the JFK Zapruder film. Dick said Freddie was really upset and was anxious about telling him what he saw, but Dick told Freddie to hang up because the phone could be tapped. He also told him he would fly out to LA to see him the next day. An hour later Freddie was dead.
Here comes that rainy day feelin again,I read the title of this video and thought , Freddie Prinze who is that? i know that name, so i looked it up and saw he was the guy in Chico and the Man , i used to watch that as a kid and i didnt know he was dead until just now
I remember Chico and the Man tv show and it was so good.
The day I heard that Freddie had shot himself I just couldn't believe it. My brother in-law couldn't understand why I would be sad since I didn't know him.
I was just a little over 10 when his show was on and both my mom enjoyed it alot.
Throughout the years
I've read quite a few articles on Freddie And His Battle With Depression, Massive Quaalude Addiction (40 to 45 Pills A Day) and Cocaine.
One article stood out about Freddie attempting suicide at the age of 17 because of a breakup with a girl. So already Freddie had depression and may have had some addiction to Valium.
Too much to soon is unfortunately the term to many people have used in tragic celebrities death's.
Depression is Very Real and Freddie tried so hard to suppress it and come off happy but for the most part he wasn't.
R.I.P. Freddie Prince.
what are the trees with Purple flowers? I loved Freddie when I was a small child, seeing him on The Tony Orlando and Dawn Show!!
Erin, they're called JACARANDAS... They're a tropical, subtropical tree from Cuba and South America... They only BLOOM here in Los Angeles in the EARLY SPRING... I got other videos with said trees in the background... Methinks you'll see them too in the video- "FILMING LOCATION FOR LAUREL AND HARDY'S FILM "MEN O' WAR...
I was 7 when Freddie Prinze committed suicide. It was a shock to me because I watched the show Chico and the Man weekly and really enjoyed it. Everyone around him should’ve sent him to suicide watch because with all the drugs he took he definitely wasn’t in the right state of mind. With a clear mind, I don’t think he would’ve did that. He had so much going for him. May he Rest In Peace
Qualudes and cocaine, that did it....
If Prince only knew that Jesus Christ is his peace; if Prinze would have had an encounter with Jesus, Prince would have had peace.
Melissa Onorati oh yeah..that would’ve done it lol , how about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny too?
I so agree ..only he can give us the kind of peace we need in this wicked and twisted world...I hate it for anyone who doesn't know Jesus and his Father Jehovah
@@Fromanotherearth Christianity stopped Slavery.. pfft- yea what a 'fable' uh?
good video very complete and informative
It's sad....
more videos! i like the content you bring!
Great video & information Clyde! Thank you!
I was devastated when Freddie died, I had such a crush on him when I was a tween. So even though his wife wanted to divorce him she goes and sues everyone after his death. I guess since all that money was no longer going to come in, she cashed in on his death. That sounds awful, but I don't know what else to think about her.
I was always under the impression that he and Kathy lived in the Hollywood Hills at 2837 La Castana Dr before she kicked him out.
That was a shock when Freddie died. He had so much promise. I've looked everywhere I know to look for DVDs of his sitcom "Chico and the Man", but nowhere to be found. If anyone knows, tell me where I can get it.
ImTheDaveman you want to watch the show chico and the man? Why don't you watch the show on TH-cam
Melissa - They only have like 1 or 2 full episodes here on TH-cam. Unless you seen a full season on here. On DailyMotion they have most of season 1 and maybe three season 2 episodes. I think there were at least 3 seasons. Most every TV show ever has DVD sets out, just not Chico and the Man.
ImTheDaveman oh ok well I hope you can find the whole season of Chico and the Man have you tried Amazon or ebay?
@ Melissa - Thanks. There are no official season releases on VHS or even DVD. On Daily Motion I found season 1 and a piece of season 2 where somebody had recorded it on VHS and transferred it to digital then uploaded it. I just wish whoever owns Chico and The Man would offer official complete DVD or BluRay series
@@ImTheDaveman hey bud not sure if you're still looking but I actually have the full series on DVD now. I'd be happy to sell it to you. Lmk
I loved Freddie Prinze
Freddie Prince had it all!
remember that a 13 year old killed herself when Freddie killed himself?
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1977 was a great year, why Freddie why
Such A Sad 😢 Story, Of This Young Man, Who Had So Much Going On, And To Have A Baby Son!!! Again, Demons Took Him, Including Major Depression!!! He could of made it real big!!!! RIP Dude!!! 💔🙏‼️💯✅
I'll check it out on Netflix Wow he was fast!
Seems as if he " clowned around " to such a degree, when something REALLY happens, nobody responded, probably thinking he was " joking around " ..strange nobody close to him, told him, to get rid of the guns, or lock them up, properly...it is at this dangerous level, could have killed, people close to him ..
Goes to show you that being rich, talented and famous doesn't always mean happiness.
I listened to this video because 12 minutes of the same scene is crazy….
Thank u i was 10 but sooo in love with him.i still am.
I love tony orlando 2
you gotta love them opiates, they ruin lives,
Andrew Heller wow you are so mad! Lol chill out
I loved Freddie prince. I would have married him. if I knew him then. I would have make him forget about his wife. I was thin and beautiful at 17 years old. he would have been 61 or 62. I never forgot about him and I still think about him once in awhile. he was my baby and always will be. so hard too look at this and hear about it. good bye my love.
lynne aaron very sad nice funny guy very sad died so young
Now you are fat and ugly, like all oldies.
It's curious how you didn't grow up mentally, still thinking about your teen-aged silly fantasies.
thats sweet
lynne aaron That’s just plan weird
The last episode Freddie actually filmed before his death was Ed Talks To God, which was after Champs and Chumps.
Yeah I remember when it happened, I was 17. We watched his show then once a week but loved it. Nobody could believe he took his self out. Then I think somewhere along the line Jim Croche died. Sad .
Thanks for taking the time to do this video Clyde Beck...What motivated you to do this video?...
I'm sorry but I feel like his selfish ass wife was part to blame.. she knew he was depressed already and then taking his baby away from him..😢was it truly going to help his mental state and get him better?? I blame her for part of this!!😡😠
Nope he was responsible for his behavior.
Idiot.
💯💯😢
no help back in those days. There is talk that he played russian roulette with guns also
Jimmie Walker said one of Freddie's addresses was 7777 Hollywood Blvd. Jimmie said Freddie was a heavy drinker and drug addict. He was extremely despondent that his wife told him it was over and she'd never reconcile.
His wife used him, she didn't love him. She trapped him into a marriage because she was pregnant and it wasn't Freddie's baby. She saw dollar signs.
@@Pashasmom1 umm what?
He wasn’t depressed over the break up of his marriage. He knew his marriage was a mistake. He was upset due to monetary issues. His ex wife was going to wipe him out financially, he was being sued by his former manager, and he had a drug habit he couldn’t kick. He also had no access to cash. All of his money was in escrow and he couldn’t touch it. Freddie was worried, depressed and helpless.
@@Pashasmom1that’s his son.
Where from Washington Heights was Feddie prinze was from?
Hell's Kitchen
The song for this should have been Curtis Mayfield's Freddie's Dead.
The club said, You or your kid...he sold his soul like the rest. He was NOT Hungarian.
Freddie was German and Puerto Rican.
He didn't blow his brains out The bullet stayed in his head actually
😞
@@marysutton434 He was my cousin may he R.I.P in paradise 😭🙏🏻 I can only imagine the suffering he went through ,though I have an idea as I suffer myself from mental illness and have been at the brink of despair myself many times.
@@GMarieBehindTheMask Sorry for your lost.
@@marysutton434 thank you I never got a chance to meet him, he died before I was born unfortunately 😔
@GMarie Behind The Mask 😓
Who sings the song at the beginning of the video?...Sounds like Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles, but sounds like a cover...Who is it?...
rocksvids08 The fortunes 1971...Here comes that rainy day feeling again. Nothing like the oldies.
Poor Freddie was so talented & seemed like a nice person. According to God's Holy Bible (at the time of death) Freddie descended to the outer-darkness! WAKE-UP people of the world!! How very TRAGIC!!
Very sweet tribute
I still don't get it peace!
Dave Whalen right Freddie was looking for peace and Jesus Christ is peace; if Freddy would have had an encounter with Jesus, he would have been alive
Cocaine on a daily basis and qualudes at night will fuck up anyone's brain chemistry Add to that , too young ,too much pressure from being too famous too fast plus new baby and new wife divorcing him All in all too much of too much for even a brilliant talent like him to handle R.I.P Freddie Prinze ( say hello to Bill Hicks and George Carlin from me 👍)
Rip freddie
He was German and Puerto Rican
Great videos!!!
I've been thinking alot about poor Freddie lately,as I did in years past.I feel so sorry for him,a young life forever cut short.I like this tribute to him,very informative.At the end he summed it all up too well,by saying wherever you are Freddie.That's the thing,he is either in Heaven or Hell,there is no in-between.It depends on what he believed before that fateful night he killed himself.If he had accepted Christ or not.I personally don't believe suicide is unforgivable, it's not being born again beforehand that is.
I remember when I heard it on tv. I was 11
No reason? Except severe depression. That is a very good reason. Depression is hell.
Proves how bad those drugs are
nice happy music for a sad subject!
Tony Orlando was a friend, but did not do the eulogy. Jack Albertson did it
If you believe that narrative on how he died, then you should ask yourself, why did not one person call the police and have him committed since he was threatening suicide?
Saw him in person about 10 months before his death in Montreal taping a Bob Hope Olympics special in Canada. During the break in the filming of about four hours for an hour or hour and a half TV special he came out to keep the audience upbeat. And he was as funny as can be. Made Bob Hope look like a chump with his stock preplanned jokes. For the cameras. And he was only 21 imagine. I saw him just before he came out and he was staring out the audience as he was being introduced and he was just staring. Bing Crosby was there to do the show. Sammy Davis Junior was to be on it but was too sick. Shirley Jones from the Partridge family did a song. And then the shock of when it was on the radio of him shooting himself. I remember the radio announcer said how he couldn't believe someone so young and talented and rich how spoiled he must've been. Then the next day he was dead.I swear I could feel his soul crying out that he wished he hadn't done it.
Oh boy what was Sarah Michelle Gellar's reaction to the news
I don't think she had been born yet. This tragedy happened January 1977. Sarah Michelle Gellar was born April 1977. Freddie Prinze Sr. is the one who died.
The manager killed Freddy.I do not blame Chico blame the Man.
his birthday present to his wife.
3:30 am...demon time, he didn’t kill hisself he was possessed in his last moment
Dafuck you talkin bout ? Stop watchin those horror movie homie .
Quailudes!?
Very good ty
Freddie Prinz I loved that Man he was a great comedian he was so funny and he could make you laugh 🤣 he had a gift unfortunately 😔 he was really bad on drugs and he was manic depressive suicidal that is why he committed suicide 😢 he was empty 😭 inside and you know so many people hide it from the world they look happy but guess what they are sad 😢 and lose hope so they take their life rest in peace 😢 freddie Prinz you are missed by everyone who knew you.
So basically the Quaaludes was over prescribed and it made him kill himself 🤔
So tragic. This guy had everything. Damn drugs.
he shot himself on his wife's birthday!
lts sad wat hapoen to Freddy Prinze. l miss him everyday. l blame his wife wat she did to him..He had everything going for him. l watch his show Chico and the man when l was a kid..He was funny. l was shock when l heard the news. poor Freddy he was so depress and should have got help. lts sad. Rest ln Peace Freddy and hope ur in peace in heaven. 🌷
I had just graduated in 76 and I can remember watching the TV and they reported that he had shot himself sad day later on in 77 Elvis was found dead sucked
Wonder if the divorce papers was the reason, he did himself in...he may not have had legal protection, on the divorce...especially if, a retainer was present to protect the baby...we may never know...
He shot himself on her birthday. Can you just imagine how she felt?
@@ValleyoftheRogueMaybe backing off of her financial demands could helped.
He was on quaaludes ( a pill that is way stronger then Valium, and Zanax!!! I took them in the 70’s, and 80’s, And at least u don’t get depressed or anything, except they made u feel real mellow among other things!!! I know some of what he was going through!!! Depression Sucks!!!! Mental Illness Sucks!!! 💔‼️💯✅🙏
The narrator obviously has some closet homosexual fantasies about this Freddie dude
dates equal 10/33 wfing odds who killed him fs
Too much fame...too much fortune...too young...too much and too fast.
There's an old fashioned theory that says demons cause depression.
Those who think they know everything will scoff.
Those people often know the least, & serve as tools, unwittingly used by the very demonic hands that have them deceived. These entities hold their noses while holding their blind human servants who spread their evil propaganda in contempt.
And when these humans have served their purpose, the demons simply discard them like a used up dirty dishrag. Then the human pawn gets his reward. In hell.
Tony Tafoya man are you saying that Freddie Prince is in Hell?
@@melissaonorati3458 no
Too much coke
Freddy is gone now he went where he wanted to go! Get back in the corner with drugs theirs only one way out!