Freddie Prinze Jr. unveils H'wood star to comic-actor dad

(15 Dec 2004) SHOTLIST
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Los Angeles, Ca. 14 December 2004
1. Star is revealed
2. Honorary Hollywood mayor Johnny Grant remembers Freddie Prinze
3. Wide of crowd and cameras
4. Comic actor George Lopez remembers Prinze (Freddie Prinze Jr. stands at right)
5. Prize's co-star, actress-singer Della Reese remembers Prinze
6. Wide of Johnny Grant introducing Freddie Prinze Jr.
7. Freddie Prinze Jr. reacts to ceremony
8. Photographer cutaway
9. Grant, Prinze and Lopez pose at star
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Freddie Prinze Jr.:
"When it comes time to speak about my Father, to see you guys come out and show him love, and the respect that I have felt from so many people all over the country but especially here in my home in Los Angeles, and in New York City where my Father was from, it's hard to explain but it brings tears to my eyes every single time. And to see this and to see him be accepted and honoured in this way in front of his peers and to have some of the people he shared his life with here, to thank you for helping this to become possible and to help walk by and see his name and hopefully brings a smile to your face."
11. Wide of Lopez interviewed by reporter
12. SOUNDBITE (English) George Lopez:
"Why Freddie Prinze is because I stand as one of three guys in the history of T.V to ever successfully be on T.V in a Latino themed comedy, Freddie Prinze and myself, and it's because of Freddie's inspiration that I made that happen."
13. Photographer cutaway
14. Lopez and Prinze pose for photographers
15. Close-up star, with pull out to reveal Lopez and others observing star
FREDDIE PRINZE HONOURED
Nearly 28 years after his death, comic-actor Freddie Prinze has been awarded a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Prinze was one of Hollywood's fastest-rising stars in the mid-'70s, thanks to success on the stand-up comedy stage and a hit TV series, 'Chico and the Man.'
Prinze died in January 1977 from complications of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was just 22.
In attendance were Prinze's son, the actor Freddie Prinze Jr.,('Scooby Doo,' 'I Know What You Did last Summer') as well as Prinze's Sr.'s 'Chico' co-star Della Reese.
Also there was comic-actor George Lopez, who served as one of the star's sponsors. Lopez, star of 'The George Lopez Show,' said his own hit series wouldn't be on the air today if not for Hispanic sitcom pioneers Prinze and Desi Arnaz.
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