Freddie Prinze Jr. Biography

Actor. Born Freddie James Prinze, Jr. on March 8, 1976, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prinze is best known as a leading man in commercially successful teen films.

Prinze's father, Freddie Prinze, Sr., was a popular television actor who appeared as a mechanic on the hit series Chico and the Man. Prinze's parents divorced when he was still an infant, and in 1977, his father committed suicide while under the influence of prescription drugs. Prinze, Sr. was only 22 years old.

Freddie Prinze Jr. attended high school in Albuquerque, but shortly after graduation he headed to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. He soon made appearances on the television series Family Matters and in the ABC Afterschool Special "Too Soon For Jeff." Prinze's film debut came in 1996, with the little-remembered To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (also starring Claire Danes). In 1997, Prinze won a supporting role in the dark comedy House of Yes. But it was later that year that Prinze got his big break in the hugely popular horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The movie spawned a sequel the following year that met with equal commercial success.

Starting in 1999, Freddie Prinze starred in a string of romantic films aimed at the teen demographic, including She's All That (1999), Down to You (2000), Boys and Girls (2000) and Summer Catch (2001). His latest project is this year's film version of the cartoon Scooby-Doo.

After rumors of a secret Vegas wedding, Prinze officially married Scooby-Doo co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar in September 2002.

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