Does anyone really know the reason why Freddie Prinze killed himself in front of his son Freddie Prinze Jr, what really
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scobratec — 19 years ago(January 18, 2007 10:49 AM)
I find it interesting that on his death certificate on findadeath.com, his ethnicity/race was entered as "Caucasian", which is actually half-true. His f2000ather was of German descent, his mother of Puerto Rican descent.
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Jane_Doe01 — 18 years ago(December 30, 2007 04:53 AM)
'His background', meaning what? Someone without pitch black skin?
It's irrelevant anyway, since even to this day a lot of date profile sheets categorize most Latin American descended individuals, whether light or dark(with exception of the 'pitch dark' mentioned above) as white/Caucasian this being most likely due to the whole pervading "white black or yellow" mindset wherein everyone
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crappola515 — 18 years ago(February 16, 2008 11:27 PM)
'His background', meaning what? Someone without pitch black skin?
I took it to mean someone of mixed parentage. Nothing at all to do with the color of his skin.
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valro — 19 years ago(September 10, 2006 11:19 PM)
I remember reading about how Joan Rivers noticed that he was doomed. She tried to urge him to go back to school or at least take some time off. Ir's sad he couldn't cope with the pressures of fame, drug use, and a failing marriage.
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hanazdad2-539-506199 — 16 years ago(October 19, 2009 10:16 PM)
A lot of the immediate reasons have already been mentioned. Marriage failure, drugs, guns. But bottom line, as you said is the pressure of fame and quick success and the fear of quick loss of fame and money. He is not the first that Hollywood killed and will not be the last. A terrible loss, Jack Albertson looked crushed after; as I am sure all of his friends and coworkers were.
Saying drugs killed him is like saying Kurt Cobain died because he was high. Why did he take drugs? What caused the marriage to crumble? The pressures of this profession affects many differently and many very hard. His son has done some fine work so at least his legacy goes on. -
SeeKayWhy87 — 18 years ago(December 20, 2007 10:13 AM)
"Does anyone really know the reason why Freddie Prinze killed himself in front of his son Freddie Prinze Jr, what really happened and why?"
Maybe he had this vision about his son how he would become one of the worst actors of all time. -
topanga28 — 17 years ago(April 14, 2008 01:16 PM)
You can probably find an old copy of the book Freddie's mother wrote, called "The Freddie Prinze Story" from 1978. It's really one of the only factual written accounts we have about his life. There's way too many rumors floating around about him. I believe there were many factors leading up to his death. In the book, it very briefly touches on how Freddie even before he was famous took pills and tried to kill himself over a girlfriend. He probably needed some sort of counseling even then, and the fame only made it all worse. Yes, he was drug addicted, which the doctors helped fuel, but I think if he had had proper counseling early on, he would have stopped the drugs altogether and been alive today. I always read that if there had been a Betty Ford clinic around then, it would have helped. I disagree. The money machine was in full motion also, unfortunatley. At the first signs of him struggling as he did, drastic measures might have prevented his death. I miss Freddie, I can still remember when I heard the news. I don't think I ever really recovered.
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Teraisa — 17 years ago(June 16, 2008 05:35 PM)
Thanks, I really appreciate knowing about the book. I love biographies, and this is something that is close to my heart because of my sisters' and my mom and suicide.
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bruce-129 — 17 years ago(December 12, 2008 01:23 AM)
I have wondered for years about that. Here was this guy who seemed to have everything and life was either miserable for him, or we have no idea what was really going on. After all, how many people really know what people are like. If he was into all these drugs, who was giving them to him? Didn't he have an friends or family? Could it have been an accident, or was he afraid of some terrible secret getting out? I just felt bad for him, he was funny and very lively. I just remember seeing him on talk shows, and through force of will he rose to get a sitcom come on, how does someone have the will to do that and then get into drugs and kill themselves? Keith Richards and Eric Clapton were heroin addicts for a long time it is said and they never killed themselves probably too a lot more drugs too. The poor kid.
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tallpall — 17 years ago(April 06, 2009 11:25 PM)
I think he was an undiagnosed manic depressant. When he got depressed the qualudes put him in deeper hole he couldn't get out of. you have to be pretty messed up in the brain to take out a gun and consider suicide anyway
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ArcPaladin — 16 years ago(December 23, 2009 02:23 AM)
True, and the story only gets worse knowing that it usually happens to the most promising and talented young actors. James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, River Phoenix, Tupac Shakur, the list goes on. What happened to Freddie Prinze is probably not any different from what happened to those people I listed. Although James Dean died in a car wreak and Marilyn Monroe's death is still a mystery. What they all have in common is that they were young and promising in Hollywood, and for a while, it seemed as though it would bring them closer to a productive life. They were wrong.
That's why a good majority of child actors have it tough because people fear that they may be getting famous too fast, too quickly. Soon they are has-beens. Shirley Temple, once she turned into an adult, quickly dropped out of the radar. Same story with Gary Coleman and a few others. Is there any particular reason why Hollywood likes to corrupt some of it's best talents? If it is really that bad, why bother pursuing it if you know it's going to make you unhappy?
It's something that I don't fully understand with actors, actresses and producers. I have watched the series Entourage and it tells a story on up-and-coming young actors trying to make a breakthrough in Hollywood. The situation and the environment presented is not something to cheer about. If that is how Hollywood really is, fast paced and willing to try anything to get it's fair share of profits, then I'm certainly glad I never set foot there.
Often the most productive actors are ones who didn't start until they were ready for it. They were willing to sacrifice and put a lot of effort, despite the fact that most people never make it in Hollywood. The entire background is really, a pretty sad fate.
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historyinink — 15 years ago(August 08, 2010 11:16 AM)
And lets not forget about current young stars, dealing with the pressure of Hollywood: Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan etc. Hopefully they don't suffer the same fate those others did. Hollywood seems to make people crazy, especially young people who haven't gained the right coping skills. So sad. Dave Chappelle explained on Inside The Actor's Studio, that5b4 it was pretty much the BS of Hollywood that made him leave.