Frederick James Prinze was an American stand-up comedian and actor, and the star of the NBC-TV sitcom Chico and the Man from 1974 until his death in 1977. He was described in a Vulture magazine article as "having blown up like no other comedian in history. Prinze is the father of actor Freddie Prinze Jr.
Prinze in 1975
Prinze (right) with Jack Albertson on Chico and the Man, 1976
Prinze (right) with Tony Orlando on Chico and the Man, 1976
Chico and the Man is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run-down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic young Mexican American who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.
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Jack Albertson and Freddie Prinze, 1976
Avery Schreiber (center) is a very unsuccessful fortune teller Ed and Chico try giving a hand.