Freddie Prinze Jr. is primarily known for playing the good guy roles in late 1990s and early 2000s romantic comedies. After 2005, he transitioned into TV roles and voice acting to buy more time to be an approachable father to his children and to pursue all of his other passions, which include his love of Star Wars, martial arts, cooking, video games, wrestling, and cartoons /Animation. The actor has managed to find legitimate income from all of his hobbies, including scoring video games and animated films, appearing in TV series and publishing a recipe book. He had also joined WWE as a member of the creative department for a number of years.

Born name

Freddie James Prince Jr

nickname

Freddy, Pie

Sun sign

fishes

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, United States

Residence

• Los Angeles, California, United States
• Also owns a property in NYC

nationality

training

He graduated from La Cueva High School, lived in North East Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1994 and shortly thereafter moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Then Freddie enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Pasadena, California because he shared in an interview that food was always his #1 passion. However, he dropped out because he landed his first role in a movie in 1996.

occupation

Actor, Voice Actor, Producer, Screenwriter

family

• Father – Frederick Prutzal (born name) or Freddie Prinze (stage name) (actor, comedian)
• Mother – Katherine Elaine Barber née Cochran aka Kathy (real estate agent)
• Siblings – He is the only child.
• Others – Rosellen Geller née Greenfield (mother-in-law) (nursery teacher)

Manager

Freddie is managed by –

• Die Gersh Agency
• Brillstein Entertainment Partners
• Attorney Jared Levine of Morris Yorn Barnes Levine (entertainment law firm)

To build

Slim

Height

6ft or 183cm

weight

70 kg or 154 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Freddie dated –

1. Kimberly McCullough (1996-1999) – In his late teens, soap opera actress Freddie Kimberly was introduced to the time of day through a mutual friend. They had a serious relationship for several years and lived together in a nondescript suburb of Los Angeles. She may have gotten pregnant with Freddie’s child, only to miscarry at 22 weeks. Later, their relationship ended on bad terms in 2009.
2. Sarah Michelle Gellar (2000-Present) – Freddie met Sarah on the set of I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and they developed a platonic friendship for the next 2-3 years. It wasn’t until 2000 that Freddie, Sarah, and a mutual friend were supposed to meet up for dinner at a Japanese restaurant in Asanebo,that the two started dating her boyfriend canceled at the last minute and the two ended up having a one-on-one dinner date. Because Freddie had dated some actresses in the past, he knew they had very little to eat that night and most actresses survived on just a salad. So Sarah surprised Freddie when she ate everything he ordered without a moment. Her appetite and appreciation for good food won him over. When they met, Freddie began cooking for Sarah several nights a week, while staying away from the Hollywood parties. The couple became engaged in April 2001 and had a wedding in September 2002 in Puerto Vallarta, western Mexico. The ceremony was directed by choreographer and director Adam Shankman, while actress Lindsay Sloane was one of the bridesmaids. Together, the couple have two children – a daughter named Charlotte Grace (born September 2009) and a son named Rocky James (born September 2012). Sarah legally changed her name to Sarah Michelle Prinze to honor her 5th birthday^th wedding anniversary in 2007. Freddie has often stated that he shares similar values ​​with his wife when it comes to parents who have helped them raise well behaved and disciplined children. The secret to their marital success is that they make each other laugh and their companionship is far more valuable than just being a physical attraction.

race/ethnicity

Multiracial (White and Hispanic)

He is of German, Hungarian, Puerto Rican, and native American ancestry on his father’s side, and Irish, English, as well as distant Scottish, German, Austrian, Swiss German, and possibly Italian ancestry on his mother’s side.

hair colour

salt and pepper

In his mid 30’s his hair started to turn too gray and people often advised him to dye his hair. However, Freddie is opposed to the idea of ​​changing his natural hair color and his wife Sarah is also in favor of his salt and pepper look.

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Slim body
• Boyish features and energy still visible in his aging face
• Vaguely similar qualities to the famous child actor Macaulay Culkin

brand promotion

He created a series of messy recipes called Messipies to demonstrate and promote the use of Palmolive Ultra Strength Dish Liquid in 2017.

Religion

He was raised as a Roman Catholic.

Known for

• Starring Fred Jones opposite his wife Sarah Michelle in the action-adventure comedy and part in animated films such as Scooby Doo: The Movie (2002) and Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed (2004). Despite negative reviews, both films achieved major box office success.
• He was a heartthrob in the late 1990s for starring in a couple of commercial hits made for teens and young adults I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ( 1998) and She Is It All (1999).

first movie

In 1996 he made his big screen debut playing the supporting role of Joey Bost in the romantic drama Gillian on Her 37 ^th Birthday .

As a voice actor, Freddie made his theatrical debut in the 2006 animated film Shark Bait .

First TV show

Freddie made his first appearance on the series in 1995’s Family Matters .

He made his TV show debut as a voice actor when he voiced a character named Mike Frasier on the 2002 sitcom .

Personal trainer

• Freddie’s godfather, Robert aka Bob Wall (who was also Bruce Lee’s trainer when he first arrived in the US), began teaching him martial arts at the age of 3.
• He learned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 12 and now practices it with his daughter as he believes it is an essential martial art that all women should learn to feel empowered.
• He has a black belt in kenpo karate and has also practiced muay thai boxing, wrestling and taekwondo.
• Freddie loves to swim, surf and run.
• He ran his first marathon in 2006.
• In 2014, the actor underwent spinal cord surgery. He later shared on social media that it was Brazilian jiu-jitsu and running that helped him heal faster.
• Freddie, along with his wife Sarah, took part in celebrity trainer Phong Tran’s personal training for many years to gain more strength and muscle mass.
• The actor is very passionate about food and has been cooking healthy meals from scratch for himself and his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar since he started dating her. He has practiced disciplined meal prep as part of his daily routine over the years to ensure healthy meals for his children as well.
• Freddie believes the main reason he’s been able to stay slim over the years is because he doesn’t drink alcohol at all. Although he occasionally has a drink while dining with his wife, this is the only exception to his alcohol-free lifestyle.

Freddie Prinze Jr. Favorite things

• Recipe – His green sauce recipe, which he uses for steak, tacos, chicken, and guacamole
• Zutat – New Mexico Green Hatch Chilli, Anaheim Peppers, Poblano Peppers
• Kitchen – Japanese
• Date dinner – sushi and sake
• Baseball Movie – Premier League (1989)
• Actress (except his wife) – Julia Roberts
• Movie – Godfather II (1974), They Live (1988)
• Role – Anthony Pascal in The House of Yes (1997)

Freddie Prinze Jr Facts

1. His father shot himself when Freddie was 10 months old. The court eventually ruled it an accidental death.
2. Freddie was 11 when he found out about his father’s suicide and spent the rest of his teenage years in misguided anger and grief trying to come to terms with the incident.
3. Freddie’s father called him Pie because he was a cute baby.
4. He became fluent in Spanish while spending his summers in Puerto Rico with his paternal grandparents and also began speaking Italian before learning to speak English. He only started learning the English language when he was about 10 years old.
5. The actor was not popular in high school and was even considered odd by some of his schoolmates.
6. He learned the talent of cooking from his single mother, who could only guess all the ingredients in a dish by tasting it.
7. He underwent Lasik surgery to get rid of his glasses.
8. Freddie is left-handed.
9. Before Freddie took a break from acting, he made money from illegal sports betting at a restaurant. He was making about $900 a week, which was far more than his early acting jobs were bringing him in.
10. The actor has a dragon tattoo on his upper left arm. He shared on Twitter that he made it in the mid-1990s. The dragon represents his Chinese birth year in the form of the number 8, the date of his birth.
11. Actress Parker Posey was his first co-star and also the first collaborator he fell in love with.
12. He wasn’t a great team player as a kid, but he did learn baseball while learning to do it for the film Summer Catch (2001). While training for this film, Freddie often had to throw 90 pitches a day, which at times made his arm so sore that it required a cortisone shot. His arm bothers him to this day, and the actor remembers Catching Summer as one of the toughest movies he’s ever been in.
13. Freddie had to shave his head after filming Scooby Doo because he bleached his dark hair too blonde to play Fred, completely ruining his natural hair.
14. He became the youngest executive producer in ABC Network history when he co-developed the semi-autobiographical sitcom Freddie (2005-2006), which lasted one season.
15. Freddie often points out that most of his financial stability comes from the fact that he has no interest in alcohol, drugs, and expensive cars, and has low-maintenance hobbies.
16. Collecting rare comics is one of his unconventional ways to invest money.
17. In June 2016, Freddie released a cookbook called Back to the Kitchen that included 75 recipes, preceded by an anecdote from his personal life.
18. Although most of his friends are not from the film and television industry, he is close friends with actors Chris Klein and Brian Austin Green.
19. Freddie appeared with the intention of writing a positive final chapter in his father’s legacy in Hollywood. He graduated with the production of Freddie (2005-2006) and ended every episode of the show with his father’s voice and logo.
20. People are often surprised that Freddie has never seen an episode of his wife’s iconic TV show. Buffy the Vampire Slayer .
21. As a voice talent and video game fanatic, the actor proudly proclaims that he only works 6 hours a week.
22. To learn more about Freddie Prince Jr., follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.