Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘She’s All That’.Photo:Miramax/Courtesy Everett
Miramax/Courtesy Everett
Happy Birthday,Freddie Prinze Jr.!
As Prinze Jr. celebrates another milestone, celebrate his birthday with a look at some of his career highlights and dreamy throwback photos.
01of 12Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Family Matters’Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Family Matters’.ABCFreddie Prinze Jr. was born in Los Angeles on March 8, 1976, to mom Kathy and dad Freddie Prinze, who was an actor. Though he spent much of his childhood in New Mexico, Hollywood called him back, and he had his first on-screen credit in a 1995 episode ofFamily Mattersopposite Jaleel White.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Family Matters’
Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Family Matters’.ABC
ABC
Freddie Prinze Jr. was born in Los Angeles on March 8, 1976, to mom Kathy and dad Freddie Prinze, who was an actor. Though he spent much of his childhood in New Mexico, Hollywood called him back, and he had his first on-screen credit in a 1995 episode ofFamily Mattersopposite Jaleel White.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. in 1997
A young Freddie Prinze Jr.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
03of 12Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’.Columbia/courtesy EverettThat year he also starred in a little teen slasher hit calledI Know What You Did Last Summer,alongside other ’90s favorites includingJennifer Love Hewitt,Ryan Phillippeandhis future wife,Sarah Michelle Gellar.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’.Columbia/courtesy Everett
Columbia/courtesy Everett
That year he also starred in a little teen slasher hit calledI Know What You Did Last Summer,alongside other ’90s favorites includingJennifer Love Hewitt,Ryan Phillippeandhis future wife,Sarah Michelle Gellar.
04of 12Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘She’s All That’Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘She’s All That’.Miramax/Courtesy EverettPrinze Jr. cemented his leading man status the next year inShe’s All That,which saw him play high school heartthrob Zack Siler in a modern take onMy Fair Lady.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘She’s All That’
Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘She’s All That’.Miramax/Courtesy Everett
Prinze Jr. cemented his leading man status the next year inShe’s All That,which saw him play high school heartthrob Zack Siler in a modern take onMy Fair Lady.
05of 12Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘Summer Catch’Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘Summer Catch’.Warner Bros/Courtesy EverettHe kept the rom-coms coming, starring oppositeJessica Bielin the teen dream,Summer Catch.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘Summer Catch’
Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘Summer Catch’.Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett
Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett
He kept the rom-coms coming, starring oppositeJessica Bielin the teen dream,Summer Catch.
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Warner Brothers. Courtesy Everett
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Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Friends’
Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Friends’.WB / Courtesy Everett
WB / Courtesy Everett
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Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Boston Legal’
Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Boston Legal’.Danny Feld/Fox/Courtesy Everett
Danny Feld/Fox/Courtesy Everett
09of 12Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘24’Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘24’.Kelsey McNeal/FOX/courtesy everettHe also played oppositeKiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer (not pictured) on the 2010 season of24.Prinze Jr. lateropened up to ABC Newsabout how he “hated every moment of it,” and took a break from acting afterward as he wanted “to quit the business.”
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Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘24’
Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘24’.Kelsey McNeal/FOX/courtesy everett
Kelsey McNeal/FOX/courtesy everett
He also played oppositeKiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer (not pictured) on the 2010 season of24.Prinze Jr. lateropened up to ABC Newsabout how he “hated every moment of it,” and took a break from acting afterward as he wanted “to quit the business.”
10of 12Freddie Prinze Jr. and the WWEFreddie Prinze Jr. and the WWE.Jesse Grant/WireImageAround that time, Prinze Jr. was also working as a writer onWWE Smackdown!, a job that came his way from his love of wrestling. Here, he’s pictured with wrestlers The Miz and John Morrison in Los Angeles in 2008.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. and the WWE
Freddie Prinze Jr. and the WWE.Jesse Grant/WireImage
Jesse Grant/WireImage
Around that time, Prinze Jr. was also working as a writer onWWE Smackdown!, a job that came his way from his love of wrestling. Here, he’s pictured with wrestlers The Miz and John Morrison in Los Angeles in 2008.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Punky Brewster’
Freddie Prinze Jr. on ‘Punky Brewster’.Trae Patton/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Trae Patton/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
“It was wild, I was kinda done acting. I was a full-time father and nothing got filmed in L.A. anymore so I didn’t want to leave for six months a year,“Prinze Jr. told Kelly Clarksonat the time. But after reading the script and connecting with the cast, “it just worked,” he added.
12of 12Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle GellarFreddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar.SGranitz/WireImage; Jerod Harris/GettyIn September of 2023, longtime loves Gellar and Prinze Jr. celebrated 21 years of marriage.“@realfreddieprinze what’s customary for 21 years?,”Gellar captioned an Instagram tribute. “I believe it’s @celine or is it @loewe ?!?”Together, the stars share two children,Charlotte and Rocky.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar.SGranitz/WireImage; Jerod Harris/Getty
SGranitz/WireImage; Jerod Harris/Getty
In September of 2023, longtime loves Gellar and Prinze Jr. celebrated 21 years of marriage.
“@realfreddieprinze what’s customary for 21 years?,”Gellar captioned an Instagram tribute. “I believe it’s @celine or is it @loewe ?!?”
Together, the stars share two children,Charlotte and Rocky.
source: people.com
