Noted as much for his looks as for his acting, FREDDIE PRINZE, JR.
has proven to have a natural appeal that has endeared him to
legions of fans.
The actor first broke into film in 1995 with "To Gillian on Her
37th Birthday" starring Michelle Pfeiffer. The relatively small
part helped Prinze to secure his next and more sizeable role in
Miramax Films' "The House of Yes," a wicked black comedy that
starred Parker Posey as Prinze's unstable sister. The film's
release was mainly limited to art houses, unlike Prinze's next
film, "I Know What You Did Last Summer." The film was a
huge commercial success that propelled Prinze into the limelight.
Following this triumph, Prinze appeared in such films as
"Sparkler" before the 1998 sequel
"I Still Know
What You Did Last Summer." Soon after, Prinze played leading
man in a trio of romantic comedies for Miramax: "She's All That"
opposite Rachael Leigh Cook,
"Down to
You" with Julia Stiles and
"Boys and Girls" opposite Claire Forlani.
He was seen in a more serious role in the farcical "Head
Over Heels," in which he portrayed Monica Potter's neighbor who
could be a serial killer and played a lovesick minor-league
baseball player in "Summer Catch." He most recently starred in
the live adaptation of the popular cartoon series "Scooby Doo"
opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar, which was a huge success, taking
in more than $50 million on its opening weekend and debuting at
number one.
Prinze began his acting career on television by appearing in
"Family Matters" and "The Watcher." Soon after, he landed the
title role in the ABC after-school television special "Too Soon
For Jeff."
Throughout his school years, Prinze performed with the Albuquerque
Children's Theatre and the Duo Drama Company. In his first local
film work, he played the lead in a computer interactive video for
the Museum of Natural History.
After finishing high school, Prinze left his hometown of Albuquerque
and moved to Los Angeles to focus on his acting career.
Prinze swims to keep fit, and indulges in tap dancing, a childhood
passion he rediscovered a few years ago.
![[Freddie Prinze, Jr.]](freddie.jpg)
