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Freddie Prinze, Jr. (Real-Life Reader Biography)
Freddie Prinze Jr - Real-Life Reader Biography Author:Wayne Wilson Real-Life Reader Biographies present the lives of contemporary role models for young readers. These are the stories of real men and women who, despite many obstacles, followed their dreams. Freddie Prinze, Jr., never wants to talk about his famous father, the first Puerto Rican sitcom star in Hollywood ("Chico and the Man"), who shot him... more »self when he was just twenty-two years old. He left behind a wife, ten-month old Freddie, Jr., and millions of adoring fans. Freddie, Jr., never knew him and he doesn't want to dwell on the past. What Freddie, Jr., does want, however, is a successful film career, something his father never saw. And he wants to say that he learned a few lessons from his father: he will never go near drugs. Launched to stardom after he appeared in the teen horror films I Know What You Did Last Summer and it's sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Freddie then took on his first romantic leading role in She's All That. But as his career takes off, he is careful not to tread where his father has gone before him. He wants his star to shine for a very long time.« less