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Ok, just where the heck did that picture come from? Is it me, or is the woman in the background just creepy as heck?
"this fall on ABC"
Fall of which year?
Jiawen 20:00, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
I have given this some serious thought. Freddie Prinze Sr. had a Jewish father and Catholic mother, however he was baptised in the Catholic church and therefore, practiced the Catholic religion. He married an Irish-American Catholic with whom he had Freddie Prinze Jr. Jr. was baptised in the Catholic faith which he practiced. In conclusion, Freddie Prinze Jr. is not Jewish and therefore he should not be in the Categories "Jewish-Americans" and "Jewish American Actors". This not meant to offend anyone, it is only a fact related to religious faith. Tony the Marine 19:41, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
O.K., then he should also go under the category of Puerto Rican actors since he embraces his Puerto Rican Culture. As quoted by Latina Magazine Even after the journalist repeated his question, Freddie Prinze, Jr. wasn’t sure he’d heard right. Did this guy just ask him how it felt to be playing a Puerto Rican on TV?
“I said, ‘Excuse me brother, but I am Puerto Rican,’ ” said Prinze, still amused by the thought of a thirtysomething entertainment journalist who had never heard of his famous father. “He’s (insisting), ‘No, you’re a white guy!’ So I go, ‘You know what, I’m going to hang up the phone and let you do some research,’ and I did". You don't have to be born in Puerto Rico to be considered Puerto Rican. The majority of the people born in the United States with Puerto Rican ancesters consider themselves and are considered by Puerto Rico as Puerto Ricans or Boricuas. Therefore, I think that it is only fair to add him to this category too. Tony the Marine 01:07, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Making a Puerto Rican-American Category wouldn't make any sense since Puerto Rico became an American territory after it was invaded during the Spanish-American and Puerto Ricans had American citizenship imposed upon them by the Jones Act (They didn't have a say in the matter). Another thing is that due to the discrimination that they faced by a society that never considered them "Americans" (and still don't) they embrace being called Puerto Ricans. The thing is that Puerto Ricans, even though they are American citizens, have refused to give up thier language, culture and traditions and preffer to be called Puerto Ricans first (or Boricuas) and Americans second. That's why you have people like Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Freddie Prinze Jr. and others who identify themselves as Puerto Ricans. I believe that the category "Puerto Rican Actors" is just fine. I know that I would feel offended by being called a Puerto Rican-American. Tony the Marine 03:45, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
I think may be more complicated then it appears. The only concrete thing is that his paternal grandmother was Puerto Rican. A lot of web sites say that Freddie Prinze (Sr.'s) father was a Hungarian Jew - but this website [1] disputes that (scroll down to June 24, 2002), and claims that he was most likely an ethnic German gentile - not even Hungarian. Freddie Prinze, Jr. seems to confirm that in this interview - says, in a direct quote, that his father was "half German and half Puerto Rican" [2] - instead of the usual "Hungarian" or "Hungarian Jewish". As for his mother's ancestry, IMDB says "Italian", but they're not a first hand source. "Kathy Cochran" does seem to be her birth name (i.e. not a re-marriage surname) and it's obviously not Italian. I went through all of these interviews [3] and there was no mention of his mother's ancestry at all. Also - his mother's name - is reported to be "Cochran" in most of the articles, and "Cochrane" in a few others. So basically, does anyone have a definitive, primary source (what I mean is an interview with Prinze, Jr. or something like that) where he himself mentions
JackO'Lantern 01:20, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
His father has said he is of Gypsy ancestry
http://www.dzeno.cz/?c_id=6432
Freddie Prinze's real name was Frederick Karl Pruetzel. Did he legally change his name to "Freddie James Prinze"? Because that would be the only way his son's birth name could be "Freddie James Prinze, Jr." MrBlondNYC 09:52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday, to you. Happy Birthday, to you. Happy Birthday, dear Freddie. Happy Birthday, to you! Happy 33rd Birthday to Freddie Prinze Jr. Which him a have birthday, for the last 33 years.
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Ok, just where the heck did that picture come from? Is it me, or is the woman in the background just creepy as heck?
"this fall on ABC"
Fall of which year?
Jiawen 20:00, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
I have given this some serious thought. Freddie Prinze Sr. had a Jewish father and Catholic mother, however he was baptised in the Catholic church and therefore, practiced the Catholic religion. He married an Irish-American Catholic with whom he had Freddie Prinze Jr. Jr. was baptised in the Catholic faith which he practiced. In conclusion, Freddie Prinze Jr. is not Jewish and therefore he should not be in the Categories "Jewish-Americans" and "Jewish American Actors". This not meant to offend anyone, it is only a fact related to religious faith. Tony the Marine 19:41, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
O.K., then he should also go under the category of Puerto Rican actors since he embraces his Puerto Rican Culture. As quoted by Latina Magazine Even after the journalist repeated his question, Freddie Prinze, Jr. wasn’t sure he’d heard right. Did this guy just ask him how it felt to be playing a Puerto Rican on TV?
“I said, ‘Excuse me brother, but I am Puerto Rican,’ ” said Prinze, still amused by the thought of a thirtysomething entertainment journalist who had never heard of his famous father. “He’s (insisting), ‘No, you’re a white guy!’ So I go, ‘You know what, I’m going to hang up the phone and let you do some research,’ and I did". You don't have to be born in Puerto Rico to be considered Puerto Rican. The majority of the people born in the United States with Puerto Rican ancesters consider themselves and are considered by Puerto Rico as Puerto Ricans or Boricuas. Therefore, I think that it is only fair to add him to this category too. Tony the Marine 01:07, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Making a Puerto Rican-American Category wouldn't make any sense since Puerto Rico became an American territory after it was invaded during the Spanish-American and Puerto Ricans had American citizenship imposed upon them by the Jones Act (They didn't have a say in the matter). Another thing is that due to the discrimination that they faced by a society that never considered them "Americans" (and still don't) they embrace being called Puerto Ricans. The thing is that Puerto Ricans, even though they are American citizens, have refused to give up thier language, culture and traditions and preffer to be called Puerto Ricans first (or Boricuas) and Americans second. That's why you have people like Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Freddie Prinze Jr. and others who identify themselves as Puerto Ricans. I believe that the category "Puerto Rican Actors" is just fine. I know that I would feel offended by being called a Puerto Rican-American. Tony the Marine 03:45, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
I think may be more complicated then it appears. The only concrete thing is that his paternal grandmother was Puerto Rican. A lot of web sites say that Freddie Prinze (Sr.'s) father was a Hungarian Jew - but this website [1] disputes that (scroll down to June 24, 2002), and claims that he was most likely an ethnic German gentile - not even Hungarian. Freddie Prinze, Jr. seems to confirm that in this interview - says, in a direct quote, that his father was "half German and half Puerto Rican" [2] - instead of the usual "Hungarian" or "Hungarian Jewish". As for his mother's ancestry, IMDB says "Italian", but they're not a first hand source. "Kathy Cochran" does seem to be her birth name (i.e. not a re-marriage surname) and it's obviously not Italian. I went through all of these interviews [3] and there was no mention of his mother's ancestry at all. Also - his mother's name - is reported to be "Cochran" in most of the articles, and "Cochrane" in a few others. So basically, does anyone have a definitive, primary source (what I mean is an interview with Prinze, Jr. or something like that) where he himself mentions
JackO'Lantern 01:20, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
His father has said he is of Gypsy ancestry
http://www.dzeno.cz/?c_id=6432
Freddie Prinze's real name was Frederick Karl Pruetzel. Did he legally change his name to "Freddie James Prinze"? Because that would be the only way his son's birth name could be "Freddie James Prinze, Jr." MrBlondNYC 09:52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday, to you. Happy Birthday, to you. Happy Birthday, dear Freddie. Happy Birthday, to you! Happy 33rd Birthday to Freddie Prinze Jr. Which him a have birthday, for the last 33 years.