Freddie Prinze was born Frederick Karl Pruetzel in New York City, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother, Aurea Elena Ruiz, and a German immigrant father, Edward Karl Pruetzel. Freddie grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City. As a chubby child, he was often bullied, but was quite creative and bright in his extracurricular activities (he was known to have handmade a ham radio, which he used regularly). Early on, he aspired to become famous, and, after enrolling at Fiorella LaGuardi

407K views · 15K reactions | Freddie Prinze and Jack Albertson of “Chico and the Man” on the cover of TV guide for this week in 1974. #retro #70stvshows #1970s #70s | Retroblastfromthepast | Facebook