USA WEEKEND
Interview: Freddie Prinze Jr. on his dad, Mel Gibson and violent video games
January 2000

Freddie Prinze Jr. has the same handsome looks as the famous father he Lost to suicide when Freddie was an infant. Prinze, 23, who stars in the new big-screen comedy Down to You, also has something his dad (of TV's Chico and the Man) seemed destined for: a successful movie career.

USA Weekend: Your Down to Du character struggles to find meaning in life. Can Du relate?

Freddie: "It's kind of close to the last few years of my life. He's always messing up with his girlfriend. Every time he thinks...