Hollywood Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Acting Career And Life At Present: His Earnings and Net Worth

Freddie James Prinze Jr, an American actor, took the Hollywood film industry by storm with his screen presence and skills in the movies he appeared. The 46-year-old actor is famous for portraying Fred Jones in Scooby Dooby and its sequel.

But lately, the actor has kept himself completely away from the movie industry. He rather seems to be pursuing an entirely different career in cooking. Well, today we are to look into the events that eventually led to bumps in his profession, his earnings, and his net worth at present.

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Freddie James Career, Debut Film, And Sequels

After Prinze’s induction into Hollywood, he soon laid down his hands on pretty big-youth-oriented movies. I Know What You Did Last Summer from 1997, and its sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), made him a well-known artist among teenage viewers. 

The movie also stars actors like Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Johnny Galecki, and Bridgette Wilson in the lead.

His first movie grossed $15,818,645 on the opening weekend and was successful to earn $72,586,134 within the United States and $53,000,000 internationally.

However, its sequel was not able to make the same impact. The opening weekend earnings were $16,520,038 and the total earnings of the movie were $40,002,112.

The actor's individual earnings and contract deals with the cast and crew have not been disclosed by any media sources, but since the movie was a success, it can be assumed that Freddie got a taste of the fruits of his labor.

His Role In Scooby-doo and Scooby-Doo 2

In 2002, he played the role of Fred Jones, a famous cartoon character from the animated series Scooby-Doo. He reprised the role in its 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monster Unleashed.

It was on this movie’s set that he met his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar. Sarah is an American actress and producer.

CAPTION: Freddie as Fred Jones SOURCE: Moviefone

Both of these movies were a huge success, the former grossing a sum total of $275 million worldwide, and the latter bagging a total of $181.5 million.

Other ventures, and Major Flops

Freddie has been seen in many other movies. He did major lead roles in Wing Commander(1999), Down to You (2000), Boys and Girls (2000), Head over Heels(2001), and Summer Catch(2001).

Most of these were responded to by critics as major failures. The actor’s career hit rock bottom with Delgo (2008). It had the lowest box office collection ever made by an animated film. Unfortunately for Freddie, the movie turned out to be a nail in his career’s coffin.

CAPTION: Freddie's cookbook, featuring him on the front page

He later quit acting and started pursuing a career in the kitchen. Freddie has released his own cookbook, which hit the shelves in June 2016.

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Earnings From Acting Career, and Net Worth

Prinze has an estimated net worth of $30 million. As per the report, at the peak of his career, he received $2 million per movie.

Back in 2000, when he was still acting, he listed a 4000 square-foot house, in San Fransisco.

Sarah and Freddie together have bought a new house in Los Angeles' Mandeville Canyon area. The couple paid $6.1 million for the house. It's a 7100+sq foot property, with 5 bedrooms, a large patio, an outdoor pool with a waterfall, hardwood floors, a library, a media room, and a gym.

CAPTION: Sarah and Freddie's 7100 sq foot house

SOURCE: pursuits

In 2001, Summer Catch earned him up to $2 million.

With the success of 2002’s Scooby-Doo, the actor bagged a sum of $ 2,250,000.

We hope he is making enough at present from his cooking career as well.

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