BioGraph
Connecting Freddie Prinze Jr. and Mark Twain
Freddie Prinze Jr.
American actor
On the November 1, 2010 episode of ''Monday Night RAW'', Prinze made an on-screen appearance as Vince McMahon's doctor, a dream sequence scene that coincided with Linda McMahon's attempt to win a seat in the Senate for the state of Connecticut.
Vince McMahon
American professional wrestling promoter
McMahon's close friend and former on-screen rival, ex-U.S. president Donald Trump, praised McMahon, stating: "People love this stuff, and it’s all because of Vince McMahon and his vision." Promoter and former WWF manager Jim Cornette called McMahon "the most successful promoter ever", stating: "If you could cross a genius with P. T. Barnum and [Trump], you would get the love child that would be Vince McMahon." Tony Khan, the promoter of rival promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), considers McMahon to be one of his idols, while former WCW President Eric Bischoff describes him as "brilliant".
P. T. Barnum
American showman and politician (1810–1891)
Mark Twain loved the book, but the ''British Examiner'' thought it "trashy" and "offensive" and wrote that it inspired "nothing but sensations of disgust" and "sincere pity for the wretched man who compiled it".
Freddie Prinze Jr.
American actor
On August 17, Prinze appeared on '' Raw'' as a special guest host, where he was assaulted by then WWE ChampionRandy Orton after refusing to bail Orton out of his tag team match with John Cena, who was due to challenge him in the upcoming SummerSlam.
John Cena
American professional wrestler and actor
Cena then faced Rollins in a "Winner Takes All" match at SummerSlam, for both the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the US Championship, which Cena lost after guest host Jon Stewart, appearing to side with Cena, instead attacked him with a steel chair, ending Cena's reign at 147 days.
Jon Stewart
In an interview, Senator John McCain described Stewart as "a modern-day Will Rogers and Mark Twain".
Della Reese
American singer and actress (1931-2017)
In 1989, she starred alongside Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx in the film ''Harlem Nights'', in which she performed a fight scene with Eddie Murphy.
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy CenterMark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974.
In 1998, Pryor won the first Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Though uncompromising in his wit, Pryor, like Twain, projects a generosity of spirit that unites us.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
American actor
Prinze was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child of actor-comedian Freddie Prinze and real estate agent Katherine "Kathy" Elaine Barber (née Cochran).{{Citation needed |date=July 2021}} On January 29, 1977, Prinze's father died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, less than a year after Prinze was born.
Freddie Prinze
American actor and comedian (1954–1977)
From September 1974 until his death in January 1977, Prinze starred as Francisco "Chico" Rodriguez in the NBC TV series '' Chico and the Man'' with Jack Albertson.
Jack Albertson
American actor and comedian (1907-1981)
When producer Ray Stark acquired the film rights from Neil Simon in 1973, Albertson was expected to play the part, but by the time MGM had bought the rights in 1974 and was preparing to begin filming in February 1975, Albertson was not available because he was appearing on ''Chico and the Man'' on TV.
Neil Simon
American playwright, writer, and academic (1927–2018)
To help develop his writing skill, he often spent three days a week at the library reading books by famous humorists such as Mark Twain, Robert Benchley, George S. Kaufman and S. J. Perelman.{{rp|218}}
