young comedian. >> you know, there's no greater thrill for me personally than to have somebody come out here who's unknown and absolutely wipe them out first appearance coast-to-coast. that's great. >> he had a sitcom so fast he became kind of the template for what you wanted to achieve if you were a standup comic at that time. >> mommy, what took you so long? i've been waiting for your call. are you surprised, my lover? oh, hi, mr. peterson. >> success coming early in life, and quickly, it destroys a lot of people. but you just seemed to grow and handle it better than almost anybody i know. >> well, i was lucky. a couple of good accidents happen. >> freddie prinze, the 22-year-old star of television's chico in the man shot himself in the head today in an apparent suicide attempt. >> it's the classic cautionary tale of show business, when you become that famous that fast at the age of 20, it's like