Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

August 20, 1906 (118 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Friz Freleng

Biography

Isadore "Friz" Freleng (1906–1995), sometimes credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won four Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friend Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in the Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".

Known For

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace

Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14

It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House

Looney Tunes: Best of Speedy Gonzales Volume 1

Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1

Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy

The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical, Mystery Tour

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Crazylegs Crane

The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Sheriff Hoot Kloot

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