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Friz Freleng

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1906-08-21

Deathday: 1995-05-26 (88 years old)

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 ing 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".

Filmography

all 733

Movies 713

Director 346

Producer 310

TV Shows 20

self 10

Writer 10

Creator 3

Original Series Creator

Friz Freleng

Biography

Filmography

all 733

Movies 713

Director 346

Producer 310

TV Shows 20

self 10

Writer 10

Creator 3

A Wizard's Tale (2018)

Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng (2016)

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace (2014)

Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul (2012)

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One (2011)

Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy (2010)

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire (2010)

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (2010)

Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (2010)

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2010)

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 (2007)

Behind the Tunes: Twilight in Tunes - The Music of Raymond Scott (2006)

Friz on Film (2006)

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005)

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005)

Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner (2004)

Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol:2 (2004)

Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1 (2004)

Behind the Tunes: Blanc Expressions (2003)

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)

Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1 (2003)

Looney Tunes All Stars (1999)

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth (1998)

Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes (1998)

From Hare to Eternity (1997)

The World of Bears with Bugs Bunny (1997)

The World of Lions with Bugs Bunny (1997)

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)

Driving Mr. Pink (1995)

The Pink Panther (1993)

La nouvelle panthère rose (1993)

The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame (1991)

Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster (1991)

Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes (1991)

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)

Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989)

Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989)

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)

The Cartoon Collection (1988)

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986)

Pink Panther and Sons (1984)

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)

Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television (1982)

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)

The Pink Panther in 'Pink at First Sight' (1981)

Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother (1981)

Bugs Bunny: All American Hero (1981)

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980)

The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980)

The Yolks on You (1980)

The Chocolate Chase (1980)

Daffy Flies North (1980)

Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980)

Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-Citement (1980)

Pink Panther in Olym-pinks (1980)

Supermarket Pink (1980)

Pink Suds (1979)

Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979)

Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)

Fright Before Christmas (1979)

Doctor Pink (1979)

Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1979)

Spider-Woman (1979)

Spark Plug Pink (1979)