Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (1906ā1995), sometimes credited asĀ I. Freleng, was an AmericanĀ animator,Ā cartoonist,Ā director, andĀ producerĀ best known for his work on theĀ Looney TunesĀ andĀ Merrie MelodiesĀ series ofĀ cartoonsĀ fromĀ Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, includingĀ Bugs Bunny,Ā Porky Pig,Ā Tweety Bird,Ā Sylvester the cat,Ā Yosemite SamĀ (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) andĀ Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners'Ā Termite TerraceĀ 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,Ā having won fourĀ Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partnerĀ David H. DePatieĀ foundedĀ DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notablyĀ The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, andĀ Saturday morning cartoonsĀ through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friendĀ Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in theĀ Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".
Known for
DirectingBirthday
August 21, 1906Deathday
May 26, 1995Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
544Place of birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USAAlso known as
Isodore Freleng, I. Freleng, Isadore Freleng, Yosemite Friz, Friz, Isadore 'Friz' FrelengCast credits
Friz on Film
HimselfBugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
SelfThat's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
Himself (archive footage)Bugs Bunny Superstar
HimselfIrreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
SelfThe Magical World of Chuck Jones
SelfRoger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
SelfCrew credits
Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
DirectorSpeedy Gonzales
DirectorA Bird in a Guilty Cage
DirectorBallot Box Bunny
DirectorBig House Bunny
DirectorBaseball Bugs
DirectorThe Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Director, Writer, ProducerDaffy Duck's Quackbusters
DirectorThe Alphabet Conspiracy
Animation DirectorDough for the Do-Do
DirectorDaffy - The Commando
DirectorGift Wrapped
DirectorDaffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
Director, Producer, StoryHalloween Is Grinch Night
Executive ProducerA-Haunting We Will Go
ProducerFright Before Christmas
Director, Writer, ProducerBuccaneer Bunny
DirectorThree Little Bops
DirectorA Hare Grows in Manhattan
DirectorHyde and Go Tweet
Director