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Friz Freleng

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

August 21, 1906 — May 26, 1995 (88 years)
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".

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Gift Wrapped
    Gift Wrapped1952

Known For

  • The Bugs Bunny Show
    The Bugs Bunny Show4 seasons
  • The Pink Panther Show
    The Pink Panther Show2 seasons
  • The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
    The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show15 seasons
  • The Lorax
    The Lorax1972
  • The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
    The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie1981
  • Baseball Bugs
    Baseball Bugs1946
  • Halloween Is Grinch Night
    Halloween Is Grinch Night1977
  • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
    Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales1982
  • The Pink Phink
    The Pink Phink1964
  • Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
    Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island1983
  • Little Red Riding Rabbit
    Little Red Riding Rabbit1944
  • High Diving Hare
    High Diving Hare1949
  • Return to the Planet of the Apes
    Return to the Planet of the Apes1 season
  • Knighty Knight Bugs
    Knighty Knight Bugs1958
  • Bugs and Thugs
    Bugs and Thugs1954
  • You Ought to Be in Pictures
    You Ought to Be in Pictures1940
  • Tweetie Pie
    Tweetie Pie1947
  • Birds Anonymous
    Birds Anonymous1957
  • Ballot Box Bunny
    Ballot Box Bunny1951
  • Rhapsody Rabbit
    Rhapsody Rabbit1946

Filmography

1984
Gremlins · as Citizen

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