Friz Freleng

Known for DirectingBorn 1906-08-21Died 1995-05-26Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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".Read more

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Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

Driving Mr. Pink

Clerow Wilson's Great Escape

Mother Dogfather

Deviled Yeggs

Cattle Battle

A Leap in the Deep

Bridgework

Robin Goodhood

Tijuana Toads

Go for Croak

Looney Tunes: Best of Speedy Gonzales Volume 1

The Wicked West

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1

Heist and Seek

The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical, Mystery Tour

The Great Continental Overland Cross-Country Race

Two Jumps and a Chump

War and Pieces

The Froggy Froggy Duo

Hop and Chop

A Dopey Hacienda

Sweet and Sourdough

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire

Stripes and Stars

Friz on Film

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

The Oddball Couple

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy

The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg

Frog Jog

Mud Squad

The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi!

Fastest Tongue in the West

Croakus Pocus

Serape Happy

His Bitter Half

Goldilocks

Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?

The All New Pink Panther Show

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

Two Guys from Texas

Baggy Pants and the Nitwits

Dog Pounded