Friz Freleng
Friz Freleng
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 Directing
Most Rating 2.201
Birthday 1906-08-21
Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As Isodore Freleng, I. Freleng, Isadore Freleng, Yosemite Friz, Friz, Isadore 'Friz' Freleng,
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

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

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

Friz on Film
2006

Friz on Film

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

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
2014

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace

Bugs Bunny Superstar
1975

Bugs Bunny Superstar

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

Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng
2016

Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng

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

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