Friz Freleng
Directing
- Born:
- 1906-08-21
- Died:
- 1995-05-26
- Place of birth:
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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 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
Filmography
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Sheriff Hoot Kloot
Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng
The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Crazylegs Crane
That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One
Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy
The Essential Bugs Bunny
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
Pink Panther and Pals
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
Friz on Film
The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 2
The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 3
Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1
Looney Tunes All Stars
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes
From Hare to Eternity
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Driving Mr. Pink
The Pink Panther
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Pink Panther and Sons
Gremlins
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother
Bugs Bunny: All American Hero
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
The Chocolate Chase
The Yolks on You
Daffy Flies North
Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-Citement
Pink Panther in Olym-pinks
Supermarket Pink
Pink Suds
Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
Fright Before Christmas
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol
Doctor Pink
Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet
Spider-Woman