Friz Freleng

About

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...

Known for

GremlinsMovie • 1984ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries • 1972The Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesSeries • 1995The Pink PantherSeries • 1993Pink Panther and PalsSeries • 2010Spider-WomanSeries • 1979The All New Pink Panther ShowSeries • 1978Pink Panther and SonsSeries • 1984How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Movie • 1966The Fantastic FourSeries • 1978The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny MovieMovie • 1981Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit TalesMovie • 1982Daffy Duck's QuackbustersMovie • 1988Return to the Planet of the ApesSeries • 1975All WetMovie • 1927Trolley TroublesMovie • 1927Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic IslandMovie • 1983Baseball BugsMovie • 1946PinkfingerMovie • 1965Fresh HareMovie • 1942My Dream Is YoursMovie • 1949Jungle JittersMovie • 1938Hare TrimmedMovie • 1953The Hare-Brained HypnotistMovie • 1942