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Friz Freleng
Kansas 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 …
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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".
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2020
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
Movie Director
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2017
The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Sheriff Hoot Kloot
Movie Producer
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2016
Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng
Movie Himself (voice)
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2016
The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Crazylegs Crane
Movie Director
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2014
That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2012
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2011
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One
Movie Director
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2010
Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy
Movie Director
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2010
The Essential Bugs Bunny
Movie Director
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2010
Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
Movie Director
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2010
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
Movie Director
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2010
Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
Movie Director
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2010
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
Movie Animation Director
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2010
Pink Panther and Pals
TV show Characters
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2007
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
Movie Director
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2006
Friz on Film
Movie Himself
More credits
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2005
The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 2
Movie Producer
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2005
The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 3
Movie Producer
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2004
Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1
Movie Director
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2003
Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1
Movie Director
- 2003
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1999
Looney Tunes All Stars
Movie Director
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1998
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
Movie Director
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1998
Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes
Movie Director
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1997
From Hare to Eternity
Movie In Memory Of
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1995
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
TV show In Memory Of
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1995
Driving Mr. Pink
Movie Creative Consultant
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1993
The Pink Panther
TV show Creator
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1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Movie Self
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1991
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
Movie Director
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1991
Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
Movie Director
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1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Movie Self
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1988
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Movie Director
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1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Movie Self – Interviewee
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1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Movie Self
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1984
Pink Panther and Sons
TV show Producer
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1984
Gremlins
Movie Citizen (uncredited)
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1983
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
Movie Director
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1983
The Bugs Bunny Show
TV show Author
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1982
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Movie Director
