
Friz Freleng
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 21, 1906, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died
- May 26, 1995
- Movies
- 556
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".
Best-Known Movies

Gremlins
1984

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
1982

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
1981

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
1988

The Lorax
1972

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1983

Speedy Gonzales
1955

Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
1979

Baseball Bugs
1946

Knighty Knight Bugs
1958
Filmography
| 2016 | Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng | Himself (voice) |
| 2014 | That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2012 | King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Friz on Film | Himself |
| 2003 | Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes | Himself |
| 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Self |
| 1990 | Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years | Self |
| 1988 | Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town | Self – Interviewee |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary | Self |
| 1984 | Gremlins | Citizen (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Bugs Bunny Superstar | Himself |
Directing, Writing & Producing
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