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Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Westport High School
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马 Horse
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Friz Freleng is known for directing.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA (died at age 88).
3 awards including Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Friz Freleng has 50 credits in our database.
Studied at Array.
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Filmography (50)
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Director
Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island
Director
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Director
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
Director
The Chocolate Chase
Director
Daffy Duck's Easter Show
Director
The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special
Director
Bugs Bunny: Superstar
Director
The Oddball Couple
Producer
The Hoober-Bloob Highway
Producer
AWARDS (3)
B
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1992
WON
B
Winsor McCay Award
1974
WON
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Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1965
WON
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".
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How old was Friz Freleng?
Friz Freleng was born on and passed away on at the age of 88.
Where was Friz Freleng born?
Friz Freleng was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA .
What movies or shows has Friz Freleng been in?
Friz Freleng has 50 credits in our database. Notable titles include Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988), Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983), Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982), The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980), The Chocolate Chase (1980).
What is Friz Freleng known for?
Friz Freleng is primarily known as a director. 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…
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