Born Isadore Freleng in Kansas City, MO. The creator of more than 300 cartoons featuring the beloved Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester and Tweety Bird and Yosemite Sam - whom he inspired - Freleng was considered a guiding light of Warner Bros. animation. He co-founded the Warner animation studio as its head animator in 1930, animated the first Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon that same year, and worked on the famous Merrie Melodies series with fellow animators Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett and Tex Avery. His cartoons have aired on television continuously since the 1950s. But Freleng was a television creative force in his own right. His company, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which he ran with David H. DePatie from 1963 through 1982, produced television and theatrical shorts and commercials. He won three Emmy® Awards, two for the Dr. Seuss programs "Hallowe'en is Grinch Night" and "The Cat in the Hat," and one for directing the ABC After School Special "My Mom's Having a Baby," which combined live action and animation. Freleng also wrote, produced and directed a series of Pink Panther animated specials, based on the character he created. He served two terms as a Television Academy governor, in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1961: PIED PIPER OF GUADALUPE - Producer at Warner Bros.  Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1964: THE PINK PHINK - Producer at Mirisch-Geoffrey (w. David H. DePatie)  Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1966: THE PINK BLUEPRINT - Producer at Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng (w. David H. DePatie) 3 nominations, 1 Award