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Fred Wolf (born September 13, 1932) is an American
animator An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...
. His works include the 1967 short subject '' The Box'', for which he won an
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; television specials such as ''
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'' and '' Free to Be...You and Me'', and television series such as ''
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'', ''
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'', and Sarah Ferguson’s ''
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''. Wolf was also responsible for the famous Tootsie Pops “How Many Licks” commercial. In the 1960s, Wolf set up a studio in
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with Japanese-American animator Jimmy T. Murakami (later of ''
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''). The studio was called Murakami-Wolf Films. In 1978, animator
Charles Swenson Charles Gregory Swenson (born March 28, 1941) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, sound designer, producer and director who worked with animated film for many years. In 1978 he joined Fred Wolf Films, working on ''Teenage Mutant ...
became a partner, and the company became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. Both Murakami and Swenson eventually left the company, and in 1992, it became
Fred Wolf Films Fred Wolf Films is an American animation studio founded in 1967 by Fred Wolf and Jimmy T. Murakami. It was founded as MW (Murakami-Wolf). It later became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (MWS) when Charles Swenson became a full partner in 1978. ...
. In 1989, MWS established a satellite studio in
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,
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, known as Murakami-Wolf Dublin before eventually adopting its current name (Fred Wolf Films Dublin). In this studio, each project is produced by a dedicated Irish crew.


Productions

Among the various series produced by or involving Fred Wolf: * ''
Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...
'' (1988, 11 episodes on
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) * ''
Barnyard Commandos Barnyard Commandos is an action figure line created by toy designer James Groman for American Greetings Corporation and produced by Playmates Toys in 1989. A thirteen-episode French-American animated series was based on the figures the following y ...
'' (1990, 13 episodes on Syndication) * ''
The California Raisin Show ''The California Raisin Show'' is a 1989 American animated television series based on the claymation advertising characters ''The California Raisins''. The show is based on the claymation special, '' Meet the Raisins!'', which originally aired o ...
'' (1989, 13 episodes on
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) * ''
DuckTales ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four seas ...
'' (1987–1988, 30 episodes on
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) * ''
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'' (1989, on
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) * ''
The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighb ...
'' (1960–1965, 102 episodes on
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) * ''Hollywood Dogs'' (1989, 13 episodes on
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) * ''
James Bond Jr. ''James Bond Jr.'' is an American animated television series based on Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' franchise. It follows the adventures of James Bond's nephew, James Bond Jr. The series debuted in September 1991 and ran for 65 episodes bef ...
'' (1991, 13 episodes on
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) * ''
Little Clowns of Happytown ''The Little Clowns of Happytown'' is an American animated television series that aired as part of ABC's Saturday morning lineup from September 26, 1987 to July 16, 1988. Plot The series is set around young clowns from Happytown, whose goal is t ...
'' (1987, 13 episodes on
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) * ''
The New Adventures of Speed Racer ''The New Adventures of Speed Racer'' is a 1993 update of the ''Speed Racer'' animated series. This new Americanized version was designed as a single 13-episode season (the first episode was entitled “The Mach 5’s First Trial”), with the int ...
'' (1993–1994, 26 episodes on Syndication) * ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...
'' (1987–1989, 102 episodes on
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and 1990–1996, 102 episodes on
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) * ''
The Wuzzles ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (1985, 13 episodes on
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) Movies produced/directed/animated by Fred Wolf: * ''
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' is a 1964 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars the voices of Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, Mel Blanc, and J. Pa ...
'' (1964) (animator) * '' The Box'' (1967) * ''
The Point! ''The Point!'' is the sixth studio album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson, released in late 1970. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by Fred Wolf, which aired in early February 1971 on the ABC-TV netw ...
'' (1971) * ''
The Naked Ape ''The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal'' is a 1967 book by English zoologist and ethologist Desmond Morris that looks at humans as a species and compares them to other animals. '' The Human Zoo'', a follow-up book by Morris th ...
'' (1974) * ''
Down and Dirty Duck ''Down and Dirty Duck'', promoted under the abbreviated title ''Dirty Duck'', is a 1974 American adult animated comedy film written and directed by Charles Swenson and starring Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan ( Flo & Eddie) as the voices of a str ...
'' (1974) (as Bill Wolf) (assistant animator only) * ''
The Mouse and His Child ''The Mouse and His Child'' is a novel by Russell Hoban first published in 1967. It has been described as "a classic of children's literature and is the book for which Hoban is best known."Awl, DaveThe Mouse and His Child (1967): a novel by Russ ...
'' (1977) * ''
Puff the Magic Dragon "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or just "Puff") is a song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Yarrow's group in a 1962 recording released in January 1963. Lipton wrote a poem about a ...
'' (1978, on
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) * ''
Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies ''Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies'' is a 24-minute animated television special that first aired November 17, 1979 on CBS. A sequel to the 1978 TV special ''Puff the Magic Dragon'', with Burgess Meredith returning as the voice ...
'' (1979, on
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) * ''
The Little Rascals Christmas Special ''The Little Rascals' Christmas Special'' is an animation, animated Christmas by medium, Christmas television special based on the ''Our Gang'' comedies of the 1920s-40s. The special was produced by King World Productions, and first aired Decembe ...
'' (1979 on
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) * '' The World of Strawberry Shortcake'' (1980, on Syndication) * ''
Carlton Your Doorman ''Carlton Your Doorman'' is a 1980 American television pilot for an animated spin-off of the live-action sitcom ''Rhoda'' (1974–78) that was never picked up as a series. It originally aired as a "CBS Special Presentation" on May 21, 1980 and ha ...
'' (1980 on
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) * ''Dorothy in the Land of Oz'' (1980, on
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) * '' Strawberry Shortcake: Big Apple City'' (1981, on Syndication) * '' Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade'' (1982, on Syndication) * ''
Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody ''Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody'' is a 24-minute animation, animated television special that first aired May 17, 1982 on CBS. The third in a series, it serves as a sequel to ''Puff the Magic Dragon (TV special), Puff the Magic Dragon'' (1978) ...
'' (1982, on
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) * '' Peter and the Magic Egg'' (1983, on
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) * ''
The Adventures of the American Rabbit ''The Adventures of the American Rabbit'' (released in the UK as simply ''The American Rabbit'') is a 1986 animated film directed by Fred Wolf and Nobutaka Nishizawa. It was released by Clubhouse Pictures. Plot The story begins just after the ...
'' (1986) * '' Be My Valentine'' (1989, on
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) * ''
Fluppy Dogs ''Fluppy Dogs'' is a one-hour animated television special that aired on November 27 (Thanksgiving), 1986 on ABC. It was intended to be a pilot for the third Walt Disney Television animated series, but the show was cancelled due to the special's l ...
'' (1986, on
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) * ''
Mickey's 60th Birthday ''Mickey's 60th Birthday'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated television special broadcast on ''The Magical World of Disney'' on November 13, 1988 on NBC. As the title suggests, it was produced for the 60th anniversary of the Mickey Mouse ...
'' (1988, on
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)


References


External links


Fred Wolf Films Official Website
* American animated film directors 1932 births Living people People from Brooklyn Directors of Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Animators from New York (state) Producers who won the Best Animated Short Academy Award {{US-animator-stub