As a child, he occasionally worked as an extra in Mac Sennett comedies. Jones graduated from Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles (now California Institute of the Arts). In 1932, Jones got his first job as a cel washer for Ubbe Iwerks, a former Disney Animator.
, after being hired by Friz Freleng as an animator. Once the animation branch of Warner Bros. Closed, Jones briefly worked for Disney before moving to MGM where he created new episodes of Tom and Jerry and directed features such as The Dot and the Line, which went on to win an Academy Award for Animated Short Film. The item "Chuck Jones Pepe's 50th Birthday Animation Cel Signed #287/400 withCOA WB" is in sale since Wednesday, November 18, 2015. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Animation Art & Characters\Animation Art\Limited Editions". The seller is "glasscollector2011" and is located in Missouri City, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States.