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Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American film production and distribution company headquartered at the Universal Studios complex in Universal City, California. It serves as the flagship studio of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, the film studio arm of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast.

Cartoon characters from the company made cameo appearances in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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-'''Universal Pictures''' (legally '''Universal City Studios LLC''', also known as '''Universal Studios''', or simply '''Universal'''; and formerly named '''Universal Film Manufacturing Company''' and '''Universal-International Pictures Inc.''') is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the aforementioned company.
+'''Universal City Studios LLC''', doing business as '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (also known as '''Universal Studios''' or simply '''Universal'''), is an American film production and distribution company headquartered at the Universal Studios complex in Universal City, California. It serves as the flagship studio of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, the film studio arm of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast.
-Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City.<sup>[''citation needed'']</sup> In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. Woody Woodpecker a cartoon character serves as the company's official mascot.
-Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), and was one of the "Little Three" majors during Hollywood's golden age.
-Additionally characters from the company made appearances in [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit.]]
+Cartoon characters from the company made [[List of cameos in Who Framed Roger Rabbit#Universal Pictures|cameo appearances]] in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.
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