Eric Bauza, an Emmy-winning voice actor who was the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other Looney Tunes characters, has died. He was 46 years old.
The news was announced by his family on Sunday via a post on their Instagram feed. “Eric Bauza, Emmy Award-winning voice actor and modern voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, as well as dozens of other beloved cartoon characters, has passed away suddenly. More details to come,” the post read.
It’s unclear exactly when he died, but he was scheduled to attend the premiere of the Warner Bros. animated film. The Cat in the Hat on Sunday afternoon to support Daffy season, a short film shown before the film, according to press materials.
Channing Dungey, chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group and US Networks paid tribute to Bauza in a statement.
“Eric Bauza was a unique vocal talent who brought joy and laughter to millions of people around the world during his 15 years at Warner Bros. Animation,” she said. “He was the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck among countless other characters. He followed in the footsteps of giants like Mel Blanc. Eric said carrying on the legendary legacy of Looney Tunes was one of the greatest honors of his life. In addition to his incredible talent, Eric was a treasured member of our animation family. Our hearts go out to his loved ones.”
Bauza recently landed on The Hollywood Reporters inaugural Animation Power list and attended the corresponding event honoring those on the list. “Bauza has quietly become the voice of an entire cartoon universe,” THR’s Scott Roxborough wrote of the voice actor. “One of the successors to the legendary Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian and a dozen other iconic characters, the Canadian actor has outdone himself with Coyote vs. Acmevoicing everything from Bugs Bunny to Foghorn Leghorn and Tweety Bird.
“A lot of talented people worked very hard to make this film, and being able to see it celebrated by so many people around the world has definitely been worth the wait,” Bauza said of the film.
In the Looney Tunes movie Coyote versus Acmé, released earlier this year, Bauza has played several roles, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Charlie the Dog, and more. Of course, most of these roles come from the late, legendary Mel Blanc. Bauza has also brought several Looney Tunes characters to life in productions such as Space Jam: a new legacy (voiced by Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd and Marvin the Martian) and Looney Tunes cartoons (Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck), among others.
Born December 7, 1979, Bauza was originally from Toronto but most recently lived in Los Angeles.
He began his career in animation as a character designer working with a few production studios in Hollywood, according to his bio on SBV Talent, which represented him.
He received Daytime Emmy, Children’s & Family Emmy, and Annie Award nominations for his work as the title character in The Adventures of Puss in BootsFozzie in Baby puppets and Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes cartoons.
Recently, he played roles in DreamWorks Animation’s animated film. Forgotten Island.
His other television credits include Unikitty, Archibald’s Next Big Thing, The Rocketeer, Ballmastrz: 9009, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Turtles, Star vs. And Powerful magic swords.
Bauza voiced characters in The book of life And The Sponge Bob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Bauza was also Woody Woodpecker in the Universal animated film Woody Woodpecker.
According to his biography, Bauza has also voiced characters in commercials including Lucky the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms cereal, Trix Rabbit for Trix cereal and Marvin the Martian for Nike and in the Walmart “Famous Visitors” commercial.
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