Eric Bauza, Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Dies at 46
Bauza's family announced Sunday night that the Emmy-winning voice actor had died suddenly. He was the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many other Looney Tunes characters.
Eric Bauza, the voice actor who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and a long list of other Looney Tunes characters, died suddenly on Sunday. He was 46.
His family announced his death in a statement posted to his Instagram account on Sunday night. The statement said Bauza had passed away suddenly and that more details would come. No cause of death was given.
Bauza joined the Looney Tunes franchise as Marvin the Martian in 2011. He went on to voice Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn and others. He voiced the characters in Looney Tunes Cartoons and Bugs Bunny Builders, and in films including Space Jam: A New Legacy and this year's Coyote vs. Acme.
He won three Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his voice work. The first, in 2022, was the first award given for outstanding voice performance in an animated program, for Looney Tunes Cartoons.
Outside Looney Tunes, Bauza voiced Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots and Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies. He began his career in animation as a character designer before moving into voice work full time.
Bauza was born on Dec. 7, 1979, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He studied radio, television and film production at Centennial College. He is survived by his wife and son.
