Eric Bauza Dies: Modern Voice Of Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck Was 46
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New comments from Warner Bros. Television Group chairman Channing Dungey have described Eric Bauza as an “incredible talent” who followed in Mel Blanc’s footsteps. Bauza’s family announced that the voice actor, known for playing Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died aged 46.
Bauza spent 15 years at Warner Bros. Animation, voicing many Looney Tunes characters, including Tweety, Porky Pig and Road Runner. He won three Emmy Awards for voice performances in Looney Tunes Cartoons, Teen Titans Go! and Bugs Bunny Builders, and also worked on Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Rick and Morty.
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In short
- Warner Bros. praised Bauza’s talent and legacy.
- He voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many others.
- Bauza won three Emmy Awards during his career.
How this story developed
- 2 minutes ago New comments from Warner Bros. Television Group chairman Channing Dungey have described Eric Bauza as an “incredible talent” who followed in Mel Blanc’s footsteps. Bauza’s family announced that the voice actor, known for playing Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died aged 46.
- 59 minutes ago Eric Bauza, the voice actor known for playing Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died aged 46, his family announced. His death marks the loss of a performer who helped carry on the Looney Tunes legacy and brought familiar characters to audiences across generations.
Full account
Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice actor who became the modern voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died aged 46. His family announced his sudden death in a post on his Instagram account on 25 October, saying further details would follow. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office recorded his cause of death as hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
Bauza’s work with Looney Tunes placed him in the lineage of Mel Blanc, the performer who established many of the characters’ voices. Over 15 years with Warner Bros. Animation, he voiced Bugs and Daffy as well as Tweety, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Road Runner and Marvin the Martian. He performed several of these roles in Looney Tunes Cartoons and Space Jam: A New Legacy, and returned to them in Coyote vs. Acme, released in cinemas this year after being shelved.
His awards recognised work beyond the Looney Tunes cast. Bauza won Children’s and Family Emmy Awards for voice performance in Looney Tunes Cartoons, Teen Titans Go! and Bugs Bunny Builders. His credits ranged across television, film and games, including The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rick and Morty, SpongeBob SquarePants and Star Trek: Lower Decks. He also voiced characters such as Stimpy, Puss in Boots, Donatello and Leonardo, and an animated Luke Skywalker.
Warner Bros. Television Group chairman Channing Dungey remembered Bauza as a gifted performer and a valued member of the company’s animation community, saying that continuing the Looney Tunes legacy had been one of his greatest honours. Colleagues also paid tribute: Phineas and Ferb actor Vincent Martella described him as talented and kind, and said he had learnt from him. The family has not yet provided further details about his death.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The first report centres on Bauza’s years at Warner Bros. Animation, his Looney Tunes roles and Emmy wins, and includes a tribute from Channing Dungey. The second gives more attention to the family’s announcement and the medical examiner’s finding, while placing his career across animation, games and film and including a tribute from Vincent Martella.
The second report supplies the date of death and cause as hypertensive cardiovascular disease, citing the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. The first report does not give those details; it says only that the family announced his death.
Explained simply
Looney Tunes is a long-running series of animated comedies made by Warner Bros., featuring characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and Porky Pig. The cartoons have been shown in different formats for decades, so successive generations of performers have voiced the same characters.
Eric Bauza was a Canadian voice actor who played many of those characters in recent Warner Bros. productions. His work also included other animated series and films, and he won Emmy Awards for voice performances.
Voice actors help keep established animated characters recognisable as new cartoons are made. Bauza’s career connected the Looney Tunes characters with audiences watching newer productions.