Eric Bauza To Make Posthumous Debut In ‘The Simpsons’ Playing Two Characters
Eric Bauza will make a posthumous debut on The Simpsons, voicing two characters in an episode scheduled to air after his unexpected death at 46. The casting marks his first role in the long-running animated series, despite a career spanning hundreds of acting credits.
The episode, “Dream Scenari-Moe”, is due to air on Fox on 15 November at 8 pm. Bauza voices restaurateur Mr Fong and newspaper editor Harry Metsali; the story follows Moe joining a sleep study that gives him romantic-comedy dreams with a nightmarish cost. Medical examiner records cite hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause of death, with sleep apnoea and class 2 obesity as significant contributing conditions.
In short
- Eric Bauza will appear in The Simpsons after his death.
- He voices restaurateur Mr Fong and editor Harry Metsali.
- The episode airs on 15 November.
Explained simply
The Simpsons is an American animated comedy about the Simpson family and the people in their fictional town of Springfield. It has run for decades, with guest performers and voice actors playing residents who appear in individual episodes.
Eric Bauza was a Canadian voice actor known for playing characters in animated films and television series. Voice actors perform the speech for animated characters, and some take on several roles in the same production. His work included hundreds of acting credits across his career.