# Eric Bauza To Make Posthumous Debut In ‘The Simpsons’ Playing Two Characters

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/eric-bauza-to-make-posthumous-debut-in-the-simpsons-playing-two-characters/
- Published: 2026-10-31T00:19:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T03:34:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/eric-bauza-the-simpsons-posthumous-debut-two-characters-1237210229/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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