Eric Bauza the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at his home, at the age of 46.
It was revealed that the iconic voice behind many of our beloved cartoon characters, passed away as a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records.
Bauza’s death was announced by his family, who shared a statement to the actor’s Instagram account, writing, “Eric Bauza, Emmy Award-winning voice actor and the modern voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, along with dozens of other beloved cartoon characters, has passed away suddenly.”
“More details to come,” they told his followers.
Over the course of his career, Bauza was one of the industry’s most in-demand voiceover actors, lending his voice to characters like the aforementioned Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, but also Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Charlie the Dog and others in this year’s Looney Tunes film Coyote vs. Acme.
He also voiced characters in Space Jam: A New Legacy, Looney Tunes Cartoons and more. Bauza had more than 400 acting credits to his name, with his first, The Ripping Friends in 2001.
The voiceover artist then went on to voice characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Chowder, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Ben 10 Omniverse and many more.
In 2026 alone, Bauza had already lent his voice to projects including Chibiverse, Minions & Monsters, Forgotten Island, Rick and Morty, Superkitties and Avatar: Seven Havens, among others.
Throughout his impecabble career, Bauza was nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on Looney Tunes Cartoons, Mupped Babies and The Adventures of Puss in Boots.
He also won three Children’s & Family Emmy Awards for Teen Titans Go!, Bugs Bunny Builders and Looney Tunes Cartoons, as well as earned a nomination for Daffy in Wackyland.
At the time of his death, Eric Bauza was in pre-production on two projects, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical as Daffy Duck and The Dragon Masters as The Shogun King.
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