Looney Tunes voice actor Eric Bauza dies at 46

Eric Bauza's family announced that the Emmy-winning voice actor had died suddenly at 46. His career brought Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and dozens of animated characters to life.

In Short

• His family withheld details about the circumstances surrounding his sudden death
• He recently lent his voice to the film Coyote vs. Acme
• His animation career covered 249 titles and 935 voice-role credits

Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor known for voicing several iconic cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at the age of 46. His family announced his death in a statement shared on his official Instagram page on Sunday, October 25.

Bauza was recently heard in the film Coyote vs. Acme. His family has not shared details about the circumstances surrounding his death.

“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,” the statement read.

Born on December 7, 1979, Bauza built a successful career in animation, lending his voice to characters across television, films and video games. One of his early breakthrough roles was Stimpy in Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon, a spin-off of the popular Nickelodeon series The Ren & Stimpy Show. He took over the role from Billy West.

Bauza became closely associated with the Looney Tunes franchise and officially joined its voice cast in 2020. Over the years, he voiced several well-known characters, including Bugs Bunny, alongside Jeff Bergman, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Marvin the Martian and Woody Woodpecker.

His work earned him several accolades. In 2022, he won the first-ever Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program for Looney Tunes Cartoons. He went on to win two more Children's and Family Emmy Awards, in 2023 for Bugs Bunny Builders and in 2025 for Teen Titans Go!.

Some of his other notable roles included Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots and Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies.

According to his professional credits, Bauza worked on hundreds of voice roles across television shows, films, video games and animated shorts. His career spanned 249 titles, with 935 voice-role credits.

Bauza married Jessica in 2016. He is survived by his wife and their son.

His death marks the loss of a voice artist whose work brought some of animation's best-known characters to life for audiences across generations.

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