{"id":3308,"date":"2026-10-26T11:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T06:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T06:03:45","slug":"eric-bauza-voice-of-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-dies-at-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3308","title":{"rendered":"Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice actor known for voicing iconic cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at the age of 46.<\/strong><\/p>\n

His family announced his death on Sunday, October 25, through a post on his official Instagram account, saying he had died suddenly. Further details were expected to follow. No cause of death has been made public.<\/p>\n

Bauza\u2019s death comes shortly after audiences heard him in Coyote vs. Acme<\/em>, one of his latest projects.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The voice behind Looney Tunes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bauza became one of the leading voices of the Looney Tunes<\/em> franchise, officially joining its roster in 2020.<\/p>\n

He voiced several of its best-known characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety and Marvin the Martian, sharing the role of Bugs Bunny with fellow voice actor Jeff Bergman.<\/p>\n

He also voiced Woody Woodpecker, adding another celebrated animated character to his extensive portfolio.<\/p>\n

His performances earned him widespread industry recognition. In 2022, Bauza won the inaugural Children\u2019s and Family Emmy for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program for Looney Tunes Cartoons.<\/p>\n

He went on to win two more awards in the category, for Bugs Bunny Builders in 2023 and Teen Titans Go! in 2025.<\/p>\n

<\/a>A career spanning hundreds of roles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Born on December 7, 1979, Bauza built a prolific career in animation, television, films and video games.<\/p>\n

An early breakthrough came when he took over the role of Stimpy from Billy West in Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon, a more mature revival of the original Nickelodeon series.<\/p>\n

His subsequent credits included the title character in The Adventures of Puss in Boots and Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies. His body of work grew to 935 voice roles across 249 titles, according to available entertainment credits.<\/p>\n

Bauza\u2019s versatility allowed him to portray a wide range of characters, from classic cartoon icons to newer animated personalities, making him a familiar voice to audiences across generations.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife, Jessica, whom he married in 2016, and their son.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice actor known for voicing iconic cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at the age of 46. His family announced his death on Sunday, October 25, through a post on his official Instagram account, saying he had died suddenly. Further details were expected to follow. No cause of death has been made public. Bauza\u2019s death comes shortly after audiences heard him in Coyote vs. Acme, one of his latest projects. The voice behind Looney Tunes Bauza became one of the leading voices…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3308\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}