Voice Actor behind Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck Eric Bauza passes away at 46

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New Delhi: Emmy Award-winning voice actor Eric Bauza, best known for voicing iconic animated characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes, has died at the age of 46. He was born on December 7 1979.

His family announced his sudden demise through a statement shared on his official Instagram account on Sunday.

The circumstances surrounding his death were not initially disclosed by the family.

Bauza had a long career in animated TV series, movies and video games and helped to popularize many cartoon favorites.

He expanded the Looney Tunes voice cast in 2020, voicing Porky Pig, Tweety and Marvin the Martian alongside Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He also voiced Stimpy in Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon, and Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots.

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He has received three Children’s and Family Emmy Awards during his career. He first won an award in 2022 for Looney Tunes Cartoons, then for Bugs Bunny Builders in 2023 and Teen Titans Go! In 2025.

He had hundreds of professional screen credits, all of which attest to his tremendous range and his legacy in the art of animation.

The actor’s last role was in the movie Coyote vs. Acme. Canadian voiceover actor Bauza got married to Jessica in 2016 and is survived by his wife and their child.

His work contributed to bringing some of animation’s most iconic characters to a new audience.

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