Emmy award winning voice actor Eric Bauza dies aged 46

Emmy award-winning voice actor Eric Bauza has died at the age of 46, Euronews, BBC News, UPI, Kotaku, and The Guardian reported. His family announced his sudden death in a statement posted to his Instagram account. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reported that Bauza died at his home on Sunday from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to BBC News, UPI, and The Guardian. [1][2][3][4][5]

Bauza was best known as the modern voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, Euronews, BBC News, and The Guardian reported. BBC News noted that he recently voiced characters in the animated film Coyote vs. Acme and appeared in Forgotten Island. Kotaku reported that Bauza had been a prominent voice actor for over 20 years, contributing to series such as Teen Titans Go! and the Muppets. [1][2][4][5]

Bauza was a Canadian voice actor born in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, of Filipino descent. He won three Emmy Awards for his performances in Looney Tunes Cartoons, Bugs Bunny Builders, and Teen Titans Go!. His other voice work included playing Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots and Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies. [2][13][16]

The character of Bugs Bunny was created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons and was originally voiced by Mel Blanc. Daffy Duck was created by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett as a screwball character for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated short series. [14][15]