Eric Bauza speaking at the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.

Eric Bauza, the prolific voice actor who helped carry Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and a whole generation of Looney Tunes characters into the modern era, has died at 46. His family announced the sudden loss through Bauza’s Instagram account on October 25, promising that more details would follow. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause of death and classified the manner as natural. Bauza’s death was confirmed at the age of 46.

Born in Canada and of Filipino heritage, Bauza built a career that stretched across television animation, feature films, video games and commercials. His early credits included Avatar: The Last Airbender, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Chowder, World of Warcraft and The Sims 2. Over more than two decades, he accumulated more than 400 acting credits, moving comfortably between broad comedy, action games and children’s programming.

His defining achievement was becoming one of the key modern performers in the Looney Tunes stable. Bauza voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian and other characters across projects including Looney Tunes Cartoons, Space Jam: A New Legacy and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. He won three Children’s and Family Emmy Awards, recognition that reflected how much range was required to make an entire ensemble of classic characters feel distinct.

That versatility was especially visible in Coyote vs. Acme, the long-delayed Looney Tunes courtroom comedy that became a cause célèbre after Warner Bros. initially opted not to release it. Bauza supplied several voices in the film, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn and Road Runner. Its eventual 2026 release gave audiences one of the actor’s final major showcases and renewed attention to a project fans had spent years trying to save.

Outside Looney Tunes, Bauza’s credits included Splinter in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fozzie Bear in Muppet Babies, Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots, characters in Batman: Arkham City and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Toad General in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. He was also connected to newer projects including Invincible, High on Life 2 and Avatar: Seven Havens.

Tributes from colleagues have emphasized not only Bauza’s extraordinary vocal control but also his generosity away from the microphone. Phineas and Ferb actor Vincent Martella called him “a giant” and “a titan” of the industry, while friends described a performer whose professional success never displaced his warmth or loyalty. For animation fans, Bauza’s legacy is unusually audible: his work will continue playing across reruns, games and streaming libraries, often with one actor inhabiting several characters in the same scene.

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Eric Bauza speaking at the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. via Wikimedia Commons by Gage Skidmore with usage type - Creative Commons License. By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=171752470