Looney Tunes voice actor Eric Bauza dies at 46

Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor known for voicing iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at the age of 46, his family announced on Sunday, October 25.

The announcement was made through a statement shared on Bauza’s official Instagram account. The actor had recently lent his voice to the film Coyote vs. Acme.

“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.

No details about the cause of his death have been released.

Born on December 7, 1979, Bauza pursued a career in animation and gained early recognition for voicing Stimpy in Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon. He took over the role from Billy West, helping establish his career in voice acting.

Bauza became an official voice actor for the Looney Tunes franchise in 2020. He voiced several well-known characters, including Bugs Bunny, a role he shared with Jeff Bergman, as well as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Marvin the Martian and Woody Woodpecker.

In 2022, he won the inaugural Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Programme for his work on Looney Tunes Cartoons. He went on to win two more Children’s and Family Emmy Awards in 2023 and 2025 for his work on Bugs Bunny Builders and Teen Titans Go!, respectively.

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

Bauza was credited with 935 voice roles across 249 titles, spanning television programmes, films, video games and short films.

He is survived by his wife, Jessica, whom he married in 2016, and their son.