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Eric Bauza, Voice of Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes Characters, Dies at 46

Confirmed1 source · Oct 26, 2026

The Emmy-winning voice artist died suddenly from hypertensive cardiovascular disease at his home on Sunday.

Eric Bauza, Voice of Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes Characters, Dies at 46
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What happened

Eric Bauza, the voice performer behind Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, and Foghorn Leghorn, died at age 46 on Sunday at his home. The cause was hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Variety. Bauza was born in Ontario and was of Filipino descent. He had recently voiced characters in this summer's animated film Coyote vs. Acme and the release Forgotten Island. Between 2022 and 2025, he won three Emmy awards for outstanding voice performance in television series.

Context

Bauza's death removes a significant performer from the Looney Tunes franchise, where he had reprised roles previously made famous by voice legend Mel Blanc. He had voiced multiple characters in 2021's Space Jam: A New Legacy and Coyote vs. Acme, and performed voice work for The Super Mario Bros. Movie and its sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which BBC News reports was the fifth highest-grossing film internationally this year. His family described his death as sudden, and Warner Bros. Television Group characterized him as carrying forward a legendary legacy that had been central to his career.