Eric Bauza, an Emmy-winning voice actor who was the trendy voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and different Looney Tunes characters, has died. He was 46 years outdated.
The information was introduced by his household on Sunday by way of a publish on their Instagram feed. “Eric Bauza, Emmy Award-winning voice actor and trendy voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, in addition to dozens of different beloved cartoon characters, has handed away out of the blue. Extra particulars to come back,” the publish learn.
Channing Dungey, chairman of Warner Bros. Tv Group and US Networks paid tribute to Bauza in an announcement.
“Eric Bauza was a novel vocal expertise who introduced pleasure and laughter to hundreds of thousands of individuals around the globe throughout his 15 years at Warner Bros. Animation,” she mentioned. “He was the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck amongst numerous different characters. He adopted within the footsteps of giants like Mel Blanc. Eric mentioned carrying on the legendary legacy of Looney Tunes was one of many biggest honors of his life. Along with his unimaginable expertise, Eric was a treasured member of our animation household. Our hearts exit to his family members.”
Within the Looney Tunes film Coyote versus Acmé, launched earlier this yr, Bauza has performed a number of roles, together with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Highway Runner, Charlie the Canine, and extra. After all, most of those roles come from the late, legendary Mel Blanc. Bauza has additionally introduced a number of Looney Tunes characters to life in productions akin to House Jam: a brand new legacy (voiced by Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd and Marvin the Martian) and Looney Tunes cartoons (Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck), amongst others.
Born December 7, 1979, Bauza was initially from Toronto however most lately lived in Los Angeles.
He started his profession in animation as a personality designer working with a couple of manufacturing studios in Hollywood, based on his bio on SBV Expertise, which represented him.
He obtained Daytime Emmy, Kids’s & Household Emmy, and Annie Award nominations for his work because the title character in The Adventures of Puss in BootsFozzie in Child puppets and Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes cartoons.
Just lately, he performed roles in DreamWorks Animation’s animated movie. Forgotten Island.
His different tv credit embrace Unikitty, Archibald’s Subsequent Large Factor, The Rocketeer, Ballmastrz: 9009, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Turtles, Star vs. And Highly effective magic swords.
Bauza voiced characters in The guide of life And The Sponge Bob Film: Sponge Out of Water. Bauza was additionally Woody Woodpecker within the Common animated movie Woody Woodpecker.
In line with his biography, Bauza has additionally voiced characters in commercials together with Fortunate the Leprechaun for Fortunate Charms cereal, Trix Rabbit for Trix cereal and Marvin the Martian for Nike and within the Walmart “Well-known Guests” business.