Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46
The Emmy-winning voice actor’s family announced his sudden death, with further details still to come.
Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor known for bringing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many other animated characters to life, has died suddenly at 46, according to a statement shared by his family. 1
Bauza’s family announced his death on Sunday, October 25, saying that more details would follow. The statement described him as the modern voice of several Looney Tunes favourites, including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, but did not give a cause of death. 1
Bauza’s career
Bauza was a prominent voice actor for more than two decades. He joined the Looney Tunes franchise in 2011 as Marvin the Martian before taking on further characters across the series. His credits also included Teen Titans Go!, the Muppets and other animated productions. 1
His recent work included a dozen credits connected to Coyote vs. Acme, the Warner Bros. Discovery film that was shelved in 2023 before Ketchup Entertainment distributed it earlier this year. That made the film one of Bauza’s final performances, according to the report announcing his death. 1
The announcement comes as fans continue to revisit the characters Bauza helped define for a newer generation. Warner Bros. describes Looney Tunes as a long-running cast of characters built around Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the wider gang. 2 The official Warner Classics compilation used for this story offers visual context for those characters, rather than showing Bauza himself. 3
Our opinion
Bauza’s death is a genuine loss for animation fans because his work sat at the intersection of legacy characters and modern television. The family has not yet released further details, so the responsible approach is to report what has been confirmed and leave speculation out. His contribution deserves recognition without turning an unconfirmed detail into part of his story.