Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at his home as a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records. He was 46.
\n\nBauza’s death was announced by his family, who shared a statement to the actor’s Instagram account on Sunday.
\n\n“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,” they wrote. “More details to come.”
\n\nOver the course of his career, Bauza was one of the industry’s most in-demand voiceover actors, lending his voice to characters like the aforementioned Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, but also Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Charlie the Dog and others in this year’s Looney Tunes film “Coyote vs. Acme.” He also voiced characters in “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” “Looney Tunes Cartoons” and more.
\n\nBauza had more than 400 acting credits to his name, with his first, “The Ripping Friends” in 2001. He went on to voice characters in “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Chowder,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The…
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