In recent years, Eric Bauza had become one of the most successful and popular voice-over artists in the business, including his command of the entire library of Bugs Bunny and other “Looney Tunes” characters. But there was one iconic show that had eluded him until recently: “The Simpsons.”
\n\nBauza recently made that dream come true — and his “The Simpsons” premiere is set to take place on Nov. 15 on Fox, with the episode “Dream Scenari-Moe.” But sadly, Bauza’s “Simpsons” debut is now posthumous, following his death Sunday at the age of 46. Bauza’s passing, a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, stunned the animation community — including “The Simpsons” writers who had just worked with him.
\n\n“The Simpsons” co-exec producer Cesar Mazariegos, who is the co-showrunner of the episode, shares that Bauza plays two characters: restaurateur “Mr. Fong” and newspaper editor “Harry Metsali.”
\n\n“Everything people have said about Eric, before and after his untimely passing, is absolutely true,” Mazariegos told Variety. “He was so funny, kind, creative and just immensely talented. We reached out to him to play two New-Yorky characters for our ‘Dream Scenari-Moe’ episode, and he knocked it out of the park. He seamlessly dipped in and out…
Original source: https://variety.com/