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.

Bauza's death was announced by his family, who shared a statement to the actor's Instagram account on Sunday.

 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. 

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Over 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.

Bauza 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 Squeakquel,   Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated,   Fanboy   Chum Chum,   Ben 10 Omniverse  and many more. In 2026 alone, Bauza had already lent his voice to projects including  Chibiverse,   Minions   Monsters,   Forgotten Island,   Rick and Morty,   Superkitties  and  Avatar: Seven Havens,  among others.

In Variety's Peter Debruge's review of the 2024 film  The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie,  he called Bauza, who voiced both Porky and Daffy, a  vocal MVP  who  brings a manic energy to the pair. 

Bauza was nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on  Looney Tunes Cartoons,   Mupped Babies  and  The Adventures of Puss in Boots.  He won three Children's   Family Emmy Awards for  Teen Titans Go!,   Bugs Bunny Builders  and  Looney Tunes Cartoons,  and earned a nomination for  Daffy in Wackyland. 

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