Eric Bauza, voice actor behind Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes stars, dies at 46

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Eric Bauza, the voice actor behind the modern-day Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, among other iconic animated characters, has died at age 46, according to his family and official health records.

The Emmy Award-winner passed away Sunday from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

Bauza’s family said in a statement on his social media pages that he died “suddenly.”

During his career, Bauza tallied hundreds of voice acting credits with multiple studios, including Disney, DreamWorks and Cartoon Network.

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He voiced a bevy of Looney Tunes characters in the recently released movie “Coyote vs. Acme,” taking on Tweety, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and Foghorn Leghorn, in addition to providing the New York accent of Bugs Bunny and the distinctive lisp of Daffy Duck.

The film was produced by Warner Animation Group while it was a part of Warner Bros. Discovery, which like CNN , is now owned by Skydance.

Just a day before his death, Bauza shared a photo of himself with “The Simpsons” director David Silverman at the annual LightBox Expo event in California.

Born in Toronto, Bauza moved from Canada to the United States to study animation, picking up voiceover work in his spare time, according to his IMDB profile .

He began his career in animation as a character designer working for production studios in Hollywood, according to SBV Talent agency, which represented Bauza.

“It was this introduction to the animation world that led him to a successful career as one of the most in demand voiceover artists in town,” the agency said.

In 2022, Bauza won an Emmy Award for outstanding voice performance in an animated program for his Looney Tunes roles. He also won Emmy Awards in 2023 and 2025.

Other characters Bauza brought to life include Puss in Boots from “The Adventures of Puss in Boots,” Splinter from the “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” and Fozzie Bear from “Muppet Babies.”

On the big screen, he also lent his voice to Woody Woodpecker in the animated film of the same name and portrayed Toad General in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

Tributes have poured in from fans and colleagues, celebrating Bauza’s remarkable contributions to animation and the joy he brought to screens over his two-decade career.

Fellow voice actor Jim Cummings, behind the voices of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger and the Tasmanian Devil, expressed his sorrow in response to the family’s statement, describing Bauza as “such a kind young man” and stating he is “at a loss for words.”

Director Adam Rosette also wrote on Instagram: “I’m absolutely devastated. Eric was my first friend when I moved to LA in 2010. We shared a desk at a small animation studio, drawing and laughing constantly. I’ll never forget the day he left to pursue voice acting full-time, and watching him go on to become an absolute legend.”

CNN has reached out to Warner Bros. Entertainment and SBV Talent for comment.

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为现代兔八哥、达菲鸭等众多标志性动画角色配音的演员埃里克·鲍扎去世，享年46岁，他的家人和官方健康记录证实了这一消息。

据洛杉矶县法医办公室的记录显示，这位艾美奖得主于周日因高血压性心血管疾病去世。

鲍扎的家人在他的社交媒体页面上发表声明称，他“突然”去世了。

在鲍扎的职业生涯中，他曾与包括迪士尼、梦工厂和卡通频道在内的多家工作室合作，完成了数百个配音作品。

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在最近上映的电影《郊狼大战艾克米》中，他为众多乐一通角色配音，包括崔弟、猪小弟、埃尔默·福德和福格霍恩·莱格霍恩，此外，他还为兔八哥配上了纽约口音，为达菲鸭配上了独特的口齿不清的说话方式。

该片由华纳动画集团制作，当时华纳动画集团隶属于华纳兄弟探索频道，而华纳兄弟探索频道和 CNN 一样，现在都归天空之舞所有。

就在去世的前一天，鲍扎分享了一张他与《辛普森一家》导演大卫·西尔弗曼在加州一年一度的 LightBox Expo 活动上的合影。

据他的 IMDB 个人资料显示，鲍扎出生于多伦多，后来从加拿大移居美国学习动画，并在业余时间从事配音工作。

据代表鲍扎的 SBV Talent 经纪公司称，鲍扎的职业生涯始于动画行业，担任好莱坞制作公司的角色设计师。

“正是这次与动画世界的接触，让他走上了成功的配音演员之路，成为城里最炙手可热的配音演员之一，”该机构表示。

2022年，鲍扎凭借在《乐一通》系列动画中的角色，荣获艾美奖最佳动画节目配音表演奖。他还分别于2023年和2025年荣获艾美奖。

鲍扎还塑造过其他一些角色，包括《穿靴子的猫历险记》中的穿靴子的猫、《忍者神龟崛起》中的斯普林特以及《布偶宝贝》中的福兹熊。

在大银幕上，他还为同名动画电影中的啄木鸟伍迪配音，并在《超级马里奥兄弟大电影》中饰演蟾蜍将军。

粉丝和同事们纷纷致以哀悼，赞扬鲍扎对动画事业的杰出贡献，以及他在二十年的职业生涯中为银幕带来的欢乐。

曾为小熊维尼、跳跳虎和塔斯马尼亚恶魔配音的配音演员吉姆·卡明斯对鲍扎家人的声明表示哀悼，称鲍扎是“一个如此善良的年轻人”，并表示他“不知该说什么”。

导演亚当·罗塞特也在Instagram上写道：“我悲痛欲绝。2010年我搬到洛杉矶时，埃里克是我认识的第一个朋友。我们曾在一家小型动画工作室共用一张桌子，一起画画，一起欢笑。我永远不会忘记他离开工作室，全职从事配音工作的那一天，以及他如何一步步成为一位传奇人物。”

CNN已联系华纳兄弟娱乐公司和SBV Talent公司征求意见。