> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bullquill.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Eric Bauza dies at 46, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck - URL: https://bullquill.com/eric-bauza-bugs-bunny-voice-dies-at-46/ - Published: 2026-10-26T06:03:37.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-26T06:25:39.000Z - Description: The Canadian voice actor, a three-time Children's and Family Emmy winner and the lead Looney Tunes voice since 2020, died on 25 October. No funeral details or plans for who will voice the characters next have been announced. - Author: Rowan Ashby - Tags: Culture & Viral, Breaking, Trending, Eric Bauza, Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Warner Bros, #lang-en, #tr-eric-bauza-bugs-bunny-voice-dies-at-46 ## Key takeaways - Eric Bauza, the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Tweety, has died aged 46; his family announced the news on his social media on Sunday night, 25 October 2026 (US time). - The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office lists hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause, according to KTLA. - Bauza won three Children's and Family Emmy Awards, two of them for Looney Tunes work. - No funeral details, and no plans for who will voice the Looney Tunes characters next, have been announced. ## Eric Bauza dies at 46: what happened Eric Bauza dies at 46: the lead voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck since the 2020 series *Looney Tunes Cartoons* died suddenly, his family said on Sunday, 25 October. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner lists hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause, according to KTLA. The family's short statement described him as an "Emmy Award-winning voice actor and the modern voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck", according to KTLA, and ended with the words "More details to come." It gave no further information about the circumstances. Entertainment site CBR reported the announcement at 03:49 UTC on 26 October, and KTLA updated its report at 04:22 UTC. By about 05:20 UTC the news was trending on Google in Germany, Indonesia, Argentina, Brazil and the Philippines, according to Bullquill's trend monitoring, and was being shared widely on X. ## What we know about the cause of death The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Bauza died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease on Sunday, according to KTLA. CBR reported the same finding. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease is heart damage linked to long-term high blood pressure. The family has not commented on the cause and said more details would follow. ## What we don't know yet - Funeral or memorial arrangements have not been made public. - Warner Bros. has not said who will voice Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the other characters in future projects. - It is not yet clear whether any recorded but unreleased work featuring Bauza will still be released. ## Who was Eric Bauza? Bauza was born on 7 December 1979 in Scarborough, a district of Toronto, Canada, and was of Filipino descent, according to his Wikipedia biography. He worked as a voice actor from 2000 and built one of the longest character lists in modern animation. For Looney Tunes he voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian and several other characters first made famous by Mel Blanc. KTLA described him as one of Blanc's successors in the roles of Bugs, Daffy and Porky. He voiced Bugs and Daffy in the HBO Max series *Looney Tunes Cartoons* (2020–2024) and in the preschool series *Bugs Bunny Builders*, and voiced Daffy in the 2021 film *Space Jam: A New Legacy*. Outside Looney Tunes, his roles included Woody Woodpecker, Puss in Boots in Netflix's *The Adventures of Puss in Boots*, Baby Fozzie in Disney's *Muppet Babies*, Stimpy in *Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"*, Buster Bunny in *Tiny Toons Looniversity* and Diddy Kong in *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. ### Eric Bauza's Emmy wins | Year | Award (Children's and Family Emmys) | Program | | ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | 2022 | Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program | *Looney Tunes Cartoons* | | 2023 | Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program | *Bugs Bunny Builders* | | 2025 | Outstanding Voice Performer in a Children's or Young Teen Program | *Teen Titans Go!* | Source: Television Academy records as listed on Wikipedia; CBR. ## Recent work and final public appearances Bauza stayed busy up to the end. He promoted Warner Bros.' *Coyote vs. Acme* and attended its Los Angeles premiere on 26 August 2026, and he appeared at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on 6 September, according to KTLA. On Saturday, 24 October, the day before his death, he posted a photo with animator and director David Silverman at the LightBox Expo in Pasadena, KTLA reported. ## Tributes Fellow voice actor Jim Cummings, known as the voice of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, responded to the family's announcement on social media: "I am at a loss for words." He added: "Such a young kind man." Fans flooded the family's post with memories of Bauza's kindness, CBR reported. ## What it means Bauza was the main voice of Warner Bros.' best-known characters for the past six years, across TV series, a feature film, games and merchandise. His death leaves the studio without the performer most closely tied to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck for a generation of younger viewers, at a time when Looney Tunes is being revived in cinemas with *Coyote vs. Acme*. It also brings renewed attention to how few actors carry these legacy roles. Mel Blanc voiced the characters for about five decades; since his death in 1989 the parts have passed through a small group of performers, with Bauza the most prominent in recent years. For more on the people and franchises in this story, see Bullquill's pages on [Eric Bauza](https://bullquill.com/tag/eric-bauza/), [Looney Tunes](https://bullquill.com/tag/looney-tunes/) and [Warner Bros.](https://bullquill.com/tag/warner-bros/) ## Frequently asked questions ### How did Eric Bauza die? The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office lists hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause of death, according to KTLA. His family said only that he died suddenly and that more details would follow. ### How old was Eric Bauza? Eric Bauza was 46\. He was born on 7 December 1979 in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada, and died on 25 October 2026. ### Which characters did Eric Bauza voice? He voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn and Marvin the Martian for Looney Tunes, as well as Woody Woodpecker, Puss in Boots, Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies, Stimpy and Diddy Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. ### Who will voice Bugs Bunny now? Warner Bros. had not announced a new voice for Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck as of 26 October 2026.