Eric Bauza died at 46, and his family announced the news on Instagram. The post called him the modern voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and said more details would come later.
25 Years, 421 Credits
Bauza first came onto the scene in 2001 and went on to collect 421 acting credits over the next 25 years. That volume made him a working voice actor at scale, not a one-character specialist, and it explains why his name sat behind so many Looney Tunes performances.
He became the eighth actor to voice Bugs Bunny in 2018, then kept the role through 2026. His biggest credits in that stretch included Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021 and Multiversus in 2024, two high-visibility assignments that kept his version of Bugs in circulation for a new audience.
Looney Tunes Roles
Bauza also voiced Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester, Marvin the Marian, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, and the Tasmanian Devil. The family post described him as the modern voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, but his credits ran across over a dozen Looney Tunes roles.
His final time playing those characters was in Coyote vs. Acme in 2026, and the film grossed over 126 million dollars worldwide. That gives the loss a specific industry edge: one of the most recognizable current voices in Looney Tunes had just been tied to a release with real commercial weight.
Instagram Family Post
The family post said Bauza had passed away suddenly, but it did not provide a cause of death. It used the phrase, “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.” It then added, “More details to come.”
For readers who followed his work through Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, the immediate takeaway is simple: one of the defining voices of modern Looney Tunes is gone, and the announcement stopped short of answering why. That leaves the family’s next update as the only thing still pending.
