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Voice actor Eric Bauza, modern voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies aged 46

Emmy-winning voice actor Eric Bauza, who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other Looney Tunes characters, died suddenly aged 46, his family announced on Instagram. Warner Bros. TV chief Channing Dungey paid tribute.

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Mixed · 2Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice actor who was the modern voice of Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died aged 46. Mixed · 2His family announced the death on Sunday 25 October in an Instagram post saying he had "passed away suddenly" and that "More details to come". Mixed · 2IJR cites Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records giving the cause as hypertensive cardiovascular disease, and the BBC, citing Variety, reports the same cause and that he died at home on Sunday; The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline give no cause.

Centre · 3Channing Dungey, chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group and U.S. Networks, said Bauza "brought joy and laughter to millions around the world" during his 15 years at Warner Bros. Animation and "followed in the footsteps of giants like Mel Blanc". Centre · 1Dungey said Bauza had told colleagues that carrying on the Looney Tunes legacy was among the greatest honours of his life. Centre · 3Bauza voiced several characters in this year's film Coyote vs. Acme and in Space Jam: A New Legacy, and Deadline says he won the first Children's and Family Emmy for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program for Looney Tunes Cartoons; the BBC counts three Emmys between 2022 and 2025.

Centre · 3His other roles included Puss in Boots, Fozzie in Muppet Babies, Woody Woodpecker, Stimpy, Donatello and Toad General in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and he appeared in the recent DreamWorks film Forgotten Island. Mixed · 2Bauza was born on 7 December 1979 and lived in Los Angeles; the Hollywood Reporter says he was from Toronto, while the BBC says he was born in Ontario and was of Filipino descent. He began in animation as a character designer.

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Left5 outlets

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The Hollywood Reporter runs a full obituary centred on his Looney Tunes legacy, the family's Instagram post and the Warner Bros. tribute.
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Detailed filmography, Dungey's statement, career origins as a character designer and commercial work.
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Gives no cause of death.
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“legendary”
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“Most of those roles, of course, originated with the late, legendary Mel Blanc.” — The Hollywood Reporter

Centre5 outlets

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Deadline leads with the Dungey tribute; the BBC leads with his Looney Tunes roles and recent films, using a 2021 interview for his own words.
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Emmy wins, the Coyote vs. Acme role and a wide list of characters (Deadline); his Filipino heritage, Super Mario roles and Variety's cause of death (BBC).
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Deadline gives no cause of death or place of death; the BBC attributes the cause to Variety rather than confirming it itself.
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“much-loved”
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“He voiced many of those characters in this year’s much-loved Coyote vs. Acme.” — Deadline
“Variety reports that the cause of death was hypertensive cardiovascular disease” — BBC News

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IJR runs a short news item as part of an entertainment obituaries roundup, leading with the sudden death and the cause.
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The medical examiner-cited cause and his Emmy wins.
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Does not quote Warner Bros. or give career detail beyond the headline roles.
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“died suddenly”
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“has died suddenly at 46, his family announced” — IJR

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