Eric Bauza, the beloved voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The actor’s autopsy has now revealed his cause of death. Bauza last voiced almost a dozen characters in this summer’s Coyote vs. Acme.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has reported Bauza’s cause of death as hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The report, confirmed by People, also listed other significant conditions such as sleep apnea and class 2 obesity.
Bauza’s manner of death was deemed natural due to the conditions. John Cena, Jack Quaid, and many others paid tribute to him shortly after.
Eric Bauza’s legacy as the voice of Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck
Eric Bauza started his career as an animation intern at Spümcø, but soon found a breakthrough role in voicing Stimpy in Ren & Stimpy “Adult Party Cartoon”. He is best known for voicing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters across a variety of media. Throughout his career, he won three Children’s & Family Emmy Awards and earned nominations at the Daytime Emmy and Annie Awards.
Beyond Looney Tunes, Bauza voiced many DC characters, including Puss in Boots. Bauza’s legacy includes multiple characters in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. He also voiced characters like Diddy Kong and Toad General in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Most recently, he also voiced Luke Skywalker in LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian and characters in Forgotten Island.
The Canadian voice actor has portrayed the Looney Tunes characters in TV, live-action films, and even video games. He also publicly advocated for releasing Coyote vs. Acme after Warner Bros. shelved it. In an interview with ComingSoon, he said he wants to see a sequel.
Bauza’s last credit was on Avatar: Seven Havens, where he voiced multiple characters. He was also set to lend his voice to the upcoming Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
