Thank you Eric for giving our favorites their “voice.” His excitement and love for them was always evident, his passion undeniable. Saddened to hear of this sudden, tragic news. My heart and thoughts are with Eric’s family and loved ones.
RIP Eric Bauza.
Words can’t describe how shocking and heartbreaking the death of Eric Bauza is. May he rest in peace knowing he’ll never be forgotten because legends never die🕊️
What to say about the amazing Eric Bauza? There’s so much to say, actually, I really can’t decide where to start. I first met Eric on the Fairly Odd Parents about 20 years ago. He came in to do a minor voice for me and I recognized his immense talent instantly. From there, we kept bringing him in for whatever character we hadn’t cast yet because he could literally voice anything. Finally, we had a lead character come up that we needed a voice for.– the voice of Baby Foop, the anti-fairy - and he, of course, crushed that and did incredible. He even did the voice of Foop in the Fairly Odd Parents live action movie where that character made an appearance. Eric and I always had a great time when we were together. He was literally, one of the funniest people I ever met, and one of the most loyal and friendly. Friendly is very hard to come by in this business. I last saw him this past March at an event that I hosted and asked him to appear. He, of course, agreed and not only showed up, but brought the house down with his humor. He even showed off his amazing drawing talent by drawing a gigantic face of Bugs Bunny the character he is so well-known for voicing recently. It took some big talent to fill Mel Blanks shoes but only someone with the talent level of Erik could’ve done it, and do it he did. (I still have the drawing, by the way) The entertainment business is full of entertaining people, but it’s a special person that can be both entertaining, and a real person. That person was Eric. I’ll miss you forever, buddy. You’ll be making the angels laugh for eternity. Rest well.
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You can tell Toriyama (re)wrote the script of BoG because he’s the only one that knows how to write Goku like this. Every retelling of this arc misses that special ingredient to his character right down to his dialogues.
Eric Bauza was a unique voice talent who brought joy and laughter to millions around the world. During his 15 years at Warner Bros. Animation, he was the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck among countless other characters. He followed in the footsteps of giants like Mel Blanc. Eric said that carrying on the legendary legacy of the Looney Tunes was among the greatest honors of his life. In addition to his incredible talent, Eric was a treasured part of our animation family. Our hearts go out to his loved ones.
-Channing Dungey (Chairman, Warner Bros. Television Group and US Networks) and Bill Damaschke (President & Chief Creative Officer, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
Here’s my singing audition that helped me book “Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical ” — with screenplay and lyrics by Emmy Award winner Ariel Dumas (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and music and orchestration by Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Grammy winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal). Wish we could’ve seen this one come to fruition — would’ve been a good one 🎞️ 🎥 🍿 🥕🐰#StandWithAnimation @papertiki
‘Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical’ was confirmed to be Eric Bauza’s final project during his lifetime.
Before Bauza’s passing, the film was put back into pre-production after being previously shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery.
Eric Bauza dying might be the worst thing to happen to animation in like decades, im so fr, that man was the modern day Mel blanc. He was SO passionate about carrying on those characters to the modern day, he was such an amazing actor and created so many characters of his own.
Eric Bauza died at his home as a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records.
The legendary voice actor was 46.
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