How fitting is it that his last lines in Coyote VS. ACME, a film he campaigned for the release of across several years, are as Bugs Bunny? If nothing else, i'm so happy he lived to see that film actually get released. Anyone can go at any time, man.
I’ve never seen a voice actor so passionate about Looney Tunes and Mel Blanc’s legacy and voice acting the way that Eric Bauza did. This is really crazy to me.
@voicechasers@bauzilla Dear god. I’m in shock. So terribly sad.
Eric’s immense talent and his gentleness and big heart was a rare package.
Love and light to his family. He was too young. 🙏
I know we have had a lot of beloved celebrities pass away this year but Eric Bauza’s death seems especially unfair. He was only 46 and practically in the prime of his career, and his voiceover work has been instrumental in keeping the Looney Tunes beloved in our modern day…
I'm rarely at a loss for words. This is beyond sad. So young. So much ambition. My phone and texts have been non stop with friends and press asking me details. I have none and I don't want to speculate or spread gossip. The bottom line, this is oh so sad.
When people say he’s the modern Mel Blanc, they really aren’t exaggerating. If you look at his credits, you will see that he voiced almost every single Looney Tunes character along with many more animated characters
I’m sure Mel is up there waiting for him 💔
RIP Eric Bauza. I remember when I was 12 I'd bug him on an old twitter account in his replies and he followed me back. Been hearing his voice my whole life in tons of cartoons and movies. Also a talented artist, heres some sketches he did of Ren and Stimpy.
Eric Bauza, the current voice of Bugs Bunny and so many others, has unexpectedly passed away.
I am gutted. A modern voice acting genius, Eric was the true successor to Mel Blanc while simultaneously always showing his respect and gratitude to Mel and all the others he followed.
I can't even find the words for this, I'm just in absolute shock at what a monumental loss this is. He should've been voicing those characters until he was in his 80s. A once in a generation talent.
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.