Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor best known as the modern-day voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at the age of 46. His passing was reported by both Fightful and Ringside News.
Bauza’s career extended well beyond the Looney Tunes universe. He voiced characters across several WWE animated films, giving him a recognizable presence among wrestling fans in addition to his broader animation fanbase. His most recent high-profile project brought him into direct contact with WWE’s biggest crossover star, John Cena, as the two worked together on Coyote vs. Acme, a film built around the classic Looney Tunes Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote mythology.
That pairing made Bauza’s death resonate particularly within wrestling media circles, given Cena’s dual status as a WWE icon and a mainstream film and television actor. While neither Fightful nor Ringside News reported any statement from Cena regarding Bauza’s passing, the connection between the two through Coyote vs. Acme has been a point of notice in coverage of the news.
Bauza’s voice work made him one of the more prolific character actors in modern animation. Beyond his signature roles as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, which placed him in the lineage of legendary voice performers who have defined those characters for generations, his involvement in WWE’s animated movie slate connected him to a different audience that may not have otherwise recognized his name but was familiar with his voice.
Neither report detailed a cause of death, and no further information about funeral arrangements, surviving family, or additional tributes from colleagues has been made available at this time. The wrestling and animation communities are expected to continue sharing remembrances of Bauza’s body of work in the days ahead.
Bauza’s death adds to a string of recent losses in the entertainment industry figures whose work intersected with WWE’s expanding media footprint, which in recent years has included animated films, documentaries, and scripted projects featuring current and former WWE Superstars in collaboration with professional voice and screen actors like Bauza.
