Beloved award-winning voice performance artist Eric Bauza, who lent his iconic vocal talents to a roster of legendary Looney Tunes characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, has passed away at the age of 46. A public announcement shared by Bauza’s family on Instagram confirmed the star’s sudden death, with entertainment industry outlet Variety later verifying that the performer died peacefully at his home on a Sunday, with hypertensive cardiovascular disease listed as the official cause of death. Born in Ontario, Canada to a Filipino family, Bauza spent his childhood imitating the zany, distinct voices of his favorite Looney Tunes figures, a lifelong passion that would eventually catapult him to the top of the global animation industry. In a 2021 conversation with NBC News, he reflected on the cross-cultural appeal of the classic cartoon franchise, noting that its humor transcended every language and regional border to resonate with audiences across the entire planet. His extensive, celebrated body of work spanned major modern animated blockbusters: he voiced Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and Foghorn Leghorn for 2021’s *Space Jam: A New Legacy*, reprised those roles alongside adding Road Runner to his performance list for this summer’s breakout animated hit *Coyote vs. Acme*, and appeared in the recently released *Forgotten Island*. He also took on the role of Toad General in 2023’s record-breaking *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* and its follow-up *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie*, which currently ranks as the fifth highest-grossing theatrical release worldwide this year. Over the three-year period from 2022 to 2025, Bauza earned three separate Emmy Awards for outstanding voice performance for his work across multiple animated television series. Tributes have poured in from across the entertainment sector following news of his passing, including a public statement from Channing Dungey, Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group and US Networks, who praised Bauza as a one-of-a-kind talent who carried on the historic legacy of Looney Tunes pioneer Mel Blanc, noting that the performer often cited stewarding the franchise’s decades-long legacy as one of the greatest honors of his career, and that his work had brought endless laughter and joy to millions of viewers of all ages.