{"id":72721,"date":"2026-10-27T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/10\/27\/eric-bauza-modern-voice-of-looney-tunes-characters-dies-at-46\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T01:11:00","slug":"eric-bauza-modern-voice-of-looney-tunes-characters-dies-at-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/10\/27\/eric-bauza-modern-voice-of-looney-tunes-characters-dies-at-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Bauza, modern voice of Looney Tunes characters, dies at 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Bauza, the award-winning voice actor whose performances of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many more characters made him the modern voice of Looney Tunes, has died. He was 46.<br \/>Bauza died suddenly late Sunday his family said in a statement.<br \/>The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reported that he died at his home from hypertensive cardiovascular disease.<br \/>Beginning in 2001, Bauza amassed more than 400 voice acting credits in a career that gave voice to beloved characters in animated Looney Tunes series including Puss In Boots, Muppet Babies, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and countless others. He won three Children&#8217;s and Family Emmy Awards, from 2022 to 2025.<br \/>\u201cLooney Tunes will always have a special place in my heart,\u201d Bauza said in an interview with The Associated Press this year. \u201c<br \/>I watched them on Saturday mornings originally. 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