Eric Bauza
| Eric Bauza | |
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| Born | December 7, 1979 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor |
| Years active at Warner Bros. Animation | 2011-present |
| Years active at Cartoon Network Studios | 2016-2018 |
| Characters played | Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Tweety Marvin the Martian Pepé Le Pew Buster Bunny |
Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979)[1] is a Canadian-born voice actor based in the United States. He is credited as the current voice of various Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, and Pepé Le Pew. He is also the voice of Buster Bunny on Tiny Toons Looniversity.
Roles
21st Century
- The Looney Tunes Show (2011-2014)
- New Looney Tunes (2015-2020)
- Marvin the Martian
- Pepé Le Pew
- Hubie
- Bertie
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2019-2023)
- Bugs Bunny
- Daffy Duck
- Tweety
- Marvin the Martian
- Barnyard Dawg
- Charlie Dog
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
- Daffy Duck
- Porky Pig
- Elmer Fudd
- Foghorn Leghorn
- Animaniacs (2020-2023)
- Daffy Duck ("Suffragette City", "The Warners Are Present")
- Pepé Le Pew ("Yakko Amakko")
- Bugs Bunny Builders (2022-present)
- Bugs Bunny
- Daffy Duck
- Tweety
- MultiVersus (2022)
- Bugs Bunny
- Tom and Jerry
- Announcer
- Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023)
- Buster Bunny
- Daffy Duck
- Gossamer
Other Roles
For his other voice credits, Bauza provided the voice of Foop on The Fairly OddParents, Stimpy on Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", Belly Bag on Uncle Grandpa, Chris the Red Goobler on Solar Opposites, and Fozzie Bear on Muppet Babies. He also voiced Dr. Benton Quest on Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated and Tom and Jerry Spy Quest, and Boo Boo Bear & Ranger Smith for a 2020 Rocket Mortgage commercial.
Since 2017, Bauza fulfilled his childhood dream of voicing Woody Woodpecker in both the live-action/CGI hybrid film of the same name, and in the 2018 web series of animated shorts.
As of 2023, he is the voice of Jimmy Pesto in Bob's Burgers, replacing original voice actor Jay Johnston.
Behind the scenes
- Bauza is of Filipino heritage.[2]
- He cites the Canadian children's TV series Mr. Dressup as an inspiration for his creative side growing up.[3]
- For his role in Looney Tunes Cartoons, Bauza won the first ever Children's and Family Emmy Award for "Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program".[1]
- Bauza has been very vocal on social media and even when hosting the 2024 Annie Awards about supporting the release of the live-action/animation hybrid film Coyote vs. Acme, which Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has planned to cancel since November, 2023 and get the company's money back via a tax write-off, even though it did attempt to negotiate with other buyers like Amazon.
Where To Find Him
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Romualdi, Melissa (December 13, 2022). "Canadian Voice Actor Eric Bauza Wins First Emmy For Bugs Bunny". ET Canada. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Farris, Christopher (February 11, 2019). "These Filipinos Are the Voices of Modern Cartoon and Anime Characters". Esquire. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019.
- ↑ The Canadian behind the voice of Bugs Bunny. CBC News (Dec 6, 2020). YouTube.
