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
Animaniacs (2020)
- Main article: Animaniacs (2020 TV series)
- Daffy Duck in the episodes "Suffragette City" and "The Warners Are Present"
- Pepé Le Pew in the episode "Yakko Amakko"
Bugs Bunny Builders
- Main article: Bugs Bunny Builders
- Bugs Bunny
- Daffy Duck
- Tweety Bird
Looney Tunes Cartoons
- Main article: Looney Tunes Cartoons
- Bugs Bunny
- Daffy Duck
- Tweety Bird
- Marvin the Martian
- Barnyard Dawg
- Charlie Dog
The Looney Tunes Show
- Main article: The Looney Tunes Show
- Marvin the Martian
- Gavin
MultiVersus
- Main article: MultiVersus
- Bugs Bunny
- Tom Cat
- Jerry Mouse
- Announcer
New Looney Tunes
- Main article: New Looney Tunes
Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Main article: Space Jam: A New Legacy (film)
- Daffy Duck
- Porky Pig
- Elmer Fudd
- Foghorn Leghorn
Tiny Toons Looniversity
- Main article: Tiny Toons Looniversity
- 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 has 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. He also returned as Woody in the live-action film's 2024 sequel, Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp.
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, sharing his work on both Twitter/X and Instagram, in addition to animation-related news, interviews and other miscellaneous things.
- When Bauza hosted the Annie Awards in February 2024, he supported the release of the unreleased live-action/animation hybrid film Coyote vs. Acme while using his voices for Bugs and Daffy.[4]
- On April 23, 2024, in response to the then-recent Foghorn Leghorn meme, Bauza posted three videos in which he voiced three memes of Foghorn talking advice to anime characters, including Goku and Vegeta from Dragon Ball, and Frieren from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.[5][6][7]
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.
- ↑ Bauza, Eric (February 19, 2024). "Keep the hashtag goin ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼 #ReleaseCoyoteVsACME". Twitter.
- ↑ Bauza, Eric (April 23, 2024). https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1782844117736910961. Twitter.
- ↑ Bauza, Eric (April 23, 2024). https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1782845929026121867. Twitter.
- ↑ Bauza, Eric (April 23, 2024). https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1782847606592532864. Twitter.
