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Eric Bauza
Canadian voice actor (1979–2026)
Eric Bauza (December 7, 1979 – October 25, 2026) was a Canadian voice actor and animator. He voiced various Looney Tunes characters, and won three Emmy Awards for his performances in Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020–2024), Bugs Bunny Builders (2022–2025), and Teen Titans Go! (2024). His other major roles in television and film include Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018), Belly Bag in Uncle Grandpa (2013–2017), Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies (2018–2022), Luke Skywalker in Lego Star Wars, Woody Woodpecker in Woody Woodpecker (2017) and Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024), and Mr. Mailbox in Buddy (2026).
Early life
Eric Bauza was born on December 7, 1979, in the Toronto suburban district of Scarborough, and was of Filipino descent. His father and grandfather were fans of classic cartoons such as Looney Tunes. He stated that watching Mr. Dressup while growing up inspired his creative side; Bauza would draw with the host of the show while he was watching it.
He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic High School (now St. John Henry Newman) in Scarborough from 1993 to 1996. He graduated from Centennial College in 2000, being in the Radio, Television, and Film Program.
Career
Bauza started his career in animation as an intern at Spümcø during his third year of college and later became a production assistant on Weekend Pussy Hunt and The Ripping Friends which was his first voice acting role. His breakthrough role was on Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", where he took over the role of Stimpy from Billy West.
He appeared in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, The Fairly OddParents, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island!, G.I. Joe: Resolute and Hero: 108. He also played multiple roles on "The King and Us", a web series sponsored by Burger King, and was seen on the NFL during Fox's pre-game show.
Bauza voiced Lord Stingray on the Adult Swim series Superjail!, Marvin the Martian on The Looney Tunes Show, and Dr. Psychobos on Ben 10: Omniverse. He also appeared in episodes of the animated web series Dick Figures, where he voiced the Genie of the Teapot, the Vulgar Mall Santa, and the Ninjas. He was also the voice of Lord Takagami, the main antagonist of Dick Figures: The Movie. He played Buhdeuce in Breadwinners and the title character in Netflix's The Adventures of Puss in Boots and related media.
He performed stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.
Bauza voiced characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, and Woody Woodpecker. 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. He also voiced Rash in the 2020 version of Battletoads. Bauza was briefly a late-night talk show host on The Late Night Show Tonight.
On March 23, 2021, Bauza appeared on the ABC game show To Tell the Truth and performed in his Looney Tunes voices.
In 2022, he hosted Stay Tooned, a six-part documentary series on the cultural impact of cartoons, for CBC Gem.
In 2023, Bauza became the new voice of Buster Bunny in the reboot show Tiny Toons Looniversity.
He voiced two characters in Bob's Burgers that were originally voiced by other actors. In the show's twelfth season, he took over the role of Bob Belcher's father, Robert "Big Bob" Belcher Sr., who was originally voiced by H. Jon Benjamin in a voice-only flashback and later by Bill Hader in the fifth season episode "Father of the Bob". Following Jay Johnston's firing as Jimmy Pesto Sr. he also took over that role in the show's fourteenth season.
Death
Bauza died from hypertensive heart disease at his home in Los Angeles, on October 25, 2026, at the age of 46.