Eric Bauza: Voice of Bugs Bunny Timeline

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1979 Eric Bauza is born in Scarborough, Ontario Future voice of Bugs Bunny is born in Toronto's east end Eric Bauza was born on 7 December 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He was of Filipino descent.
2000 Eric Bauza graduates from Centennial College Completes the radio, television and film program Eric Bauza graduated in 2000 from the Radio/Television/Film program at Centennial College in Toronto. He began working in animation production around this time.
2001 Eric Bauza makes his voice acting debut in The Ripping Friends First credited animation voice work Eric Bauza made his voice acting debut in the animated series The Ripping Friends, which ran from 2001 to 2002.
2003 Eric Bauza takes over Stimpy in Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" Succeeds Billy West in a classic cartoon role Eric Bauza voiced Stimpy in Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" in 2003, taking over the role from Billy West. It was his breakthrough voice role.
2007 Eric Bauza voices a lead role in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Main voice role on a Nickelodeon animated series Eric Bauza was a main voice in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, which ran from 2007 to 2008.
2013 Eric Bauza joins Uncle Grandpa as Belly Bag Voices the talking fanny pack in the Cartoon Network series Eric Bauza voiced Belly Bag in Uncle Grandpa, a role he held through the show's run from 2013 to 2017.
2015 Eric Bauza becomes the voice of Puss in Boots Stars in Netflix's The Adventures of Puss in Boots Eric Bauza voiced the title character in The Adventures of Puss in Boots, which ran on Netflix from 2015 to 2018.
2017 Eric Bauza voices Woody Woodpecker in the 2017 film Takes on another classic animated character Eric Bauza voiced Woody Woodpecker in the 2017 live-action film. He later reprised the role in a 2018 web series and a 2024 feature.
2020 Eric Bauza voices Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes Cartoons Becomes the modern voice of the Looney Tunes Eric Bauza voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other characters in Looney Tunes Cartoons, which ran from 2020 to 2024. The series made him the modern voice of the classic characters.
2021 Eric Bauza appears in Space Jam: A New Legacy Voices multiple Looney Tunes characters in the feature film Space Jam: A New Legacy was released in July 2021, with Eric Bauza voicing multiple Looney Tunes characters.
2022 Eric Bauza voices Bugs Bunny in Bugs Bunny Builders Preschool Looney Tunes series begins Eric Bauza voiced characters in Bugs Bunny Builders, a preschool Looney Tunes series that ran from 2022 to 2025.
2022 Eric Bauza wins a Children's and Family Emmy for Looney Tunes Cartoons First winner of the Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program award In 2022 Eric Bauza won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for outstanding voice performance for Looney Tunes Cartoons. It was the first time the award was given.
2023 Eric Bauza joins Bob's Burgers Takes over recurring roles on the animated sitcom From 2023 Eric Bauza voiced recurring characters on Bob's Burgers, replacing the previous actors in those roles.
2023 Eric Bauza voices Buster Bunny in Tiny Toons Looniversity Joins the revival of the Tiny Toon Adventures franchise Tiny Toons Looniversity premiered in 2023, with Eric Bauza voicing Buster Bunny.
2023 Eric Bauza wins a second Emmy for Bugs Bunny Builders Preschool voice performance award In 2023 Eric Bauza won his second Children's and Family Emmy, for outstanding voice performance in a preschool program for Bugs Bunny Builders.
2024 Eric Bauza returns as Woody Woodpecker in a 2024 feature Reprises the classic cartoon bird Eric Bauza reprised the role of Woody Woodpecker in a 2024 feature film, after earlier appearances in 2017 and 2018.
2025 Eric Bauza wins a third Emmy for Teen Titans Go! Outstanding Voice Performer award In 2025 Eric Bauza won his third Children's and Family Emmy, for voice performance in Teen Titans Go!.
2026 Eric Bauza appears in Coyote vs. Acme Final theatrical film role as the Looney Tunes Coyote vs. Acme was released in 2026, with Eric Bauza voicing Looney Tunes characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and Foghorn Leghorn. It was his last theatrical film role.
2026 Eric Bauza dies at age 46 Voice of Bugs Bunny dies suddenly in Los Angeles Eric Bauza died on 25 October 2026 at his home in Los Angeles. The county medical examiner noted he had been diagnosed with hypertensive cardiovascular disease.