Eric Bauza, the voice actor who spent the past several years speaking for some of animation’s most recognisable characters, has died at 46. His family shared the news on Sunday, October 25, through a post on his official Instagram account, saying he died suddenly and that further details would follow. No cause of death has been made public.

His death comes shortly after audiences heard him in Coyote vs. Acme , one of his latest projects.

The voice behind a new era of Looney Tunes

For many younger viewers, Bauza was Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He officially joined the Looney Tunes roster in 2020 and went on to voice a long list of the studio’s classic characters, including Porky Pig, Tweety and Marvin the Martian. He shared the role of Bugs with fellow voice actor Jeff Bergman. Outside the Warner Bros. lineup, he also voiced Woody Woodpecker.

That work earned him industry recognition.…