Eric Bauza, man of innumerable voices, has died unexpectedly at the age of 46. You can read remembrances from multiple places, including:
Besides all his work voicing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and various Looney Tunes, you’ve heard him in all sorts of shows and films. I can’t help but think, were this an unpleasant twist mid-cartoon, Bugs would have something to quip. As Chester Riley might say, “What a revoltin’ development this is.”
And it’s not just his prolific body of work, it’s that even before his untimely passing, he had a reputation as a supportive friend, a generous co-worker, and a general bringer of joy. Writer and de facto pop-culture historian Mark Evanier has a nice remembrance which then goes on to address the question, “Who does the voices next?”
But in the meantime, here’s a nice countdown of some of his roles with plenty of footage of Bauza in action: