Eric Bauza

Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor. He is mostly known for voicing several Looney Tunes characters, for which he won three Emmy Awards for his performances in Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020–2024), Bugs Bunny Builders (2022–2025), and Teen Titans Go!. Other notable roles include Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018) and Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies (2018–2022).

Early life Bauza was born in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough on December 7, 1979, and is 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.

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.

Bauza has 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 has 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 is the voice of 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 has also been 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.

Bauza has performed stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.

Bauza has 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. as Jimmy Pesto, Sr. he also took over that role in the show's fourteenth season.

Filmography Film + List of voice performances in films Year Title Role Notes 2005 Surly Squirrel Buddy the Rat Short filmAs Gerald Ryley 2006 Clouds and Time with a Brick Wall Medic 2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Digger 2010 DC Super Friends Flash, Mr. Freeze English dub The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Seagull Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest Dr. Benton Quest 2025 The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Daffy Duck, Porky Pig 2026 Coyote vs. Acme Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn Buddy Mr. Mailbox, Worry Well, Couchy, Trashy, Pee Flower Tom Cat English dub

Television + List of voice performances in television Year Title Role Notes 2001–2002 The Ripping Friends Filling, General Bladder, Minister of Propaganda, Secret Service Agent, Mr. Munger, Ranger, Button Keeper, Male Movie Voice, Future CatProduction assistant 2020 Harvey Girls Forever! Stinkie Episode: "Harvey Endings" Close Enough Dude Man Episode: "Golden Gamer" The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Luke Skywalker, Stormtrooper Pluto Arnold English dub Blue Eye Samurai Brawny Shindo Samurai Episode: "Hammerscale" 2019 Freedom Finger General Kang 2020 Battletoads Rash 2023 DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing Puss in Boots Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants Tiger Claw Bugs and Daffy's Thanksgiving Roadtrip Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig and Marvin the Martian Voice, podcast 2023 The Trident Puss in Boots Voice, short from ''Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Refs2016 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program The Adventures of Puss in Boots: Seasons 1-2 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program Muppet Babies 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program Outstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramLooney Tunes Cartoons 2022 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program 2023 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Program Bugs Bunny Builders 2024 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Voice Performer in a Children's or Young Teen Program Teen Titans Go!: Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary 2025 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Multiple Voice Role Performer Daffy in Wackyland