Canadian voice actor Eric Bauza died suddenly in Los Angeles, California, on October 25. He was 46. According to the L.A. Medical Examiner’s Office, Bauza succumbed to hypertensive heart disease.Eric Bauza was not married. He is survived by his son, whom he shared with his ex-girlfriend and Canadian-American animation producer and supervising director Jessica Borutski.His family announced the death via Instagram.“Eric Bauza, Emmy Award-winning voice actor and the modern voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, along with dozens of other beloved cartoon characters, has passed away suddenly. More details to come,” the statement read. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostMore about Eric Bauza’s familyEric Bauza was born in Scarborough, Toronto, in December 1979. He was of Filipino descent.Contrary to popular belief, Eric did not marry Jessica Borutski in 2016. In a 2023 interview with the Animation World Network, Bauza explained:“We’re not together anymore and, fun fact, we were never married. But people seem to really want us to be together, because we’ll Google our names, and it will say that we’re married. It’s been awful for our dating lives.”Eric Bauza continued:“We laugh about it, though, because we’ll change it on Wikipedia and then someone else will change it back a week later with an exact date of our alleged marriage. In fact, if you can’t make this the headline of your article, maybe find a way to slip in this PSA.” View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn the same interview, the Muppet Babies voice actor spoke about his son. He noted:“I could not book a preschool show to save my life before my son was born, and then suddenly, the only thing I can book is preschool shows and I don’t mind. If I only ever do preschool shows for the rest of my career, I'll be fine. They are so much fun. The atmosphere is always really upbeat and light. There are some stakes and there are some problems that need to be solved. But I always feel like it is so much more fun than some adult shows I’ve been on.”Mr. Bauza also shared his close bond with his son.“My son and I watch Kiff together, enjoying my Reggie, Mr. Rippeppa, and Roy Fox, aka my Will Arnett rip-off voice. My son also has this great ear for voices that he inherited from me, and he’ll watch shows I forgot I was in and I’ll be in the other room making lunch when I hear him say, ‘Hey! I just heard you in a cartoon again!’ I think the latest one was Fast & Furious Spy Racers, and I was doing this really bad German accent and my son totally knew it was me.” View this post on Instagram Instagram PostJessica Borutski, 42, worked as a supervising and head director on the Nickelodeon show, The Loud House, between October 2018 and February 2026. She currently works for Warner Bros. Animation. Her past projects include Bunnicula and The Looney Tunes Show.Over the decades, Eric Bauza worked on nearly a thousand voice projects on films, television, shorts, and video games. His latest work was in Coyote vs. Acme.