The modern voice of many classic cartoon characters was silenced Oct. 25 when Eric Bauza passed away from hypertensive heart disease at the age of 46. The three-time Emmy award winner, who spoke for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and many others, loved his job. That was so clear when he was my guest
“Thufferin’ thuckotash!” Have you heard Eric Bauza as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester & Tweety and many other classic cartoon stars? He says his five-year-old son can tell his Bugs from that of Mel Blanc but I can’t, and I’ve collected dozens of classic Warner
I was more skeptical than Yosemite Sam on a riverboat when I heard the recently launched streaming service HBO Max was offering a new generation of Warner Bros. cartoons. Having grown up on a steady diet of original, theatrical Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, a staple of children’s viewing on television in the ’60s and