In recent years, Eric Bauza had become one of the most successful and popular voice-over artists in the business, including his command of the entire library of Bugs Bunny and other “Looney Tunes” characters. But there was one iconic show that had eluded him until recently: “The Simpsons.” Bauza recently made that dream come true — and his “The Simpsons” premiere is set to take place on Nov. 15 on Fox, with the episode “Dream Scenari-Moe.” But sadly, Bauza’s “Simpsons” debut is now posthumous, following his death Sunday at the age of 46. Bauza’s passing, a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, stunned the animation community — including “The Simpsons” writers who had just worked with him.
Fong” and newspaper editor “Harry Metsali.” “Everything people have said about Eric, before and after his untimely passing, is absolutely true,” Mazariegos told Variety. We reached out to him to play two New-Yorky characters for our ‘Dream Scenari-Moe’ episode, and he knocked it out of the park. He seamlessly dipped in and out of dozens of voices, both to give us options and just hilariously riffing while off-mic.
He signed our Wall-of-Fame and drew an amazingly rendered Bugs Bunny on it. That’s how we found out he started as an animator! He was such a longtime fan of animation and kept saying that he felt like the luckiest guy in the world.” Mazariegos said Bauza came in to record in two sessions, and that they had recently bumped into him at last month’s Creative Arts Emmys.
Also, exec producer Matt Selman had just seen Bauza at another event last week. It was such a shock,” Mazariegos said. To his young family, to a generation of animation fans, to an industry that’s being hobbled by greed and AI.
We join his countless friends, colleagues and fans in mourning his loss.” Bauza was heard in this year’s “Coyote vs. Acme” as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Charlie the Dog and others. But he had more than 400 acting credits to his name, including “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Chowder,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” “Scooby-Doo!
Mystery Incorporated,” “Fanboy & Chum Chum,” “Ben 10 Omniverse” and, in 2026 alone, “Chibiverse,” “Minions & Monsters,” “Forgotten Island,” “Rick and Morty,” “Superkitties” and “Avatar: Seven Havens,” among others. Besides Bauza, “Dream Scenari-Moe” guest voices also include Meg Ryan (who plays “Sam”) and “Saturday Night Live” cast member James Austin Johnson as “Dr. De La Manana.” Here’s the logline to the episode: “When Moe has trouble sleeping, he enrolls in a brand new sleep study that gives him the greatest romantic comedy dreams of his life.
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