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Eric Bauza: Coroner Cites Cardiovascular Disease as Cause of Death

Eric Bauza, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died at home on Sunday at 46. The Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled the death natural.

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Two shots of a man in a dark blazer and light blue shirt in front of a wall with a "Coyote vs. Acme" poster, left with a microphone
Eric Bauza

U.S. voice actor Eric Bauza, the current voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died of cardiovascular disease resulting from high blood pressure. That is according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner. Bauza died on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the age of 46.

The office classified the manner of death as natural. According to the findings, Bauza died at home in Los Angeles County, California.

His family announced the death on Instagram late Sunday evening, initially without giving a cause. The death was sudden, the family said. It said it would share more information.

Split image: man in dark blazer and blue shirt speaking at an event, next to a display stand reading "Coyote vs. Acme"

According to the trade magazine Variety, Bauza had most recently been working on the pre-production of two projects.

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are among the best-known characters in the animated series "Looney Tunes" from Warner Bros. studio. Besides them, Bauza voiced other well-known cartoon characters.

Channing Dungey, chair of the Warner Bros. Television Group and U.S. Networks, paid tribute to the voice actor, according to the trade publication The Hollywood Reporter.

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