Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor based in the United States. He is mostly known for voicing several ''

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'' characters, for which he won three

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for his performances in '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' (2020–2024), '' Bugs Bunny Builders'' (2022–present), and ''

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'' (2024). 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

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suburb of

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on December 7, 1979, and is of Filipino descent. His father and grandfather were fans of classic cartoons such as

. 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.Eric Bauza PT1 - Voice of Bellybag, Foop, Buhdeuce, Chet, Tiger Claw - Animation Voice Over EP 133
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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. His breakthrough role was on '' Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', where he took over the role of Stimpy from

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. 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

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, and was seen on the NFL during Fox's pre-game show. Bauza is the voice of Lord Stingray on the

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series '' Superjail!'',

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on ''

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'' and Dr. Psychobos on '' Ben 10: Omniverse''. He also appeared in episodes of the animated web series ''

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'', 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

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's '' The Adventures of Puss in Boots'' and related media. Bauza has performed

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at the

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. Bauza has voiced characters including

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, Tweety,

, and

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. For his role in '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'', Bauza won the first ever

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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 ''

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'' 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.Jacob Carey
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''

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'', November 11, 2022. In 2023, Bauza became the new voice of Buster Bunny in the reboot show '' Tiny Toons Looniversity''. He also became the voice actor for Jimmy Pesto on ''

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'' for the show's fourteenth season (after Jay Johnston's firing) and Robert "Big Bob" Belcher Sr. (who was previously voiced by H. Jon Benjamin and

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in the character's last two appearances).

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Other

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Eric's Blog
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