LOOK: Eric Bauza with some of the cartoon characters he voiced over.
Photo courtesy: Twitter account of Eric Bauza (@bauzilla)
Filipinos are talented not only in singing, arts, and dancing but in voice acting too!
Remember Looney tunes? It is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969 where Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, tweety Bird, Grandma, and Sylvester were first introduced. And guess what? The voice behind these characters is only one person!
Eric Bauza, a Filipino-Canadian voice actor, stand-up comedian and animation artist that gained a lot of nominations and awards; some of these are nomination in Annie awards for Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production in 2014 on The Fairly Odd Parents as the nephew of Wanda and Cosmo named Foop, Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production in 2016 which is The Adventures of Puss in Boots as the voice of Puss in Boots. In the same year, he was also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Breadwinners For the episode "Buhdeuce" for the episode "Movie Ducks".
He also had nominations on Behind the Voice Actors Awards 2018. Some nominations are Voice Actor of the year, Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) and Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016) As the voice of Big Earl. Eric Bauza also became a nominee in Daytime Emmy awards as an Outstanding Performer in an Animated Programming 2016 for The Adventure of Puss in Boots for playing Puss in Boots and Sino, Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program in 2019, 2020, and 2021 for Muppet Babies For playing: Fozzie Bear/Bunsen Honeydew and Mr. Statler and nominee as Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 2021 for Looney Tunes (2019) for playing Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck.
LOOK: Eric Bauza in 1991 wearing Marvin the Martian and soon He became the voice of Marvin The Martian in 2011.
Photo courtesy: Twitter account of Eric Bauza (@bauzilla)
Eric Bauza was asked by the host in a zoom interview with CNN on what it is like to prepare for Bugs Bunny and what he does to sound like Bugs Bunny. He answered, “it is all about the personality, you have to become the character that’s all, and it’s more than the imitation of a voice; you really have to know who he is.” No wonder why Eric Bauza won BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award in Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Comedy/Musical in 2016 for The Looney Tunes Show (2011) as the voice of Marvin the Martian. Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama in 2015 for Ben 10: Omniverse, and in the same year, he won as Voice Actor of the Year. Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series in 2016 for Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series in 2017 for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series in 20181 for DuckTales.
Look:LeBron James, left, Filipino-Canadian voice actor Eric Bauza, new alter-ego of Bugs Bunny, right. (Insider.com)
Another awaited movie from Warner's Bros, Space Jam A New Legacy will air this coming July 10, 2021 and Eric Bauza will voice the iconic Bugs Bunny character.
While growing up watching Bugs Bunny, whoever knew that someday he would be the one who'll give Bugs Bunny a life as a rabbit. He auditioned twice to be Bugs Bunny's voice in a regular show. And now Bauza is part of one of the awaited movies from Warner's Bros.
Bauza is not clueless in this field as he loved to imitate characters when he was young. Some other credentials he has are children’s classics such as “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “The Fairly OddParents,” and “Phineas and Ferb.” And now down in the bottom of his career as a voice actor a sequel from a nineties original film starring Michael Jordan, "Space Jam: A New Legacy" lead by LeBron James and some basketball player stars such as Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis.
To be recognized in this industry is a privilege and a different level of success. Through outstanding organizations such as the Golden Creative Voices Awards, Eric Bauza and other international artists are celebrated for their work and passion in life.
