CBS News reported that Eric Bauza, an Emmy-winning actor who voiced the "Looney Tunes" characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died on Sunday, according to his manager. He was 46.
BBC News reported Bauza's death in a story headlined "Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies aged 46." The BBC report states that Bauza had voiced a number of characters in this summer's animated hit Coyote vs. Acme.
The New York Times reported, in an article by Yan Zhuang, that the voice actor brought Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other stars of a long-running cartoon franchise to life. The Times article spells the franchise "Looney Toons" in its headline, while the CBS News report uses "Looney Tunes."
The three reports differ in detail and emphasis. Each one identifies Bauza through his best-known roles, the characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The CBS News account is the only one of the three summaries that names a source for the death, his manager.
The summaries of the CBS News, BBC News and New York Times reports do not state a cause of death or the place where Bauza died. Further details were not available in the summaries reviewed for this story.
Sources: CBS News: Eric Bauza, actor who voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46; BBC News: Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies aged 46; The New York Times: Eric Bauza, Voice of ‘Looney Toons’ Characters, Dies at 46.