The famed voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig will MC the March 15 ceremony that includes a star-studded set of presenters, performers and guests; a slew of artists and their animated shows have been nominated, including ‘I Am Groot,’ ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘Orion and the Dark,’ ‘ Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie,’ and ‘The Tiny Chef Show.’
The voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig (among countless others), Eric Bauza, will host this Saturday’s 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards (CAFE).Now in its third year, this standalone competition spotlights the pinnacle of creativity and innovation in children’s entertainment.The ceremony will be streamed live on watch.theemmys.tv and through The Emmys apps (apps.theemmys.tv).
Note that the Creative Arts CAFE ceremony recognizing excellence in behind-the-scenes and technical achievements, will take place at 8:00 PM PT and will not have a host.The nomination list is incredibly extensive; it includes , , , , and .Announced last December, the animation, visual effects and related nominees can be found on AWN here.
Puppeteer and actor Dave Goetz () will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to previously announced honoree, Emmy Award-winning performer Fran Brill.Additional presenters for CAFE and the Creative Arts CAFE ceremonies include: Ella Bright (“Darrell Rivers” in ), Noah Cottrell (“Simon” in ), Lucia Cunningham (“Jessica Williams” in ), Terrence Little Gardenhigh (voice of “John Patrick ‘Pat’ Patterson” in ), Duff Goldman (host, , Jack Griffo (“Max” in ), Mykal-Michelle Harris (as “Alice Baxter” on ), Paul Walter Hauser (voice of “Dark” in ), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase” in ), Kiersten Kelly (voice of “Brooklyn” in ), Donna Kimball (Emmy nominee performer "Mokey Fraggle," from Kira Kosarin (“Phoebe Thunderman” in ), Amanda Lawrence (“Matron Shipley” on ), Amanda Martinez (voice of “Abuela” in ), Arianna McDonald (Marcie), Bobby Moynihan (Former cast member, voice of “Bobby Boots” in ), Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson” in ), Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood” in ), Cree Summer (voice of Lizard & DeeDee in , John Tartaglia (Emmy nominee "Sprocket the Dog" () Jacob Tremblay (voice of “Orion” in ) and Izaac Wang (“Sam Wing” in ). Nominees and guests expected to attend the ceremonies include Bob Bergen (voice of “Porky Pig” in Looney Tunes Cartoons), Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (“Abby Cadabby & Tango” on ), Adam Copeland (“Ares” on , WWE wrestler Edge), Ben Feldman (voice of “Tylor Tuskmon” in), Eric Jacobson (“Bert,” “Oscar the Grouch” & “Grover” on), Elizabeth Mitchell (“Carol Calvin”/“Mrs.Claus” on ), Maximilian Lee Piazza (), Sarah Rafferty (“Donna” in ; “Katherine” in ), David Rudman (“Cookie Monster” & “Baby Bear” on ), Eric Stonestreet (“Cameron Tucker” on , “Magnus Antas” aka “The Mad Santa” in ), and Kari Wahlgren (voices of “Magda,” “Granny Catherine,” “ Whiskers” in ).
Bauza is a veteran Looney Tunes voice actor who most recently earned him two Children’s and Family Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program – first in 2022 for his performance of Bugs Bunny in and again in 2023 for his performances of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, and Marvin the Martian in .Bauza is the voice of both Porky Pig and Daffy Duck in coming out in theaters on March 14, 2025.Bauza began his career in animation as a character designer working with production studios in Hollywood.
It was this introduction to the animation world that led him to a successful career as one of the most in-demand voiceover artists in town.He received Emmy and Annie Award nominations for his work as the title character in and as well as for Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in .His other television credits include , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and the voice of Fozzie Bear, the big-hearted comedian, in Disney Junior’s reimagined television series.
On the big screen, Bauza voiced Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, and Marvin the Martian in .He has voiced characters in and , as well as Woody Woodpecker in the feature film for Universal.He has also voiced characters in commercials such as Lucky the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms cereal, Trix Rabbit for Trix cereal and Marvin the Martian for Nike and Walmart.
He’s been vewwy, vewwy busy!
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
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