Patric Covey

What to say about the amazing Eric Bauza? There’s so much to say, actually, I really can’t decide where to start. I first met Eric on the Fairly Odd Parents about 20 years ago. He came in to do a minor voice for me and I recognized his immense talent instantly. From there, we kept bringing him in for whatever character we hadn’t cast yet because he could literally voice anything. Finally, we had a lead character come up that we needed a voice for.– the voice of Baby Foop, the anti-fairy - and he, of course, crushed that and did incredible. He even did the voice of Foop in the Fairly Odd Parents live action movie where that character made an appearance. Eric and I always had a great time when we were together. He was literally, one of the funniest people I ever met, and one of the most loyal and friendly. Friendly is very hard to come by in this business. I last saw him this past March at an event that I hosted and asked him to appear. He, of course, agreed and not only showed up, but brought the house down with his humor. He even showed off his amazing drawing talent by drawing a gigantic face of Bugs Bunny the character he is so well-known for voicing recently. It took some big talent to fill Mel Blanks shoes but only someone with the talent level of Erik could’ve done it, and do it he did. (I still have the drawing, by the way) The entertainment business is full of entertaining people, but it’s a special person that can be both entertaining, and a real person. That person was Eric. I’ll miss you forever, buddy. You’ll be making the angels laugh for eternity. Rest well. #ericbauza #friend #bugsbunny #FairlyOddParents