About Samuel E. Wright

Samuel Ernest Wright was an American actor. He was best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the lead vocals to "Under the Sea", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He played Dizzy Gillespie in Bird, the biographical film about Charlie Parker. Wright also played the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway and voiced Kron the Iguanodon in the 2000 CGI/live-action film Dinosaur.

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Samuel E. Wright

American actor (1946–2021)

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About Samuel E. Wright

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Occupation: television actor, film actor, singer, voice actor
Citizenship: United States
Born: November 20, 1946
Died: May 24, 2021

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