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Samuel E. Wright
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Died aged 74
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/11/1946Born inCamden, South Carolina, USADied24/05/2021 (aged 74)Died inWaldenCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ926362 ↗TMDb#67392 ↗

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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Filmography34 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019The Little Mermaid Live!MovieSebastian (archive footage) (voice)73
2006Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly PrincessMovieSebastian (voice)60
2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'MovieSelf (achieve footage)60
2005Jonny ZeroSeriesJericho59
2005Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyMovieSebastian (voice)59
2002Marsupilami - Les marsupiadesMovieSebastian56
2002Marsupilami - Le trésor du MarsupilamiMovieSebastian56
2001Disney's House of MouseSeriesSebastian (voice)55
2001Le Marsupilami à HollywoodMovieSebastian55
2001Le marsupilami à New-YorkMovieSebastian55
2001Marsupilami - Le rallye du MarsupilamiMovieSebastian55
2001Le marsupilami dans la PampaMovieSebastian55
2000DinosaurMovieKron (voice)54
2000The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaMovieSebastian (voice)54
1993Alex Haley's QueenSeriesAlfred47
1993MarsupilamiSeriesSebastian (voice)47
1992The Little MermaidSeriesSebastian (voice)46
1992Raw ToonageSeriesSebastian (voice)46
1991Separate But EqualMovieArtis Patterson45
1991Separate but EqualSeriesArtis Patterson45
1990Law & OrderSeriesDefense Attorney Dubois44
1990Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the SeaMovieSebastian (archive footage) (voice)44
1990Little Mermaid's IslandSeriesSebastian (voice)44
1989The Little MermaidMovieSebastian (voice)43
1988BirdMovieDizzy Gillespie42
1988Me and HimMovieParamedic 142
1988Thelonious Monk: Straight, No ChaserMovieSelf - Narrator (voice)42
1986The Gift of Amazing GraceMovieMorris40
1985BrassMovieCapt. Michael Shore39
1984The Cosby ShowSeriesDr. Dan Morgan38
1981Simon & SimonSeries—35
1980EnosSeriesTurk Adams34
1979Hollow ImageMovieScottie33
1976Ball FourSeries—30