The Little Mermaid
1989
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Samuel Ernest Wright (November 20, 1946 – May 24, 2021) [1] 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", [2] which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Samuel Ernest Wright was an African-American actor and singer from Camden, South Carolina. He notably voiced Sebastian the Crab from Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise and Kron the Iguanodon from Dinosaur.
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May 26, 2021 · Samuel E. Wright, the actor who voiced Sebastian the crab in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and sang the film’s Oscar-winning song “Under the Sea,” has died aged 74.
May 26, 2021 · Tributes have been paid to US actor Samuel E Wright, best known for voicing Sebastian the crab in Disney's The Little Mermaid, who has died at 74. Wright sang the 1989 animation's...
May 26, 2021 · Samuel E. Wright, a veteran stage actor who earned two Tony Award nominations but was best known for voicing the headstrong crab Sebastian in the 1989 animated film “The Little Mermaid,” died on...
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Samuel Ernest Wright was an African-American actor and singer from Camden, South Carolina. He notably voiced Sebastian the Crab from Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise and Kron the Iguanodon from Dinosaur. He also played Mufasa in the original Broadway run of The Lion King.
May 26, 2021 · Samuel E. Wright, actor who was the voice of Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid,” died Monday of prostate cancer at his home in Walden, New York at the age of 74.
