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Samuel E. Wright

1946 - 2021

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Samuel Ernest Wright (November 20, 1946 – May 24, 2021) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel E. Wright is the 8,135th most popular actor (down from 7,854th in 2019), the 12,589th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,640th in 2019) and the 3,818th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Samuel E. Wright ranks 8,135 out of 13,578. Before him are Clayton Moore, John Cameron Mitchell, Sid James, Morgan Woodward, Jacqueline Bracamontes, and Natalia Dyer. After him are Marjorie Main, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Ruth Roland, William McNamara, Kate Dickie, and Serena Scott Thomas.

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Among people born in 1946, Samuel E. Wright ranks 766. Before him are Holly Woodlawn, Al Lowe, Mike Beebe, Dennis Muren, Michael Rosen, and Haji. After him are Tim Thomerson, Ben Vereen, Julie Covington, Jimmy Webb, Alexandra Bastedo, and Loudon Wainwright III. Among people deceased in 2021, Samuel E. Wright ranks 650. Before him are Pete George, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Gillian Sheen, C. J. Hunter, Richard Lerner, and Adrian Metcalfe. After him are Slide Hampton, Wayne Thiebaud, David Khakhaleishvili, Mo Hayder, Viktor Shuvalov, and Michael R. Clifford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel E. Wright ranks 12,593 out of 20,380. Before him are Todd Solondz (1959), Cornelia Fort (1919), David S. Johnson (1945), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), and Robert P. Patterson (1891). After him are Dick Butkus (1942), William Steinkraus (1925), Marjorie Main (1890), Norman Lear (1922), Ruth Roland (1892), and William McNamara (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Samuel E. Wright ranks 3,820. Before him are Ken Wahl (1954), Paige O'Hara (1956), Clayton Moore (1914), John Cameron Mitchell (1963), Morgan Woodward (1925), and Natalia Dyer (1995). After him are Marjorie Main (1890), Ruth Roland (1892), William McNamara (1965), Marc Blucas (1972), Crystal Reed (1985), and Jason Winston George (1972).

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