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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Samuel E. Wright is the 8,190th most popular actor (down from 7,854th in 2024), the 12,603rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,636th in 2019) and the 3,821st most popular American Actor.

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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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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Samuel E. Wright ranks 3,824. Before him are Keone Young (1947), 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), and Crystal Reed (1985).

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