Samuel E. Wright (born November 20, 1946 in Camden, South Carolina) is an American film and theater actor who is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, and the voice of Kron in Disney's Dinosaur.
Samuel E. Wright was nominated for a Tony Award in 1984 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in "The Tap Dance Kid," and again in 1998 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as the original lead actor for M...
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Samuel E. Wright (born November 20, 1946 in Camden, South Carolina) is an American film and theater actor who is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, and the voice of Kron in Disney's Dinosaur.
Samuel E. Wright was nominated for a Tony Award in 1984 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in "The Tap Dance Kid," and again in 1998 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as the original lead actor for Mufasa in The Lion King, the Broadway version of Disney's classic The Lion King. Wright played Enos' partner Turk in the TV series Enos. Wright originated the part of "Sam" in Over Here! on Broadway. Wright also played the part of Jericho on the short lived Fox TV show Jonny Zero.
He currently runs his own drama school in Walden, New York called the Hudson Valley Conservatory and wrote a short play Radio Days about the era when people listened to radio like they watch TV today. The play features different bits of music and excerpts from various...
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