The actor had 74 years and suffered from prostate cancer. In addition to being the voice in the Disney movie, he also played Mufasa, in the Broadway version of The Lion King
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Friday, September 13
Samuel Wright, the actor who voiced Sebastian the crab in 'The Little Mermaid', has died
The actor Samuel Wright, famous for giving voice to the crab Sebastian in The little Mermaid from Disney. According to information provided by his daughter to the media The Hollywood Reporter , the actor passed away peacefully Monday night 24 in Walden, New York, after three years of fighting prostate cancer .
Wright’s character as King Triton’s adviser crab was a favorite when the Oscar-winning film was released and scored a point in his career.
Through a statement on Facebook, the official account of his hometown, Montgomery, shared the news.
“Today, the city of Montgomery mourns the loss of Sam Wright. In this picture he meets the City Supervisor, Brian Maher and his brother Patrick in Walden in the early 80 ”, the statement reads,“ Sam was an inspiration to everyone and together with his family they established the Hudson Valley Conservatory “.
Sam founded a cultural center with his family in Montgomery, city located in New York, United States.
“Sam was known to walk into a room and simply lavish joy on those who interacted with him. He loved to entertain, he loved to make people smile and he loved to love “, dictates the publication.
For his part, his daughter assured that he was the brightest light.
The actor often worked on Broadway. On 1971 made his debut in Jesus Christ Superstar , the following year she acted in production Pippin and in 1997 he turned in Mufasa in the musical The Lion King , for which he earned a Tony Award nomination
In the Disney film, Wright played the song “Under the Sea” (Under the sea), for which he won the Oscar for Best Original Song , and “Kiss the Girl” which was also nominated for that category.
Sam Wright returned to the role of the crab of 1992 to 1994 for a movie prequel, sequel and for other shows like Marsupilami Y House of Mouse .
He is survived by his wife, Amanda, whom he would meet years of marriage in June and their children, Keely, Dee and Sam .
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