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Samuel E. Wright – who is most famous for his portrayal of Sebastian the crab in Disney favourite, The Little Mermaid – has died aged 74.The two-time Tony award nominee’s death was announced by his hometown Montgomery, New York, but the cause of death has not been made public.The Town of Montgomery wrote: “Today, the Town of Montgomery mourns the loss of Sam Wright.

prestigious Song of the Year prize at the Grammys last month.)But Ryan Gosling, 43, still won the night when he brought all of his Kenergy to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.It was a show-stopping number unlike any that the Academy Awards had seen before.Instantly, Gosling’s Kenfest joined the ranks of these wackiest Oscar musical performances ever.The sight of the orange-jumpsuited singer cavorting across the stage with a troupe of ghosts and other assorted ghouls was truly scary. As was the fact that Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You” not only beat out the No.

prestigious Song of the Year prize at the Grammys last month.And while our money is on the siblings to become the youngest two-time Oscar winners, they may still lose the night to Ryan Gosling when he brings all of his Kenergy to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.It’s sure to be a musical number unlike any that the Academy Awards have seen before.But before all that blonde fragility is unleashed on Sunday, we look back at the wackiest Oscar musical performances ever.The sight of the orange-jumpsuited singer cavorting across the stage with a troupe of ghosts and other assorted ghouls was truly scary. As was the fact that Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You” not only beat out the No.

Daveed Diggs queued up outside Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre, his hometown multiplex, to see “The Little Mermaid” with his father, Dountes. “It must’ve been opening weekend. The line wrapped around the block,” Diggs recalls. “I remember loving Scuttle, thinking he was just the funniest thing I’d seen up to that point, and loving the songs.” Thirty years later, Diggs is a Tony- and Grammy-winning actor, rapper and filmmaker, best known for “Blindspotting” (both the 2018 film and the Starz series) and “Hamilton,” where he delighted Broadway audiences by putting his unique imprint on Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. After playing those historical figures night after night, one might imagine he’d have no qualms about taking on another well-known character — the calypso-singing crab Sebastian in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” which opens on May 26.

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Samuel E. Wright was an actor and singer known for roles including providing the voice of Sebastian the crab in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.”Wright was best known for his role in “The Little Mermaid,” for which he sang the iconic songs “Kiss the Girl” and the Oscar-winning “Under the Sea.” But he was also a stage actor as well as doing live-action screen roles.

official Facebook page of Montgomery, New York.“Today, the Town of Montgomery mourns the loss of Sam Wright,” they wrote. “Sam was an inspiration to us all and along with his family established the Hudson Valley Conservatory.”The tribute continued, “As we say goodbye to a pillar in our community .

has died. He was 74.Wright died Monday night, peacefully in his sleep, at his home in Walden, New York, his daughter told  His death comes following a three-year battle with prostate cancer.Before his performance in, Wright was an accomplished stage star, making his debut in the 1971 production of and had a lead role in on Broadway in 1972.He earned his first Tony Award nomination in 1984 for his role in In 1997, he began his run as Mufasa in the Broadway adaptation of.

Actor Samuel E. Wright, the recognizable voice behind Sebastian the crab in "The Little Mermaid," has died.

Haley Bosselman editorSamuel E. Wright, the actor who voiced Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid,” has died.

Samuel E. Wright, whose vocal portrayal of Sebastian the Crab in Disney’s The Little Mermaid included the Oscar-winning “Under the Sea,” died yesterday. He was 74.