Samuel E. Wright (born November 20, 1946 - died May 24, 2021) was an American film and theater actor and singer who was best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the main vocals to Under the Sea, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Wright also played the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway. Another accomplishment of his was voicing Kron the Iguanodon in Disney's CGI film Dinosaur.