![]() ![]() He originated the role of Mayor Joe Clark in Mule Bone (1991). He portrayed jazz trumpeter and composer Dizzy Gillespie in the 1988 Clint Eastwood film Bird. Wright was nominated for a Tony Award in 1984 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Tap Dance Kid. Wright played Enos' partner Officer Turk Adams in the TV series Enos, the Dukes of Hazzard spin-off in 1980–81. In addition, on Broadway, Wright replaced Ben Vereen as the Leading Player in Pippin (1972). Wright originated the part of "Sam" in Over Here! on Broadway (1974). ![]() In 1968, Wright moved to New York City to pursue his acting career full time. Wright was a student at Camden High School, where he was involved with sports and the arts. Wright was born on November 20, 1946, in Camden, South Carolina. Wright also played the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway and voiced Kron the Iguanodon in Disney's 2000 CGI/live-action film Dinosaur. ![]() He played Dizzy Gillespie in Bird, the biographical film about Charlie Parker. 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. Samuel Ernest Wright (Novem – May 24, 2021) was an American actor and singer. ![]()
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