He loved to entertain, he loved to make people smile and laugh and he loved to love."
Wright also recorded several reggae-infused albums as Sebastian for Walt Disney Records, including one titledParty Gras!
“Sebastian has given me what I’ve always wanted as an actor,” Wrighttold EW in 1991.
Samuel E. Wright, the voice of Sebastian the Crab in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ has died at 74.Craig Barritt/Getty Images; Everett Collection
“and that’s immortality.
I want the whole world to love me, remember me forever.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be doing this.
This is my mark.”
One of his first major screen roles was as Washington Americans ballplayer C.B.
“Cool Breeze” Travis opposite Jim Bouton on 1976 sitcomBall Four.
