Sinbad
Sinbad speaks with Zama American High School students in Sagamihara, Japan
Born	David Adkins November 18, 1956 (1956-11-18) (age 51) Benton Harbor, Michigan,  United States
Spouse(s)	Meredith Adkins

David Adkins (born November 10^[1] or November 18,^[2] 1956), better known by the stage name Sinbad, is an African-American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing on several television series and starring in the family-friendly films Houseguest, First Kid and Jingle All the Way. Image File history File linksMetadata Sinbad_with_students. ... Sagamihara City Hall Sagamihara (Japanese: 相模原市 -shi) is a bedroom city located in north central Kanagawa, bordering Tokyo. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. State of Michigan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... B. J. Novak in a stand-up comedy routine at Olde English sketch comedy in June 2007. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Houseguest is a 1995 feature film starring Sinbad and Phil Hartman. ... First Kid is a motion picture from Walt Disney Pictures that was released on August 30, 1996. ... Jingle All the Way (1996) is a comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad. ...

Early life

Sinbad was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the son of Louise and the Baptist Rev. Dr. Donald Adkins The Second.^[2] He has five siblings, named Donna, Dorothea, Mark, Michael, and Donald.^[3] He attended college between 1974 and 1978 at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, where he lettered two seasons for the basketball team.^[4] Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. State of Michigan. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is... The University of Denver (DU) is an independent, coeducational, four-year university in Denver, Colorado. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Demonym Coloradan Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th in the US  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ...

Military service

Sinbad served in the US Air Force as a Boom Operator aboard KC-135 Stratotankers. He was almost dismissed with a dishonorable discharge for various misbehavior including going AWOL.^[5] Seal of the Air Force. ... The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft. ... A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. ... AWOL (pronounced a-wall) is an acronym for the United States and other armed forces expression Absent WithOut Leave or Absence Without Official Leave. The United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy use the term Unauthorized Absence (UA) instead. ...

After a series of incidents, he was eventually ejected "for parking my car in the wrong position."^[7] The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ...

Career

Under the professional name Sinbad,^[8] he began his career appearing on Star Search, Sinbad won his round against fellow comedian Dennis Miller,^[9] appearing a total of seven times. He soon was cast on The Redd Foxx Show, a short-lived sitcom, playing Byron Lightfoot. Star Search is a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon, which also appeared as a remake in 2003-2004. ... Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, political commentator, television personality, and talk radio host. ... The Redd Foxx Show was a short-lived comedy sitcom that premiered January 18, 1986 on ABC. It followed the life of Al Hughes (Redd Foxx), a newsstand owner who adopted a street-wise teenager named Toni (Pamela Segall). ...

A Different World

In 1987, Sinbad landed a role in A Different World, a spin-off of The Cosby Show for Lisa Bonet's character Denise Huxtable. (Previously, Sinbad appeared in two different one-off roles on The Cosby Show, as a principal and as "Davis Sarrette".) Huxtable attended Hillman College; a fictional traditionally black college, it was modeled off Atlanta's Spelman College. While Bonet only stayed with the program for a season,^[10] Sinbad stayed with the cast from 1988 until 1991 as "Coach Walter Oakes". His nick name on the set was Weejin. This was a joke for both cast and crew, Sinbad later stated. A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC (from September 24, 1987 until July 9, 1993). ... The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, first broadcast on September 20, 1984 and ran for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992. ... Lisa Michelle Boney (born November 16, 1967), known professionally as Lisa Bonet (IPA: ), is an American actress. ... Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts womans college in Atlanta, Georgia. ... A Different World was the popular spin-off from the American television series The Cosby Show. ...

With the exception of later addition Marisa Tomei to the cast, the students at Hillman were all high-achieving African Americans with unique personalities, contrary to the "token" roles previously focused on. At a July 2006 cast reunion, promoting the series syndication on cable channel Nick at Nite, Sinbad reflected on the program: "The show was a problem. You look back, black shows were just happening... It wasn't supposed to succeed and it (did). This show was never given the accolades it should have. In A Different World, Walter began to fall in love with a girl named Jaleesa known as Dawnn Lewis. She was not interested in him until he asked her to marry him. The wedding ceremony was broke up because they had realistic thoughts about life so they broke up. Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress. ... Nick-at-Nite (sometimes spelled Nick @ Nite, by its current logo) is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday–Thursdays from 9 PM–6 AM and Friday–Saturdays from 10 PM–6 AM Eastern and Pacific Standard Time. ... Dawnn Lewis (born August 13, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actress, best known for her roles on sitcoms such as A Different World and in the first season of Hangin with Mr. ...

Roles after A Different World

Sinbad co-starred with Scott Bakula in Necessary Roughness, where he played Andre Krimm, a college professor recruited by coach for the defensive line, after NCAA sanctions force the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos to start from scratch. The Paramount Pictures film opened September 27, 1991, going on to gross over $20 million at the box office. Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor who played leading roles in two science fiction television series: Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Necessary Roughness (1991) is a comedy starring Scott Bakula and Sinbad. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... USD redirects here. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ...

After playing a condom in 1992 video Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You, and hosting the November 21, 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live, he found small roles in The Meteor Man and Coneheads. Other appearances during this hiatus from episodic television were in the 1994 telefilm Aliens for Breakfast, and two appearances on Bill Nye, the Science Guy. This article is about the male contraceptive device. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... SNL redirects here. ... The Meteor Man is a 1993 film by director/writer/star Robert Townsend about a superhero. ... The Coneheads was originally a sketch on Saturday Night Live which starred Dan Aykroyd as father Beldar, Jane Curtin as mother Prymaat and Kristen Kilpatrick as daughter (Connie). The Coneheads were an alien family, natives of the planet Remulak, who found themselves stranded on Earth. ... Bill Nye the Science Guy is an Emmy Award-winning educational television program, hosted by Bill Nye. ...

The Sinbad Show

By the early 1990s, his popularity had grown enough for FOX to green-light The Sinbad Show, which premiered September 16, 1993. In the self-titled series, Sinbad plays 35-year-old David Bryan, a bachelor who decides to become a foster parent to two children, after becoming emotionally attached to them.^[11] The series, which co-starred a young Salma Hayek, received praise from critics for its unique and realistic portrayal of African American life.^[11] Around that time, Sinbad had recently received joint custody of his two kids, Royce,^[12] then age 4 and Paige, age 7, and told the press that these experiences informed him of single parenting.^[11] This article is about the animal. ... The Sinbad Show was a short-lived American sitcom. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A foster parent is an adult guardian to whom one or more children have been legally entrusted. ... Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated Mexican/American actress, Daytime Emmy-winning director, and an Emmy-nominated TV and film producer. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

The Sinbad Show had too small a following, and was cancelled, with the last episode airing April 21, 1994. The role earned him a 1995 Kids' Choice Awards nomination for "Favorite Television Actor". is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards is an annual awards show, usually held in April, that honors the years biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted for by the children who watch the Nickelodeon cable channel. ...

Films and other projects

In 1993 Sinbad did a stand-up HBO special called Sinbad - Afros and Bellbottoms for which he won a 1995 Image Award. The show was such a huge success that he was brought back in 1996 for Sinbad - Son of a Preacher Man and again in 1998 for Sinbad - Nothin' but the Funk. All of these shows have been released on VHS and DVD. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Variety - Series or Special: Categories: NAACP Image Awards ...

Sinbad again won a 1998 Image Award in 1998 for Sinbad's Summer Jam III: '70s Soul Music Festival. The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Variety - Series or Special: Categories: NAACP Image Awards ...

By 1995, Sinbad had created a company called "David & Goliath Productions", located in Studio City by that point.^[3] Studio City is a district in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. ...

From 1989 to 1991, Sinbad was host of It's Showtime at the Apollo, returning in 2005 while regular host Mo'Nique was on maternity leave. He hosted a Soul Train episode that aired January 14, 1995; appearing as a contestant in a 1995 episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!; and was the emcee the 2000 Miss Universe Pageant.^[13] Showtime at the Apollo (formerly Its Showtime at the Apollo) is a syndicated music television show, first broadcast in 1986, and is produced by the Apollo Theater. ... MoNique (born Monique Imes on December 11, 1967 in Woodlawn, Maryland) is an African American comedian, actress, BET Awards, and reality television host. ... Soul Train is a long-running music-related syndicated television program. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Saturday Night Live parody, see Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live). ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ...

During the 1990s, Sinbad guest-starred on an episode of Nickelodeon's All That. In one sketch, he played the father of recurring character Ishboo, dubbed "Sinboo". He also made a cameo appearance in the comedy movie Good Burger, starring Kenan & Kel, as "Mr. Wheat", a short tempered teacher whose car gets crushed by a giant realistic hamburger. His character was modeled after Gough Wheat, a past teacher of the movie's producer at White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee. All That was an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... Good Burger is a 1997 comedy film from Paramount Pictures thats directed by Adrienne Bailon and starring Arnold & Gerald from Hey Arnold!, Sinbad, Shar Jackson, Abe Vigoda, and Jan Schweiterman. ... Kenan & Kel is a masterpiece of American Television. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ...

He and Phil Hartman co-starred in the comedy film Houseguest, where he plays Kevin Franklin, a Pittsburgh resident who owes $50,000 to the mob. Hartman, as Gary Young, comments to his children that they're waiting to pick up a black man. Taking who they think to be a well-known dentist home, Young's family is stabilized by Franklin's own unstable nature. Released January 6, 1995, the film grossed $26m in North America. Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning writer as well as an actor, voice artist, comedian and graphic artist. ... Houseguest is a 1995 feature film starring Sinbad and Phil Hartman. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sinbad's film roles also include First Kid, which he starred in, and Jingle All the Way (1996). For Jingle All the Way, Sinbad won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for "Favorite Supporting Actor - Family". First Kid is a motion picture from Walt Disney Pictures that was released on August 30, 1996. ... Jingle All the Way (1996) is a comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad. ... Blockbuster franchise in Porto, Portugal Tippett ad for Blockbuster Blockbuster Video, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, is the name of the largest chain of video tape, video game and DVD rental shops in North America, with shops in countries like Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, and Taiwan. ...

In 1996, Sinbad joined First Lady Hillary Clinton and musician Sheryl Crow in a USO tour in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[14] REDIRECT Hillary Rodham Clinton   This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. ... Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. ... USO is a TLA that may stand for: Unidentified submarine object Udaipur Solar Observatory Ultra stable oscillator Unidentified submarine object or Unidentified swimming object or Unidentified submersible object Union der Schülerorganisationen (uso. ...

The NAACP Image Awards recognized his 1996 role in Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, nominating him in the "Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special" category. He lent his voice to Reily, an animal character in Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996), and later voiced the horse "Hollywood Shuffle" in Ready to Run. The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

VIBE magazine started its own syndicated late-night talk show in August 1997, hosted by actor Chris Spencer. Spencer was fired in October, and replaced by Sinbad; the series lasted until the summer of 1998. For other uses, see Vibe. ... Chris Spencer (born January 2, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an African-American actor, comedian, writer and producer. ...

He was also featured in a 1999 infomercial for Tae Bo, where he claimed that he was successfully using the Tae Bo system to become an action star.^[15] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Taebo is an exercise routine invented by Billy Blanks. ...

In 2004 he was named the #78 greatest stand-up comic of all time on "Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time".

Actor Mark Curry credits Sinbad and Bill Cosby for helping convince him not to commit suicide.^[16] Sinbad was responsible for discovering R&B trio 702; convincing their parents to let him take them to a music convention/competition, under the name "Sweeta than Suga", eventually being heard by music producer Michael Bivins.^[17] Mark Curry (born June 1, 1964 in Oakland, California) is an American actor and comedian, most famous as the star of the ABC sitcom Hangin with Mr. ... William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ... 702 (pronounced Seven-Oh-Two), named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is an American platinum-selling female R&B trio. ... Michael Lamone Bivins (born August 10, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the founder and member of the R&B group New Edition and the hip hop group BellBivDeVoe. ...

Erroneous death report

On March 10, 2007, Sinbad's managers began receiving phone calls of condolence, after people began hearing unsubstantiated rumors of Sinbad's death.^[18] Hundreds contacted his managers and production studio, including Lionel Richie.^[18] This rumor spread to Wikipedia on March 14, 2007, when his biography was edited by an anonymous user to include the claim of his death. The incorrect information was soon removed, but a fan spreading the initial rumor included a link to the old (and incorrect) revision of the article.^[19][20] is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... Wikipedia (IPA: , or ( ) is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Sinbad joked the situation off, commenting that, "I wish that people would've called me back like this when I was alive. I gotta die more often. Seriously, my death is gonna be my comeback."^[18]

This is apparently the second time Sinbad was the subject of such a rumor.^[18] He says such situations are harder on family and friends, who are led to believe it as truth, than on himself.^[18] He believes such situations will become more commonplace with increased use of the Internet.^[21] Sinbad has been an Internet user since 1990; he was the moderator for an Apple Computer forum as of 1995.^[3] 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the person who originated the rumor, Sinbad comments:

Controversy over criticism of Fred Armisen

In the Washington Post on March 11, 2008, Sinbad was quoted as criticizing Saturday Night Live's decision to choose actor Fred Armisen to portray Presidential candidate Barack Obama in comedic sketches. ... SNL redirects here. ... Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American musician, comedian, and actor, known for his work as a castmember on Saturday Night Live. ... “Barack” redirects here. ...

"My problem is -- you couldn't just temporarily hire a black man to play Obama? You had to put a white man in a black face? You couldn't find a light-skinned brother to play Obama?"^[22]

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External links

• Sinbad at the Internet Movie Database
• Sinbad - I Ain't Lyin'