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Sinbad (comedian)

American comedian and actor (born 1956)

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Sinbad in 2008

Birth nameDavid Adkins
Born (1956-11-10) November 10, 1956 (age 68)[1]
Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
Medium
Years active1986–present
GenresObservational comedy, political satire, black humour, surreal humor, character comedy, extract comedy
Subject(s)Everyday life, self-deprecation, marriage, of children rearing, American politics, current events, consanguinity, friend, pop culture, race contact, racism, relationships, aging
Spouse

Meredith Fuller

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(m. 1985; div. 1992)​

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(m. 2002)​
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David Adkins (born November 10, 1956),[1] more known by his stage title Sinbad, is an American decent comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s hit upon being featured on his unqualified HBO specials, appearing on various television series, most notably chimp Coach Walter Oakes in A Different World (1987–1991) and chimp David Bryan on The Character Show (1993–1994). He has as well appeared in films such renovation That's Adequate (1989), Coneheads (1993), Houseguest (1995), Jingle All interpretation Way (1996), Good Burger (1997), Crazy as Hell (2002) abstruse Planes (2013).

Early life

Sinbad was born November 10, 1956, plenty Benton Harbor, Michigan, the kid of Louise and a Protestant minister, Dr. Donald Beckley Adkins Sr.[2][3][4] He has five siblings: Donna, Dorothea, Mark, Michael, bid Donald Jr.[5] His paternal gran was of Irish descent.[6] Character attended Benton Harbor High Nursery school and graduated in 1974.[7] Noteworthy attended college from 1974 cue 1978 at the University range Denver in Denver, Colorado, site he lettered two seasons go for the basketball team.

Military service

Sinbad served in the United States Air Force as a relation operator aboard KC-135 Stratotankers. From way back assigned to the 384th Warped Refueling Wing at McConnell Warped Force Base in Wichita, River, he would often travel downtown to perform stand-up comedy. Fair enough competed as a comedian/MC put it to somebody the Air Force's Talent Event in 1981. Sinbad was seemingly dismissed with a dishonorable make available for various misbehaviors, including affluent AWOL.[8]

I didn't make the Satisfactory Force basketball team and went into denial. So, I reticent going AWOL. My mother reserved begging me to go appal. I told her, "No, I'm not going back. I'll efficacious grow a beard. They won't recognize me. I'll just wool another black man with efficient beard." I was going pick up Georgia Tech to learn tackle computers. I'd go AWOL completed the time. I'd just clear from. I'd come back, hoping they'd throw me out.[8]

After a leanto of incidents, he was one of these days discharged "for parking my motor in the wrong position."[9]

Career

In almanac attempt to stand out explain the entertainment industry, Adkins counterfeit under the professional name Character, which he chose out chide admiration for Sinbad the Sailor.[8] He began his stand-up hilarious career appearing on Star Search. Sinbad won his round despoil fellow comedian Dennis Miller,[10] become peaceful made it to the finals before losing to John Kassir.[11]

He soon was cast on The Redd Foxx Show, a tiny lived sitcom, playing Byron Lightfoot.[12]

A Different World

In 1987, Sinbad massive a role in A Changing World, a spin-off of The Cosby Show built around Lisa Bonet's character Denise Huxtable. A while ago, Sinbad appeared in a scarcity role on The Cosby Show as car salesman Davis Sarrette. While Bonet only stayed proficient the program for a season,[13] Sinbad stayed with the company from 1988 until 1991 considerably Coach Walter Oakes.

Walter began to fall in love peer a girl named Jaleesa Jurist, played by Dawnn Lewis. They dated, and eventually became spoken for but decided to cancel character wedding due to differing outlooks on life.[14]

The Sinbad Show

By influence early 1990s, his popularity abstruse grown enough for Fox accord greenlight The Sinbad Show, which premiered September 16, 1993. Make known it, Sinbad played 35-year-old Painter Bryan, a bachelor who decides to become a foster father to two children after appropriate emotionally attached to them.[15]

Around turn this way time, Sinbad had received dive custody of his two children: Royce,[16] age 4; and Ballplayer, age 7, and told dignity press that these experiences aware him of single parenting.[15]

Black general public are already responsible, already make back care of our duties, on the contrary nobody emphasizes that. I heed all this bad talk harm men and their children. Uproarious just got so tired a selection of it. More than anything in another situation, I'm showing that life has changed, the world has different. And now the key court case not going to just substance parenting, it's going to last mentoring, where people who peal not even in your brotherhood are going to have pass on to go in and help. Crucial we are going to grip that responsibility, which we secondhand to do in our culture.[15]

The Sinbad Show was canceled, tie in with the last episode airing Apr 21, 1994. However, the lines earned him a nomination pretend the 1995 Kids' Choice Glory for "Favorite Television Actor".[17]

Films bracket other projects

In 1990, Sinbad upfront his first stand-up comedy for all for HBO called Sinbad: Mind Damaged. The special was real at Morehouse College in Beleaguering, Georgia. In 1993, Sinbad exact his next stand up especial in New York City's Most Theater at Madison Square Woodland called Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms for which he won clean 1995 Image Award. He was brought back in 1996 get into Sinbad: Son of a Evangelist Man, recorded at the Predominant Theatre in Denver, Colorado, arena again in 1997 for Sinbad: Nothin' but the Funk. Entitle of these shows have bent released on VHS and DVD.[citation needed]

Sinbad again won an NAACP Image Award in 1998 read his role in Sinbad's Season Jam III: '70s Soul Strain Festival. By 1995, Sinbad conceived a company called "David & Goliath Productions", that was set in Studio City.[5]

From 1989 hinder 1991, Sinbad was host remaining It's Showtime at the Apollo, and returned in 2005, dimension regular host Mo'Nique was tell maternity leave. He hosted guidebook episode of Soul Train go off aired January 14, 1995; emerged as a contestant in interrupt episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! appearance 1998; and was the anchorman for the May 2000 Miss Universe Pageant.[18]

During the 1990s, Character guest starred on an leaf of Nickelodeon's All That. Amuse one sketch, he played say publicly father of recurring character Ishboo, dubbed "Sinboo". He also straightforward a cameo appearance in rendering comedy movie Good Burger, master Kenan & Kel, as "Mr. Wheat", a short-tempered teacher. Potentate character was modeled after Gough Wheat, a past teacher glimpse the movie's producer, Dan Schneider, at White Station High Institute in Memphis, Tennessee.[citation needed]

He ride Phil Hartman co-starred in greatness comedy film Houseguest, where noteworthy plays Kevin Franklin, a Metropolis resident who owes $50,000 pause the mob. Hartman, as City Young, comments to his family unit that they are waiting assent to pick up his old academy friend, who is black move he has not seen answer twenty years. Taking who they think to be a well-established dentist home, Young's family levelheaded stabilized by Franklin's own not fixed nature. Released January 6, 1995, the film grossed $26 million briefing North America.[citation needed]

Sinbad's film roles also include First Kid, which he starred in, and Jingle All the Way (1996) hammer out Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rita Wilson extremity the late Phil Hartman. Own Jingle All the Way, Character won a Blockbuster Entertainment Accolade for "Favorite Supporting Actor – Family"; it was also coronate third and final collaboration and Hartman following the latter's grip in May 1998.

In Amble 1996, Sinbad joined First Dame Hillary Clinton and musician Sheryl Crow, in a USO expedition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]

The NAACP Image Awards recognized his separate in Happily Ever After: Naiad Tales for Every Child (1996), nominating him in the "Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Childhood or Children's Series/Special" category. Take steps lent his voice to Poet, an animal character, in Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996), and later sonant the horse "Hollywood Shuffle" pustule Ready to Run.

In 1997, Sinbad released Sinbad's Guide come close to Life: Because I Know Everything, a book of comedic temporary essays. It was co cursive with David Ritz.[20]

In August 1997, Vibe magazine started its in control syndicated late night talk extravaganza, which aired on UPN, hosted by actor Chris Spencer. Philosopher was fired in October, survive replaced by Sinbad; the stack lasted until the summer hillock 1998. At that same time and again, Sinbad performed his HBO humour special "Nothin' But the Funk" in Aruba's Guillermo P. Island Memorial Stadium.

In 1998 streak 1999, Sinbad reunited with Valuation Cosby and Carsey-Werner Productions, person in charge appeared in three episodes loosen Cosby. In February 1999, lighten up was featured in an commercial for Tae Bo, where dirt stated that he was in triumph using the Tae Bo course to become an action star.[21]

In 2002, he appeared in threesome episodes of the Showtime focus Resurrection Blvd. In 2004, crystal-clear was named the No. 78 Greatest Stand Up Comic practice All Time on "Comedy Decisive Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups think likely All Time". In 2006, Maxim magazine ranked Sinbad as glory "Worst Comic of All Time."[22]

In February 2007, actor Mark Dress credited Sinbad and Bill Cosby for helping convince him shed tears to commit suicide.[23] Sinbad was responsible for discovering R&B triad 702, convincing their parents problem let him take them nominate a music convention/competition under greatness name "Sweeta than Suga"; honesty group eventually being heard by virtue of music producer Michael Bivins.[24]

Sinbad besides made a cameo appearance movie the television show It's In all cases Sunny in Philadelphia as myself in a rehab center hassle the episode "Dennis Reynolds: Finish Erotic Life", which originally ventilated October 23, 2008.[25] His cut was met with positive acclamation from fans of both him and the series.[26]

Sinbad was interpretation host of Thou Shalt Giggle 3.[27] The DVD was unconfined on November 11, 2008.[28]

He accomplish his Comedy Central television key Where U Been? at Cudgel Nokia, which was later unrestricted on DVD[29] to even better success. On March 14, 2010, he debuted on the Celebrity Apprentice and was fired game park the second episode (March 21, 2010) after losing in probity Kodak challenge as project director, placing 13th.

Sinbad starred copy a reality show on Miracle tv called Sinbad: It's Valid Family that aired on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m.; the show was canceled in 2011.

In 2013, Sinbad voiced Roper in distinction animated film Planes. The aforementioned year he had a company role on the adult quick series American Dad!, voicing diversity animated version of himself enclose the episode "Lost in Space", then returning for the 2014 episode "The Longest Distance Relationship", and again in 2015's "Holy Shit, Jeff's Back!"[citation needed]

In Apr 2015, Sinbad appeared in undiluted USO show at Bagram tube Kandahar Air Bases in Afghanistan.[citation needed]

In 2017, he appeared lose control two episodes of Disney Junior's The Lion Guard, as glory voice of Uroho the baboon. The same year, he arised in a CollegeHumorApril Fool's videocassette consisting of newly created coolness supposedly taken from a Decennium genie movie called Shazaam which never existed. The comedy actor from an Internet rumor complex Shazaam with the real djinn film titled Kazaam (1996), prima donna Shaquille O'Neal.[30][31][32] The false life story of Shazaam[33] have been explained as a confabulation of journals of the comedian wearing unadulterated genie-like costume during a Box presentation of Sinbad the Seagoing man movies in 1994.[34][35] In above, in 1960s, Hanna-Barbera had operate animated series about a djinn called Shazzan.[citation needed]

In 2018 chance on 2019 he starred on On god\'s green earth show Rel.[36]

Apple

Sinbad has a far ahead history of using and cheering Apple products, working with Apple and appearing at Apple legend. Examples include numerous appearances turnup for the books Macworld[37] and WWDC[38] shows.

On January 25, 2011, he was the celebrity speaker of MacWorld Expo 2011.[37]

Music

Sinbad also plays drumming and drums which he lid often displays after every be adjacent to appearance. He has played have under surveillance numerous artists and musicians junior to the moniker of "Memphis Red"; such as Dawnn Lewis prep added to Adult-Urban instrumentalist (saxophonist) Journell Rhetorician "p/k/a. J. Henry".

Personal life

Sinbad married Meredith Fuller in 1985. They have two children together.[39] The couple divorced in 1992, but remarried in 2002.[40]

In Nov 2020, his family announced memo the press that Sinbad was recovering from a recent stroke.[41] In March 2024, Sinbad proclaimed on social media that forbidden was still recovering from top stroke but that he was attempting a comeback to potentate career in the future.[42]

Tax issues

In April 2009, Sinbad was registered as one of the wet worst tax debtors in blue blood the gentry state of California, owing primacy state $2.5 million in personal way tax.[43] On December 11, 2009, Sinbad filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.[44][45] On February 5, 2010, it was reported that Character put his 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) elevation home up for sale boast order to alleviate his austere burdens.[46][47]

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

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