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Under the professional name Sinbad, he began his career in the 1980s, appearing on ''[[Star Search]] '' and ''[[The Redd Foxx Show]]''. At one time, Sinbad hosted his own talk show, [[VIBE]], and portrayed the goofy coach Walter Oakes on ''[[A Different World]]'' (a spinoff of ''[[The Cosby Show]]''). He also had his own show, "[[The Sinbad Show]]", in the early 1990s on Fox. The show proved to be family-worthy, but was cancelled due to low ratings. He was also featured in an late 1990s [[infomercial]] for [[Tae Bo]], where he claimed that he was successfully using the Tae Bo system to become an action star. He was the host of ''[[Showtime at the Apollo]]'' (formerly ''It's Showtime At The Apollo''). He had originally hosted from 1989 to 1991 and was the temporary host in [[2005]] while regular host [[Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson|Mo'Nique]] was on maternity leave. |
Under the professional name Sinbad, he began his career in the 1980s, appearing on ''[[Star Search]] '' and ''[[The Redd Foxx Show]]''. At one time, Sinbad hosted his own talk show, [[VIBE]], and portrayed the goofy coach Walter Oakes on ''[[A Different World]]'' (a spinoff of ''[[The Cosby Show]]''). He also had his own show, "[[The Sinbad Show]]", in the early 1990s on Fox. The show proved to be family-worthy, but was cancelled due to low ratings. He was also featured in an late 1990s [[infomercial]] for [[Tae Bo]], where he claimed that he was successfully using the Tae Bo system to become an action star. He was the host of ''[[Showtime at the Apollo]]'' (formerly ''It's Showtime At The Apollo''). He had originally hosted from 1989 to 1991 and was the temporary host in [[2005]] while regular host [[Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson|Mo'Nique]] was on maternity leave. |
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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, humorously 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, [[Dan Schneider (writer)|Dan Schneider]], at White Station High School in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. |
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Sinbad's film roles consist of the comedy ''[[Houseguest]]'', which was released in January of 1995 and grossed $26m in North America, as well as the films ''First Kid'' and ''Jingle All the Way''. |
Sinbad's film roles consist of the comedy ''[[Houseguest]]'', which was released in January of 1995 and grossed $26m in North America, as well as the films ''First Kid'' and ''Jingle All the Way''. |
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Sinbad (born David Adkins on November 10, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian & actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing on several television series and starring in the feature films Houseguest (1995), First Kid and Jingle All the Way (both 1996).
Biography
Early life
Sinbad was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Rev. Dr. Donald and Louise Adkins. He attended college between 1974 and 1978 at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, where he lettered two seasons for the basketball team.
Career
Under the professional name Sinbad, he began his career in the 1980s, appearing on Star Search and The Redd Foxx Show. At one time, Sinbad hosted his own talk show, VIBE, and portrayed the goofy coach Walter Oakes on A Different World (a spinoff of The Cosby Show). He also had his own show, "The Sinbad Show", in the early 1990s on Fox. The show proved to be family-worthy, but was cancelled due to low ratings. He was also featured in an late 1990s infomercial for Tae Bo, where he claimed that he was successfully using the Tae Bo system to become an action star. He was the host of Showtime at the Apollo (formerly It's Showtime At The Apollo). He had originally hosted from 1989 to 1991 and was the temporary host in 2005 while regular host Mo'Nique was on maternity leave.
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, humorously 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, Dan Schneider, at White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee.
Sinbad's film roles consist of the comedy Houseguest, which was released in January of 1995 and grossed $26m in North America, as well as the films First Kid and Jingle All the Way.
Sinbad in pop culture
Sinbad is number 78 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time. A negative evaluation came from a 2006 reader's poll of the readers of the Men's mag Maxim, which named him "Worst Comedian of All Time". (They placed Margaret Cho as second worst and Mark Twain Prize for American Humor winner Whoopi Goldberg was placed as third worst.) [1]
Sinbad was referenced in the Family Guy episode "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" where a bored Peter Griffin states, "This is about as funny as Sinbad. Not the comedian, he's hilarious, the sailor. Though I guess he wasn't meant to be that funny to begin with." Family Guy referenced Sinbad again in a scene where Stewie loses to him on Star Search.
Footnotes
- ^ "The Worst comedians of all time". Maxim.
External links
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