Sinbad

Sinbad

Known for
Acting
Born
November 10, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Biography

David Adkins (born November 10, 1956), better known by his professional name of Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became well known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, and starring in the films Houseguest, First Kid and Jingle All the Way. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Adkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

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Filmography

2025
STRAW poster

STRAW

Movie · as Benny

2023
Good Burger 2 poster

Good Burger 2

Movie · as Business Manager (voice)

2023
Commitment to Life poster

Commitment to Life

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Reunion Road Trip poster

Reunion Road Trip

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
2 Minutes of Fame poster

2 Minutes of Fame

Movie · as Self

2018
This Is Love poster

This Is Love

Movie · as Self

2018
Rel poster

Rel

TV · as Dad · 12 eps

2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special poster

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Movie · as Self

2016
Atlanta poster

Atlanta

TV · as Sinbad · 1 ep

2014
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular poster

Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

Movie · as Roper

2014
Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla poster

Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla

Movie · as Himself

2014
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message poster

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

Movie · as Self

2013
Planes poster

Planes

Movie · as Roper (voice)

2013
Steven Universe poster

Steven Universe

TV · as Mr. Smiley (voice) · 6 eps

2012
The Eric Andre Show poster

The Eric Andre Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Gotham Comedy Live poster

Gotham Comedy Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2010
Sinbad: Where U Been? poster

Sinbad: Where U Been?

Movie · as Self

2008
Thou Shalt Laugh 3 poster

Thou Shalt Laugh 3

Movie · as Himself

2008
Cuttin Da Mustard poster

Cuttin Da Mustard

Movie · as Bennie

2007
Stompin' poster

Stompin'

Movie · as Mr. Jackson

2007
Slacker Cats poster

Slacker Cats

TV · as Eddie · 12 eps

2006
Comics Unleashed poster

Comics Unleashed

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2005
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics poster

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics

Movie · as Himself

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Sinbad · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Sinbad (voice) · 3 eps

2003
Comedy Knockouts poster

Comedy Knockouts

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
Hansel & Gretel poster

Hansel & Gretel

Movie · as Raven (voice)

2002
Crazy As Hell poster

Crazy As Hell

Movie · as Orderly

2000
Ready to Run poster

Ready to Run

Movie · as Hollywood Shuffle (voice)

2000
Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends

TV · as Sinbad · 1 ep

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Sinbad (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

1997
Sinbad: Nothin' but the Funk poster

Sinbad: Nothin' but the Funk

Movie · as Himself

1997
Good Burger poster

Good Burger

Movie · as Mr. Wheat

1996
First Kid poster

First Kid

Movie · as Sam Simms

1996
Jingle All the Way poster

Jingle All the Way

Movie · as Myron Larabee

1996
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man poster

Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man

Movie · as Himself

1996
The Cherokee Kid poster

The Cherokee Kid

Movie · as Isaiah Turner

1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco poster

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Movie · as Riley (voice)

1996
Moesha poster

Moesha

TV · as Prof. LeCount · 1 ep

1996
Cosby poster

Cosby

TV · 2 eps

1995
Houseguest poster

Houseguest

Movie · as Kevin Franklin

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV · as Simpleton (voice), The Frog Prince (voice), Wolfgang (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Aliens for Breakfast poster

Aliens for Breakfast

Movie · as Ari

1994
All That poster

All That

TV · 1 ep

1993
Coneheads poster

Coneheads

Movie · as Otto

1993
Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms poster

Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms

Movie · as Himself

1993
The Meteor Man poster

The Meteor Man

Movie · as Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend

1993
The Sinbad Show

The Sinbad Show

TV · as David Bryan · 26 eps

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You poster

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

Movie · as Self

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 2 eps

1991
Necessary Roughness poster

Necessary Roughness

Movie · as Andre Krimm

1991
Sinbad: Brain Damaged poster

Sinbad: Brain Damaged

Movie · as Himself

1991
Roc poster

Roc

TV · 1 ep

1990
Help Save Planet Earth poster

Help Save Planet Earth

Movie · as Self

1989
That's Adequate poster

That's Adequate

Movie · as Standup Comic

1989
The Arsenio Hall Show poster

The Arsenio Hall Show

TV · 1 ep

1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 poster

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Movie

1987
A Different World poster

A Different World

TV · as Coach Walter Oakes · 77 eps

1987
Showtime at the Apollo poster

Showtime at the Apollo

TV · as Host · 2 eps

1986
Club Med poster

Club Med

Movie

1986
The Redd Foxx Show

The Redd Foxx Show

TV · as Byron Lightfoot · 13 eps

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Davis Sarrette · 1 ep

1984
Jeopardy! poster

Jeopardy!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep