Basic Information About Sinbad
| Category | Celebrities › Comedians |
|---|---|
| Professions | Comedian, Talk show host, Actor, Screenwriter, Television producer, Soldier, Film Producer |
| Net worth | $100,000 |
| Date of birth | 1956-11-10 (67 years old) |
| Place of birth | Benton Harbor |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Buzz Cut Goatee Towering Height |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.95 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Sinbad win?
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 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sinbad awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Family | Winner | Jingle All the Way | 1997 |
Sinbad roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Coneheads | Otto |
| Good Burger | Mr. Wheat |
| Planes | Roper (voice) |
| Jingle All the Way | Myron Larabee |
| Necessary Roughness | Andre Krimm |
| The Cosby Show | Davis Sarrette 1 episode, 1987 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Sinbad 1 episode, 2008 |
| Family Guy | Sinbad 1 episode, 2008 |
| Girlfriends | Sinbad 1 episode, 2001 |
| Steven Universe | Mr. Smiley 6 episodes, 2013-2014 |
| A Different World | Coach Walter Oakes 67 episodes, 1987-1991 |
| Saturday Night Live | Black Lightning / ... (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self 1 episode, 2018 |
| Cosby | Del 3 episodes, 1998-1999 |
| The Eric Andre Show | Self 1 episode, 2012 |
| The Talk | Self 1 episode, 2013 |
| Are We There Yet? | Judge Oakes 1 episode, 2011 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Noel DeSoil Holyfield 1 episode, 2015 |
| Moesha | Prof. LeCount 1 episode, 2000 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self / ... 12 episodes, 1993-2005 |
| The Lion Guard | Uroho 2 episodes, 2017 |
| All That | 1 episode, 1995 |
| The Maury Povich Show | Self 1 episode, 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 1995-1997 |
Sinbad's Quotes
- If you're not happy before you're successful, you're going to be miserable when you do become successful because all your problems just get magnified.
- But I said wait a minute, I'm going to get a computer, I can do this as well as anybody else. So I did some studying so I knew what kind of boards to get to put a PC together. But there was a guy sitting there with Apple. I said, 'what's that?' and he goes, 'Apple with 128k, it's all built into the box,' and I bought it. That was my first computer.
- People think comedians don't do drama. Comics are drama. And what is drama, as opposed to comedy? It's all the same to me.
- There's no one defining moment that kills you or makes you.
- Who the heck is Donald Trump to fire me? I regret I didn't tell Donald Trump, 'You need to fire your barber. I'm sorry. I ain't feeling you, man. You're fired! I fire you, Donald Trump.'
Interesting Facts about Sinbad
- Finalist in Ed McMahon's Star Search (1983) talent contest for stand-up comedy. Lost to comedian and Crypt Keeper voice, John Kassir in the final round.
- Toured with the Air Force Tops in Blue program, which is a program of active duty Air Force members who perform shows around the world.
- Father, with Meredith Adkins, of daughter Paige Adkins and son Royce Adkins (aka Royce Beckly Adkins).
- Played college basketball at the University of Denver, but athletic career was ended by an injury.
- Alumnus of the University of Denver, where he lettered twice for basketball.
- Son of Donald Beckley Adkins.
- Brother of Mark Adkins, Dorothea Adkins, Donna Adkins, Michael Adkins and Donald Adkins.
- Friends with Steve Harvey.
- Friends with Loni Love.
