About Sinbad (comedian)
David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, most notably as Coach Walter Oakes in A Different World (1987–1991) and as David Bryan on The Sinbad Show (1993–1994). He has also appeared in films such as That's Adequate (1989), Coneheads (1993), Houseguest (1995), Jingle All the Way (1996), Good Burger (1997), Crazy as Hell (2002) and Planes (2013). Sinbad won his round against fellow comedian Dennis Miller and made it to the finals before losing to John Kassir. In 1990, Sinbad did his first stand-up comedy special for HBO called Sinbad: Brain Damaged.
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