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3	->''"Sinbad" spelled backwards is "Dabnis"!''
4	-->-- '''Okrah''', ''Series/AllThat''
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6	David Adkins (born November 10, 1956 in Benton Harbor, Michigan), better known by his {{stage name\|s}} Sinbad, is an American actor and comedian.
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8	Sinbad became known throughout the comedy world through a series of Creator/{{HBO}} stand-up specials and his role on the ''[[Series/TheCosbyShow Cosby Show]]'' spin-off ''Series/ADifferentWorld''. His films include ''Film/{{Coneheads}}'', ''Film/{{Houseguest}}'', ''Film/JingleAllTheWay'', ''Film/FirstKid'' and ''Film/GoodBurger''.
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10	Sinbad chose his famous stage name in an attempt to stand out in the entertainment industry; it was inspired by the fictional mariner Sinbad the Sailor, whom he admired. Some of his first experience in doing stand-up came during his stint in the United States Air Force, where he worked as a boom operator aboard KC-135 Stratotanker aircrafts.
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12	After his career hit its highpoint in the 1990s, Sinbad more or less faded from the limelight. However, he still does TV work, including voice roles on ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' and as a regular on the Creator/{{FOX}} sitcom ''Rel''.
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14	!!Selected Filmography:
15	* ''Series/ADifferentWorld'' (1987-1991): Coach Walter Oakes.
16	* ''Film/{{Coneheads}}'' (1993): Otto.
17	* ''Film/{{Houseguest}}'' (1995): Kevin Franklin.
18	* ''Film/HomewardBoundIILostInSanFrancisco'' (1996): Riley.
19	* ''Film/JingleAllTheWay'' (1996): Myron Larabee.
20	* ''Film/FirstKid'' (1996): Sam Simms.
21	* ''Film/TheCherokeeKid'' (1996): Isaiah Turner.
22	* ''Film/GoodBurger'' (1997): Mr. Wheat.
23	* ''WesternAnimation/SlackerCats'' (2007-2009): Eddie.
24	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}'' (2013): Roper.
25	* ''Rel'' (2018-2019): Dad.
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27	!!Tropes:
28	* FakeMemories: Starting in 2009, he became the subject of a rumor on Website/{{Reddit}} in which multiple people claimed that he had played a genie in a 90s film called ''Shazaam''.[[note]]In reality, no such film ever existed. People were apparently conflating the time he had dressed as a genie for a 1994 marathon of Sinbad the Sailor movies with the Shaquille O'Neal film ''Film/{{Kazaam}}'' in an example of the so-called "Mandela Effect".[[/note]] He's actually gotten ''really sick'' of people asking him about it.
29	* LargeHam: Most of his roles are this. The man loves the spotlight.
30	* OlderThanTheyLook: His hair has thinned over the years but he still looks great despite being in his 60s.

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