Sinbad
Sinbad's name recalls the literary legend that symbolizes strength, adventure and optimism and is what he strives for.
"I renamed myself Sinbad because Sinbad is bad'. He could hang out with rogues and with kings. He didn't have the strength of Hercules, but he could outwit anyone."
Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Sinbad grew up telling jokes to his three brothers and two sisters. The image sticks: Sinbad the wild child, off-the-wall Sinbad who would do anything for attention, acting stupid, free as the wind, an unpredictable force that can't be harnessed, and always willing to pay any price, looking for laughs.
Sinbad's first love was basketball and the Globetrotters were a childhood dream. He won a basketball scholarship to University of Denver.
"I had flaming red hair and they called me Red Chamberlain. I had "Baby Wilt" written on the side of my car. I was on my way to becoming All-American. I thought college ball was going to be the ticket."
But basketball's loss was comedy's gain and Sinbad has become one of stand-up's biggest names. It began in 1983, when he embarked on his "Poverty Tour," going from city to city on the Greyhound, from comedy club to comedy club, working for meals, changing out of hotel restrooms. "I prayed, Please Lord, this is hard work so if I'm not funny let me know right away."
Sinbad's break was Star Search in the mid eighties. He was never a winner, but good enough to get on the show seven times and become a finalist. That led to a TV movie and a role as Redd Foxx's son on The New Redd Fox Show ("If you don't do this right," Redd told Bad, "we'll get a white boy to play the part.").
The next break came from Bill Cosby. Cosby became a fan. He cast him in A Different World which along with Sinbad's stint as host of It's Showtime at the Apollo, allowed him to eventually do the 1991 Share the Dream Tour of historically black colleges - a tour backed by Coca-Cola, United Airlines and B.E.T. (Black Entertainment Television). As executive producer and head writer, Sinbad developed an outrageously funny variety show -- "Sinbad & Friends All the Way Live ... Almost" and starred in "Aliens for Breakfast" a children's special for ABC Television.
Sinbad never tells jokes - "I don't know any," he admits - but rather stalks the stage, telling real-life stories. He doesn't deliver payoff lines; he slam-dunks them. His comedy is large, physical, impetuous. Psychologically, he jams us, poking holes in our lifestyles. His stories mirror our foibles. His is the explosive energy of the neighborhood, his phrasing is manic, musical and right on time. He doesn't write his material; he relives it as he remembers it. He never curses - "I want people to bring the whole family to my show."
Sinbad has received extra exposure in the ad campaign for Reebok Blacktop basketball shoes. The Sinbad-Reebok campaign was the recipient of the prestigious 1992 Grand Effie Award. Blacktop's were also voted New Product of the Year by Footwear News. Sinbad appeared in several television commercials as celebrity spokesperson for Polaroid's Captiva Camera and National Spokesperson for Polaroid's OneStep Talking Camera.
Sinbad made his big screen debut in the 1991 gridiron comedy Necessary Roughness. His other motion picture credits include a starring role in Houseguest and a cameo in Conehead. He was the voice of the canine Riley in Homeward Bound II. On television, he starred in the title role of The Cherokee Kid on HBO; was star and executive producer of his own acclaimed Fox TV sitcom, The Sinbad Show. Sinbad's Summer Jam Weekend aired on HBO in July this year.
Sinbad finds time for humanitarian and community services, especially issues that affect children. Working with The Children's Defense Fund and Omega Boys Club has helped him to continue to be more aware of the needs of children. In March of 1996, Sinbad accompanied First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on an official visit to Bosnia and other European stops to provide comic relief to U.S. peacekeeping troops.
Sinbad is a recipient of the 1994 Candle Award from Morehouse College honoring his excellence in Arts and Entertainment. His commitment to AIDS awareness inspired his participation in the "Time Out" video produced by Arsenio Hall Communications with the proceeds benefiting the Magic Johnson Foundation. Sinbad performed a concert for Morehouse College in which all proceeds benefit the Endowed Scholarship Fund in the names of Sinbad's parents, the Reverend Dr. Donald and Louise Adkins.
Sinbad is in the business of working with family- his brothers Mark (personal manager), Michael (financial consultant), Donald (sound technician / photographer) and sisters' Dorothea (director of development/road manager) and Donna (publicist). Moreover, it is his family ties that encourage his clean, animated and hilariously funny comedy that is well received by audiences everywhere.
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Submitted by kallis on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 03:04.However, the infuriated parent rocs soon catch up with the vessel and destroy it by dropping giant boulders they have carried in their talons. Shipwrecked yet again, Sinbad is enslaved by the Old Man of the Sea, who rides on his shoulders with his legs twisted round Sinbad's neck and will not let go, riding him both day and night until Sinbad would welcome death.
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After dissipating the wealth
Submitted by felix on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 00:42.After dissipating the wealth left to him by his father, Sinbad goes to sea to repair his fortune. He sets ashore on what appears to be an island, but this island proves to be a gigantic sleeping whale on which trees have taken root ever since the world was young. Awakened by a fire kindled by the sailors, the whale dives into the depths, the ship departs without Sinbad, and Sinbad is saved by the chance of a passing wooden trough sent by the grace of Allah.
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Like the 1001 Nights' the
Submitted by johnnydeff on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 03:00.Like the 1001 Nights' the Sinbad story-cycle has a frame story, which goes as follows: in the days of Haroun al-Rashid, Caliph of Baghdad, a poor porter (one who carries goods for others in the market and throughout the city) pauses to rest on a bench outside the gate of a rich merchant's house, where he complains to Allah about the injustice of a world which allows the rich to live in ease while he must toil and yet remain poor
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A variation of the name,
Submitted by johnoskar on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 02:15.A variation of the name, Smbat, can also be found in Armenia, as well as the version Lempad of his father's name Lambad. Incidents in some stories are also clearly influenced by ancient literary sources (including Homer's Odyssey and Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra), and Arab, Indian and Persian folklore and literature.
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Sindbad indicates the name of
Submitted by bezmor on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 00:32.Sindbad indicates the name of the Indus River (Sindhu). The Sindhi Sailors, who became famous due to their skills in navigation, geography and languages may very well have inspired the stories of Sindbad the Sailor.Sindh is actually mentioned in the story of the Third Voyage: ("And thence we fared on to the land of Sind, where also we bought and sold").
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Sindbad is a Persian name
Submitted by johnnyfy on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 23:54.Sindbad is a Persian name ("Lord of the Sindh (river)") hinting at a Persian origin. The oldest texts of the cycle are however in Arabic, and no ancient or medieval Persian version has survived. The story as we have it is specifically set during the rule of the Abbasid Caliphate and particularly highlights the reign of Harun al-Rashid.
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Submitted by nixer on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 14:55.In 1987, Sinbad landed a role in A Different World, a spin-off of The Cosby Show for Lisa Bonet's character Denise Huxtable. Previously, Sinbad appeared in two different one-off roles on The Cosby Show, as a principal and as "Davis Sarrette". Huxtable attended Hillman College, a fictional historically black college. While Bonet only stayed with the program for a season,Sinbad stayed with the cast from 1988 until 1991 as "Coach Walter Oakes".Orange County Web development
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Submitted by meme on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 04:50.This man is awesome! The last show I participated at was 2 years ago. He made some jokes back then which determined me to reconsider the idea of the ez saver. I love those comedians who tell their jokes with a certain connection with the reality we're living nowadays.
I remember the first time I
Submitted by PurpleHope on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 10:17.I remember the first time I participated at his show. I just loved him. I loved him even more after he gave me some Champions League tickets as a prize for telling him the best joke. He asked the public to say some jokes and finally he choose mine. I was very excited when he elected me.