Sinbad
Birthday: 10 November 1956, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Birth Name: David Adkins
Height: 196 cm
Sinbad was born on November 10, 1956 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA as David Adkins. He is an actor and writer, known for Jingle All the Way (1996), First Kid (1996) and Good Burger (1997). He has be ...Show More
There's no one defining moment that kills you or makes you.
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 Show more
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.' Hide
I would be an activist but never a politician. As an activist, nobody owns you.
I would be an activist but never a politician. As an activist, nobody owns you.
If you got a name like Barack Obama, you're supposed to fight.
If you got a name like Barack Obama, you're supposed to fight.
But I said wait a minute, I'm going to get a computer, I can do this as well as anybody else. So I d Show more
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. Hide
I spent money, and I kept thinking, 'I get one more movie and I'll wipe these bills out,' but that m Show more
I spent money, and I kept thinking, 'I get one more movie and I'll wipe these bills out,' but that movie never came. That black pride, I said, 'Man, I'm going to hang in there, I'm going to pay these bills.' So you owe a million dollars. 'I can pay that.' OK, fines, fees, now you owe two and a half million. 'But I didn't do nothin'!' Hide
I never should have done 'Celebrity Apprentice.' I didn't want to do it because I didn't want Donald Show more
I never should have done 'Celebrity Apprentice.' I didn't want to do it because I didn't want Donald Trump to say, 'You're fired.' Hide
Don't let people treat you like you're stupid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
Don't let people treat you like you're stupid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
I had flaming red hair and they called me Red Chamberlain. I had "Baby Wilt" written on the side of Show more
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. Hide
I didn't make the Air Force basketball team and went into denial. So, I kept going AWOL. My mother k Show more
I didn't make the Air Force basketball team and went into denial. So, I kept going AWOL. My mother kept begging me to go back. I told her, 'No, I'm not going back. I'll just grow a beard. They won't recognize me. I'll just be another black man with a beard.' I was going to Georgia Tech to learn about computers. I'd go AWOL all the time. I'd just leave. I'd come back, hoping they'd throw me out. Hide
Here's the thing about Apple, we complain and they give us more battery life. We complain and they'l Show more
Here's the thing about Apple, we complain and they give us more battery life. We complain and they'll give us more stuff. Everything's beta right now. Everything's experimental. They really don't know what people want. Hide
We all want something else other than what we have and don't realize what you got works. It works. I Show more
We all want something else other than what we have and don't realize what you got works. It works. It does work. You gotta work. Marriage is work. Marriage is a career. It's not an adventure. Hide
We ask for way too much stuff - way too much stuff. You got a job making $100 a year and bought a ho Show more
We ask for way too much stuff - way too much stuff. You got a job making $100 a year and bought a house for $3 million. Talking about, 'I don't know what happened with the payment.' Hide
If you're not happy before you're successful, you're going to be miserable when you do become succes Show more
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. Hide
People think comedians don't do drama. Comics are drama. And what is drama, as opposed to comedy? It Show more
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. Hide
I'm under stress. They killed me on Wikipedia. They killed me. And I didn't stay dead long enough to Show more
I'm under stress. They killed me on Wikipedia. They killed me. And I didn't stay dead long enough to sell no DVDs. I didn't even stay dead long enough - I was too stupid. I should've stayed low. I should've laid low. I could've been gone for a year; I'd have made money. And then I'd have risen from the dead. Hide
I've been on the road since 1983. Nothing ever changed, even when I was doing TV and movies.
I've been on the road since 1983. Nothing ever changed, even when I was doing TV and movies.
Hollywood's not a progressive place. Everyone likes to think that Hollywood is hip, but it's not hip Show more
Hollywood's not a progressive place. Everyone likes to think that Hollywood is hip, but it's not hip at all. Hide
I was in the Air Force and was a boom operator (in-flight refueling). I got my comedy start in the A Show more
I was in the Air Force and was a boom operator (in-flight refueling). I got my comedy start in the Air Force. Hide
I renamed myself Sinbad because Sinbad is bad. He could hang out with rogues and with kings. He didn Show more
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. Hide
I didn't buy Bentleys. I didn't live large. I invested in me. I invested in a lot of other people.
I didn't buy Bentleys. I didn't live large. I invested in me. I invested in a lot of other people.
Sinbad's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (194)
Sinbad'S roles
Sam Simms
Andre Krimm
Mr. Smiley
Mr. Wheat
Myron Larabee
Himself - Guest
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