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Sinbad

American comedian and actor

PersonAge 69humanQ558324

Also known as David Adkins

Born: November 10, 1956
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Birthplace: Benton Harbor
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film producer
, television actor
, film actor
+5 more
Education: University of Denver
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, Benton Harbor High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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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).

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Sex or gender: male
Family name: Adkins
Given name: David
Social media followers: 240,854(February 2, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 15416955
237,920(February 21, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 15416955
240,025(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 15416955
235,356(April 14, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 15416955
Sport: basketball
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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League: NCAA Division I men's basketball(1975–1978)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Member of sports team: Denver Pioneers men's basketball(1975–1978)
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Pseudonym: Sinbad

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