David Adkins (born November 10, 1956), better known by his professional name of Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became well known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, and starring in the films Houseguest, First Kid and Jingle All the Way. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Adkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

• 2025STRAW — Benny
• 2023Good Burger 2 — Business Manager (voice)
• Rel — Dad
• Atlanta — Sinbad
• 2014Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular — Roper
• 2014Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla — Himself, Executive Producer
• 2013Planes — Roper (voice)
• Steven Universe — Mr. Smiley (voice)
• 2010Sinbad: Where U Been? — Self, Writer
• 2008Cuttin Da Mustard — Bennie
• Slacker Cats — Eddie
• 2007Stompin' — Mr. Jackson
• American Dad! — Sinbad (voice)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Sinbad
• 2002Crazy As Hell — Orderly
• 2002Hansel & Gretel — Raven (voice)
• Girlfriends — Sinbad
• 2000Ready to Run — Hollywood Shuffle (voice)
• Family Guy — Sinbad (voice)
• 1997Good Burger — Mr. Wheat
• 1997Sinbad: Nothin' but the Funk — Himself, Writer
• Cosby
• 1996First Kid — Sam Simms, Executive Producer
• 1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco — Riley (voice)
• 1996Jingle All the Way — Myron Larabee
• Moesha — Prof. LeCount
• 1996Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man — Himself, Writer
• 1996The Cherokee Kid — Isaiah Turner
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — The Frog Prince (voice), Simpleton (voice), Wolfgang (voice)
• 1995Houseguest — Kevin Franklin
• 1994Aliens for Breakfast — Ari
• All That
• 1993Coneheads — Otto
• 1993Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms — Himself, Writer, Executive Producer
• 1993The Meteor Man — Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend
• The Sinbad Show — David Bryan, Creator
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1991Necessary Roughness — Andre Krimm
• Roc
• 1991Sinbad: Brain Damaged — Himself, Executive Producer, Writer
• 1989That's Adequate — Standup Comic
• The Arsenio Hall Show
• 1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
• A Different World — Coach Walter Oakes
• Showtime at the Apollo — Host
• 1986Club Med
• The Redd Foxx Show — Byron Lightfoot
• The Cosby Show — Davis Sarrette
• Miss Universe — Host

Appearances as themselves (17)

• 2023Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)
• Reunion Road Trip — Self
• 20202 Minutes of Fame — Self
• 2018This Is Love — Self
• 2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special — Self
• 2014James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message — Self
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
• The Eric Andre Show — Self
• 2008Thou Shalt Laugh 3 — Himself
• Comics Unleashed — Self
• 2005Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics — Himself
• 2003Comedy Knockouts — Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• 1992Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You — Self
• Jeopardy! — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host