Sinbad Net Worth 2024

What is Sinbad’s Net Worth and Salary?

Sinbad is a Michigan-born actor and comedian who has a net worth of $100 thousand. Sinbad first gained nationwide consideration when he beat fellow comedian, Dennis Miller, on “Star Search” within the mid-80s.  The publicity he gained from “Star Search” led to a task on “The Redd Fox Show”, in addition to visitor starring roles on such exhibits as “The Cosby Show” and “Keep on Cruisin'”.  In 1987, he was forged within the function that will deliver him widespread fame, as Coach Walter Oakes on “A Different World”.  From there, he went on to star in a number of movies together with, “Necessary Roughness”, “Coneheads”, “Meteor Man”, “Houseguest”, and “Jingle All the Way”.  He additionally visitor starred on such tv exhibits as, “Roc”, “Cosby”, “Ready to Run”, “Moesha”, “Resurrection Blvd.” and “Slacker Cats”.  He starred in his personal sitcom, entitled, “The Sinbad Show” for one season.  He has appeared in a number of profitable stand-up comedy specials for HBO, amongst different channels, and he is launched a number of comedy DVDs.

Financial Problems

Unfortunately, Sinbad has battled with the IRS over numerous tax points for practically a decade. In May 2013, he was forced to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. In the submitting Sinbad claimed that he had simply $131,000 in property and $10.99 million in debt. In whole he owed $375,000 to American Express, $30,000 to Bank of America, $2.3 million to the state of California and $8.3 million to the IRS. The $8.3 million debt lined taxes owed for the years 1998-2006. As for his property, Sinbad claimed his month-to-month earnings on the time was $16,000 and he nonetheless owned a 2007 BMW 750 and a 2010 Lincoln Navigator.

Chapter 13 chapter means Sinbad’s money owed have been re-organized, not utterly cleaned as can be the case with Chapter 7. Chapter 7 is far worse for a person’s credit score and is simply an choice when the debtor has no property or earnings.

Early Life

David Adkins, higher recognized by his skilled stage identify Sinbad, was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on November 10, 1956, to Louise and Rev. Dr. Donald Beckley Adkins. He grew up along with his 5 siblings—Donna, Dorothea, Mark, Michael, and Donald—in Michigan, and attended Benton Harbor High School. He graduated from highschool in 1974, and continued his schooling on the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, from 1974 to 1978. While at college, he lettered two seasons for the basketball staff.

After college, Sinbad joined the United States Air Force and served as a increase operator on KC-135 Stratotankers. He frolicked assigned to the 384^th Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. While there, he regularly traveled to downtown Wichita and carried out stand-up comedy. In 1981, he competed within the Air Force’s Talent Contest as a comedian. He regularly acted out and would go AWOL, and was nearly dishonorably discharged for his habits. Ultimately, in accordance with him, he was finally discharged from the Air Force for “parking [his] automotive within the improper place”. 

Career

He selected his stage identify “Sinbad” impressed by Sinbad the Sailor. Following his exit from the navy, he tried to jumpstart his leisure profession by showing on “Star Search”. He truly was fairly profitable on the present, even beating out fellow comedian Dennis Miller to make all of it the best way to the finals. Ultimately although, he misplaced to John Kassir. His time on “Star Search” helped him acquire broader recognition although, and he was finally forged on the brief lived sitcom “The Redd Foxx Show”, because the character Byron Lightfoot. Then, in 1987, he was forged on the present “A Different World” in 1987. Sinbad had beforehand made a quick, one time look on “The Cosby Show” because the automotive salesman Davis Sarrette, however this time on “A Different World” he performed the character Coach Walkter Oakes. He stayed as a member of the forged from 1988 till 1991.

As he reputation grew, Sinbad earned the prospect to premiere his personal present on Fox. “The Sinbad Show” first aired in September 1993. The sitcom options Sinbad because the character David Bryan, a 35 yr previous bachelor who decides to absorb two foster youngsters. Part of the storyline was impressed by his personal private life; round that point, in actual life Sinbad had truly obtained joint custody of his two youngsters, Royce and Paige, and was studying quite a bit about single parenting and fatherhood. Although “The Sinbad Show” earned him a nominated for the Favorite Television Actor Award on the 1995 Kids’ Choice Awards, it was not renewed for a second season and was finally cancelled in April 1994.

In addition to his tv appearing gigs, Sinbad has additionally acted in a number of movies. He co-starred with Phil Hartman within the comedy “Houseguest” (1995), in addition to the movies “First Kid” (1996), “Jingle All the Way” (1996), “Good Burger” (1997), “Crazy as Hell” (2002), and “Stompin'” (2007), amongst others. He additionally ventured into the world of internet hosting, when he hosted “It’s Showtime on the Apollo” from 1989 to 1991, and once more in 2005. He was additionally the emcee on the 2000 Miss Universe Pageant.

Outside of his appearing pursuits, Sinbad continued to remain engaged on this planet of stand-up comedy. In 1990, he filmed his first stand-up comedy particular for HBO, “Sinbad: Brain Damaged”. He adopted this up in 1993 along with his particular “Sinbad – Afros and Bellbottoms”, for which he gained a 1995 Image Award. His different comedy specials embody “Sinbad – Son of a Preacher Man” (1996) and “Sinbad – Nothin’ however the Funk” (1998).

Personal Life

In 1985, Sinbad married Meredith Fuller. They divorced in 1992, however remarried ten years later in 2002. They have two youngsters collectively.

Health Problems

In November 2020 Sinbad suffered a debilitating ischemic stroke brought on by a blood clot that traveled from his coronary heart to his mind. The possibilities of surviving the sort of stroke are low, roughly 30%. Immediately after the stroke, he didn’t open his eyes, converse or present different indicators of life for weeks. He spent a lot of the following six months in full-time care amenities.

Two years after the stroke, in November 2022, Sinbad’s family revealed that the stroke left him barely capable of stroll with “lifeless” limbs which might be “preventing for each inch” to come back again to life.

In a message, Sinbad’s family defined that the 2 years of medical remedy had taken a major toll on the comedian’s funds.