A tall, imposing comedian and comic actor, Sinbad (born David Adkins) began his career traveling the US performing his act on what he has come to refer to as his "Poverty Tour" in 1983. A stint as a champion on the syndicated variety series "Star Search" helped raise his profile and led to his being cast as Redd Foxx's foster son on the short-lived ABC sitcom "The Redd Foxx Show" (1986). After hosting the unsuccessful variety show "Keep on Cruisin'" (CBS, 1987), Sinbad spent four seasons (1987-91) as the kindly dorm director and community center manager on "A Different World" (NBC), the
