Laughter is the Best Medicine - A Huge Success 

Sinbad's name recalls the literary legend that symbolizes strength, adventure and optimism and is what he strives for. "I renamed myself Sinbad because he is bad. He could hang with rogues and with kings. He didn't have the strength of Hercules, but he could outwit anyone." Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Sinbad grew up telling jokes to his three brothers and two sisters. He would do anything for attention, from acting stupid, free as the wind, to an unpredictible force that couldn't be harnessed and always willing to pay any price looking for laughs.

Sinbad's first break was Star Search in the mid-eighties. He became well-known in the late 1980s and 1990s appearing on several television series and starring in the family-friendly films Houseguest, First Kid and Jingle All the Way.

In April of 1990 he gave us a blast into the past with his one-hour HBO Special, Afros and Bellbottoms, which aired live from the Paramount Theatre in New York. Bill Cosby became a fan and cast him in A Different World, which allowed him to eventually do the 1991 Share the Dream tour of black colleges. 

While being one of the most famous comedians, Sinbad finds time for humanitarian and community services. Especially when it comes to children. He was the 1994 Spokesperson for the Sickle Cell Research Foundation. His commitment to AIDS Awareness inspired his participation in the "Time Out" video produced by Arsenio Hall Communications with the proceeds benefiting the Magic Johnson Foundation.

He is in the business of working with family - his three brothers are his personal manager, financial consultant and sound technician. His two sisters are his director of development and publicist. It is these family ties that encourage his clean, animated and outrageously funny comedy that is well received by audiences everywhere.

His stories represent the explosive energy of our neighborhoods, his phrasing is manic, musical and right on time. Sinbad never curses - "I want people to bring the whole family to my show."