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Sinbad's name recalls the literary legend that symbolizes strength, adventure and optimism. "I renamed myself Sinbad because Sinbad 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. The image sticks; Sinbad the wild child, off-the-wall Sinbad who would do anything for attention, free as the wind, on unpredictable force that can't be harnessed, and always looking for laughs. He became well-known in the late 1980s and 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. ..............................Sinbad never tells jokes - "I don't know any," he admits - but rather stalks the stage, telling real-life stories. His comedy is large, physical and impetuous. Psychologically, he jams us, poking holes in our lifestyles. Sinbad's comedy is explosive; his phrasing is manic, musical and right on time. He doesn't write his material; he relives it as he remembers it.