David Adkins is an American actor and stand-up comedian. In the mid-1980s, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and competed on the show Star Search. Sinbad’s career took off after this television performance, and he has subsequently performed stand-up comedy on a variety of shows.

What is the Net Worth of David Adkins?

David Adkins, also known as Sinbad, has a net worth of $4 million as a result of his profession in the entertainment sector. He has appeared in a number of sketch comedy shows as well as scripted TV series and feature films.

Early Life

David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, was born on November 10, 1956, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to Louise and Rev. Dr. Donald Beckley Adkins. David attended Benton Harbor High School and grew up in Michigan with his five siblings, Donna, Dorothea, Mark, Michael, and Donald. He graduated from high school in 1974 and went on to the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, to further his education from 1974 to 1978. He lettered two seasons for the basketball team in college.

Sinbad joined the US Air Force after college and worked as a boom operator on KC-135 Stratotankers. He was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, with the 384th Air Refueling Wing. He performed stand-up comedy in downtown Wichita on a regular basis when he was there. As a comedian, he competed in the Air Force Talent Contest in 1981. He was almost dishonorably fired for his actions, as he routinely acted out and went AWOL. He was subsequently expelled from the Air Force for “parking [his] automobile in the wrong location,” according to him.