Sinbad the comedian, not the Sailor

DarkHelmet said:

I just caught his act on comedy central and I haven't laughed that hard at a comedian in a long, long time. In fact, I laughed so hard, my stomach and my cheeks hurt.

I've often wondered what happened to him. He was top of the world in the late 80's, into the 90's then poof.

To me, he was the last of the great generation of comics. I'll catch some of newer ones now, and it's the same old stuff. Punchlines and topics are embarrassingly predictable.

Sinbad's act was based entirely on life, not race. I connected with almost everything he said, just like Bill Cosby.

Going to Amazon to see if he has any CD's.

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DarkHelmet said:

I've often wondered what happened to him. He was top of the world in the late 80's, into the 90's then poof.

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In 2009, Sinbad was placed in the top 10 of the 250 worst tax debtors for the state of California. The Comedian owed the State 2.5 million dollars in personal tax income.[18]

On December 11th 2009, Sinbad filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.[19][20]

On February 5, 2010, it was reported that Sinbad has put up his 2.5 acre hilltop home in order to alleviate his tax burdens

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