David Adkins, better known by his stage name "Sinbad", is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, most notably as Coach Walter Oakes in A Different World (1987–1991) and as David Bryan on The Sinbad Show (1993–1994). He has also appeared in films such as That's Adequate (1989), Coneheads (1993), Shazaam! (1994), Houseguest (1995), Jingle All the Way (1996), Crazy as Hell (2002) and Planes (2013).