Comedian David "Sinbad" Adkins owed $8.15 million in back taxes
Comedian David "Sinbad" Adkins owed $8.15 million in back taxes. He thought just one hit movie would pay everything off, but the movie contract never materialized. The debt became unmanageable and he had to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The IRS, in order to collect on the debt, confiscated 90% of everything Sinbad owned. With his movie career on hiatus and with no television prospects, Sinbad was desperate for work and income in order to live day-to-day. He said, "I judged entertainers who worked county fairs at age 55 because they had to. Now I get it."