For the last week or so, rumors have been circulating on the internet that actor/comedian Sinbad (real name David Adkins) had moved onto that stand-up comedy club in the sky. Thankfully, however, he's alive and well, although we can't say the same about his career. (ZING!)

From Wikipedia, the cause of—and solution to—all of life's problems:

On 10 March 2007, Sinbad's managers started receiving phone calls of condolence, after people began hearing unsubstantiated rumors of Sinbad's death.[14] Hundreds of people contacted his managers and production studio, including Lionel Richie.[14]

This rumor spread to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on 15 March 2007, when his biography was edited to include the claim of his death. The incorrect information was soon removed, but a fan spreading the initial rumor included a link to the old (and incorrect) revision of the article.[15]

Sinbad joked the situation off, commenting that, "I wish that people would've called me back like this when I was alive. I gotta die more often. I'm writing a movie about this now… Seriously, my death is gonna be my comeback."[14]

We love that the star of Houseguest and Jingle All The Way actually has a sense of humor. (Who knew??) After the jump, Sinbad's publicist's official declaration that her client is, in fact, alive, well and available for bookings.

From: "Linda Jones" <[redacted]>
To: Linda Jones
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:27:40 +0000
Subject: Sinbad
Thank you all for your calls and emails concerning Sinbad. I have conveyed your sympathy to him regarding his rumored death on the internet. Please rest assure that he is alive and full of joy, as usual. He's done some interviews to let folks know that he's alive and well. Please feel free to listen and forward his live interview with EUR
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur32126.cfm, as well as share the good news!

Kindly,

Linda Jones
The aja Group, LLC.