The children of Sinbad are shutting down the bizarre rumours that the comedian once starred as a wish-granting genie in a long-lost movie called “Shazaam”.
It all started a few years back with a conspiracy theory spread on Reddit, with numerous people claiming to remember Sinbad playing a genie in a 1990s family comedy (they’re most likely mixing up their memories of the 1996 flop “Kazaam”, starring NBA great Shaquille O’Neal as a genie.
Back in 2016, Sinbad addressed the rumour by explaining how it likely came to be: he once hosted a TV marathon of Sinbad (the sailor) movies, which fed the confusion.
However, in 2017 Sinbad mudded the waters with an April Fool’s prank, teaming up with College Humor to share faux footage of the long-lost
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