LINCOLN CITY – Sinbad, the popular television and movie comedian, will tell his real life stories and poke fun at others at Chinook Winds Casino and Convention Center on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13.

After touring America on a self proclaimed “Poverty Tour” (traveling on a Greyhound bus, changing in restaurant restrooms and working for meals), a stint on Star Search helped raise Sinbad’s profile. Although he never won, he was a finalist and appeared on the show seven times. This led him to his first professional break on The New Red Foxx Show playing Foxx’s son. Bill Cosby also noticed Sinbad’s talents and cast him on television’s “A Different World,” where he spent four years.

Sinbad has hosted numerous TV specials, including “It’s Showtime at the Apollo,” “Sinbad: Brain Damaged” and several other HBO specials. His first acting role was “Necessary Roughness.” Parts in “Coneheads” and “Meteor Man” followed before his first starring role in “Houseguest.” His other films include “First Kid,” “Jingle All the Way,” “Homeward Bound II” and “The Cherokee Kid.”

Tickets for Sinbad range from $20 to $40. Show times are 8 p.m. both nights. For information or tickets, call (888) MAIN-ACT (624-6228) or Tickets West, (800) 992-TIXX (8499). Chinook Winds Casino and Convention Center, located on the beach in Lincoln City, is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.