Saturday I rose from the dead and then died again says
the comedian
MIAMI - Actor-comedian Sinbad had the
last laugh after his Wikipedia entry announced he was dead, the
performer said Thursday.
Rumors began circulating Saturday regarding the posting, said
Sinbad, who first got a telephone call from his daughter. The
gossip quieted, but a few days later the 50-year-old entertainer
said the phone calls, text messages and emails started pouring in
by the hundreds.
Saturday I rose from the dead and then died again, the Los
Angeles-based entertainer told The Associated Press in a phone
interview.
The St. Petersburg-based company, which describes itself as the
free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, leaves it to a vast user
community to catch factual errors and other problems. Apparently,
someone edited it to say Sinbad died of a heart attack. By the time
the error was caught, email links of the erroneous page had been
forwarded to hundreds of people.
A note on Sinbads Wikipedia page Thursday night said the site has
been temporarily protected from editing to deal with
vandalism.
Wikipedia was created in 2001 as a Web research tool. It has more
than 1.6 million articles, contributed by members of the
public.
A telephone call and an email left for Wikipedia were not
immediately returned Thursday night.
When asked if he was upset about the mix-up, Sinbad, whose real
name is David Adkins, just laughed.
Its gonna be more commonplace as the Internet opens up more and
more. Its not that strange, the Los Angeles-based entertainer
told the Associated Press in a phone interview.
Sinbad, who is currently on the road doing stand up, said he hasnt
received an apology from the Internet site. He has appeared in the
films, Houseguest, and Jingle All the Way.