Sinbad Rises From Wikipedia Grave

A Chicago Sun-Times article passed to us by an anonymous reader pointed out the fact that the comedian Sinbad is still alive. This is notable, only insofar as Wikipedia thought otherwise. "Rumors began circulating last weekend 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 phone calls, text messages and e-mails started pouring in by the hundreds. 'Saturday I rose from the dead and then died again,' the Los Angeles-based entertainer said in a phone interview." Based on the article he seemed fairly okay with the mixup: 'It's gonna be more commonplace as the Internet opens up more and more. It's not that strange.' Wikipedia didn't comment for the Times piece, nor has it contacted the entertainer about the incident.

Correction

[Anonymous Coward]

Line 2: "First, make sure he's dead."

Some of the stuff on Wikipedia is not true

[Orion Blastar]

this story is proof of that.

Newspapers used to do the same thing for Abe Vigoda [abevigoda.com] announcing that he was dead too.

Sindbad the comedian ought to play Sindbad the sailor in an action adventure movie with some comedy in it.