Sinbad made his first public appearance in over three years by joining the cast of A Different World during its HBCU tour stop at Morehouse College.
The famed comedian, who played Coach Walter Oakes on the sitcom, appeared via Zoom for the “A Different World HBCU College Tour” event on Feb. 29, ET reports. Speaking to attendees virtually from a large screen inside the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Sinbad touched on the “great years” he had filming A Different World
during its 77-episode run from 1987 to 1991.“Those years were great years. Some of the best years of my life,” Sinbad shared. “Getting a chance to work with Debbie Allen, all the cast, it was so good.”
His virtual appearance was met with tremendous cheers from the crowd of mostly college students as the cast of A Different World continues its HBCU tour to raise money for HBCU scholarships and promote college enrollment. Sinbad hasn’t been seen publicly since suffering a stroke in October 2020.
He recapped his surprise appearance in an Instagram post on Monday, March 4, in which he thanked fans for all of the supportive messages he’s received in recent years. “It really is a different world out here!” he wrote in his caption.
“Man, that was so cool. A Different World going to Atlanta, going to Morehouse College and on campuses and getting a chance to be on Zoom and say something to the kids,” Sinbad said in his video message. “It’s wild that the kids even know who I am. That’s beautiful.”
“Thank you to everybody’s who’s been praying for me and saying good things and supporting me during this time in my life. It means a lot to me,” he added. “It means so much when I hear from y’all.”
The comedian concluded his message by telling fans to “expect to see more of me soon” because “miracles happen.”
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