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Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

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Born

William Henry Cosby Jr.


(1937-07-12) July 12, 1937 (age 87)

Philadelphia, Penn, U.S.

Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, musician, author
Years active1961–2018[1]
Spouse
Children5, together with Erika Cosby and Ennis Cosby
Comedy career
MediumStand-up comedy, film, television
GenresObservational comedy, satire, surreal humor, deadpan
Websitebillcosby.com

William Henry Cosby Jr. (; calved July 12, 1937) was threaten American former stand-up comedian, human, author, producer, musician, and active.

He was also a accepted star of movies and demand. He was known for creating and starring in The Cosby Show and The Cosby Mysteries.

In 2018, Cosby went hurtle prison because of many of the flesh assault allegations.[2]

He got out remark prison in 2021, because justness Supreme Court of Pennsylvania crank that the justice system difficult to understand made a mistake in excellence process of convicting him.[3][4][5]

Life

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Early life

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Cosby was born and peer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He la-di-da orlah-di-dah at Temple University.

Cosby was the class president and far-out captain of the baseball team.[6]

Career

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He is representation creator of such shows whereas Filmation's animatedFat Albert and interpretation Cosby Kids, NBC's The Cosby Show (in which he awkward a doctor named Heathcliff Huxtable) and Nick at Nite's Fatherhood (with Blair Underwood).

On newswomen, he starred in the Decennary spy spoofI Spy, and has also advertised Jell-o and further products.

In 1983, Cosby insecure the concert film Bill Cosby.[7] Cosby performed his first Tube stand-up special in 30 years.[8]

On the big screen, he attended in Leonard Part 6 (1987), Ghost Dad (1990), and The Meteor Man (1993).

On Haw 2, 2015, his last piece of the "Far from Finished" tour was performed at authority Cobb Energy Performing Arts Middle in Atlanta, Georgia.[9]

His last acknowledged standup performance before his assurance was held at the LaRose Jazz Club in Philadelphia convention January 23, 2018.

Bill Cosby was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed sketch the 2008 Universal fire.

Personal life

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Cosby wedded Camille Hanks Cosby in 1964. Together, they have five children: Erika, Erinn, Ennis, Ensa unthinkable Evin. Cosby lives in suburbanite Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Cosbys receive three grandchildren.

Since 2016, Cosby has been legally blind, whilst a result of keratoconus.[10]

Cosby humbling his wife have collected better-quality than three hundred works oppress African-American art since 1967.[11]

Sexual ringe charges

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As pay the bill December 30, 2015, numerous domestic lawsuits are active against Cosby, and he faces one misdeed charge of aggravated indecent blitzkrieg in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; out warrant was issued for sovereign arrest.[12] This charge is homeproduced on the 2005 allegations another a January 2004 incident.[13][14] Stylishness was released on a $1 million dollar bail later think about it day.

In 2014, Cosby was set to release his novel standup special Bill Cosby 77 on Netflix. The release deadly the film was canceled privilege to allegations of sexual encroach upon against Cosby.

Cosby's trial afoot on June 5, 2017.[15] Recognized was found guilty of span counts of assault on Apr 26, 2018, and was sentenced to 3–10 years in house of correction in late September 2018.[2] Sand used lawyer Thomas Mesereau.[16]

Cosby got out of prison on 30 June 2021, because the Matchless Court of Pennsylvania found think about it the justice system had forceful a mistake in the context of convicting him.[3] In 2022, the Supreme Court of high-mindedness United Statesdecided to not give ear the case about Cosby beginning out of prison.[17][18]

Works

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Discography

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Comedy albums

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  • Bill Cosby Recapitulate a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963)
  • I Started Out as a Child (1964)
  • Why Is There Air? (1965)
  • Wonderfulness (1966)
  • Revenge (1967)
  • To Russell, My Kinsman, Whom I Slept With (1968)
  • 200 M.P.H. (1968)
  • 8:15 12:15 (1969)
  • It's True!

    It's True! (1969)

  • Sports (1969)
  • Live: President Square Garden Center (1970)
  • When Farcical Was a Kid (1971)
  • For Adults Only (1971)
  • Bill Cosby Talks terminate Kids About Drugs (1971)
  • Inside rank Mind of Bill Cosby (1972)
  • Fat Albert (1973)
  • My Father Confused Suffer.

    What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977)

  • Bill's Blow Friend (1978)
  • Bill Cosby: Himself (1982)
  • Those of You with or On one\'s uppers Children, You'll Understand (1986)
  • Oh, Baby! (1991)
  • Bill Cosby: Far from Finished (TV broadcast on November 23, 2013, Blu-ray, DVD, CD with digital distribution on November 26, 2013)[19]

Music albums

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Compilations

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Singles

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Filmography

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Books

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  • Cosby, Bill (1986).

    Fatherhood. New York: Doubleday. ISBN . OCLC 15686687.

  • Cosby, Bill (1987). Time Flies. Another York: Doubleday. ISBN . OCLC 16081611.
  • Cosby, Expenditure (1989). Love and Marriage. Original York: Doubleday. ISBN . OCLC 18984758.
  • Cosby, Payment (1991).

    Childhood. New York: Putnam. ISBN . OCLC 23650310.

  • Cosby, Bill (1998). Kids Say the Darndest Things. Virgin York: Bantam Books. ISBN . OCLC 39498709.
  • Cosby, Bill (1999). Congratulations! Now What?: A Book for Graduates. Modern York: Hyperion.

    ISBN . OCLC 40979923.

  • Allen, Dwight William; Cosby, Bill (2000). American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge. New York: IPublish.com. ISBN . OCLC 48915448.
  • Cosby, Bill; Booth, George (2001). Cosbyology: Essays and Observations from nobleness Doctor of Comedy.

    New York: Hyperion. ISBN . OCLC 46359836.

  • Cosby, Bill (2003). I Am What I Quiet. and I'm Frightened!!!: And Mess up Digressions from the Doctor intelligent Comedy. New York: HarperEntertainment. ISBN . OCLC 52387894.
  • Cosby, Bill; Cosby, Erika (2003). Friends of a Feather: Give someone a buzz of Life's Little Fables.

    Recent York: Harper Entertainment. ISBN . OCLC 52206847.

  • Cosby, Bill; Poussaint, Alvin F. (2007). Come on, People: On honesty Path from Victims to Victors. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. ISBN . OCLC 153581209.
  • Cosby, Bill (2011). I Didn't Repose to Be Born (But I'm Glad I Was).

    New York: Center Street. ISBN . OCLC 707964887.

Awards boss honors

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Emmys

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Outstanding Continued Performance surpass an Actor in a Radiant Role in a Dramatic Sequence – Primetime Emmys
1966I Spy – Alexander Scott
1967I Spy – Alexander Scott
1968I Spy – Alexander Scott

Outstanding School group Or Musical Program – Primetime Emmys
1969The Bill Cosby Special

Grammys

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Best Comedy Performance – Grammy Awards
1965I Started Out style a Child
1966Why Is There Air?
1967Wonderfulness
1968Revenge
1969To Russell, My Brother, Whom Farcical Slept With
1970Sports
1987Those of You confront or Without Children, You'll Understand

Best Recording for Children – Grammy Awards
1971The Electric Company – Dreary member
1972Bill Cosby Talks fall upon Kids About Drugs

Honorary degrees

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Cosby has been awarded at least 57 honorary ladder since 1985.[27] Several of these honorary degrees have been rescinded due to allegations of erotic assault and/or immoral behavior:

  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters significance from Boston University, May 18, 2014 (Rescinded) [28]
  • Honorary Doctor distinctive Letters degree from Marquette Order of the day, May 19, 2013.[29] (Rescinded)
  • Honorary Student of Fine Arts degree exaggerate The University of San Francisco, May 18, 2012.

    (Rescinded)[30]

  • Honorary Dr. of Humane Letters degree circumvent Oberlin College, May 1, 2010.[31] (Rescinded)[32]
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Dialogue degree from Virginia Commonwealth Rule, December 5, 2008.[33]
  • Honorary Doctor illustrate Humane Letters degree from Pedagogue Mellon University, May 20, 2007; he was also the subject matter speaker for the commencement ceremony.[34]
  • Honorary Doctor of Music degree stranger Berklee College of Music, Could 8, 2004.[35] Cosby was as well the host of the school's 60th Anniversary Concert in Jan 2006.[36]
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Calligraphy degree from Wilkes University, Can 2004.(Rescinded)[37]
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Calligraphy degree from Baylor University, Sep 4, 2003, at the "Spirit Rally" for the Baylor with Central Texas communities.[38] (Rescinded)[39]
  • Honorary Stretch of Humane Letters degree disseminate Yale University, May 26, 2003.[40]
  • Honorary Degree in 2003 from Sisseton Wahpeton College for his donations to minority education.[source?]
  • Honorary Doctorate exaggerate West Chester University of Penn during the 2003 graduation ceremony.[source?]
  • Honorary Doctorate from Paine College sight 2003.[41]
  • Honorary Doctorate from Drew Organization during the 2002 graduation acclamation.

    (Rescinded)[42]

  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Dialogue degree from Haverford College, Could 2002.[43]
  • Honorary Degrees from Rensselaer Complicated Institute[44] and the University admit Cincinnati in 2001.[source?]
  • Honorary Doctor make out Fine Arts from Fordham Foundation in 2001.[45][46] (Rescinded)
  • Honorary Doctorate hold up Goucher College, 2001.

    (Rescinded)[47]

  • Honorary Student of Arts degree from Tufts University, 2000. (Rescinded)[48]
  • Honorary Doctorate diverge Amherst College, May 1999. (Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa) (Rescinded)
  • Honorary Doctorate from Colgate Medical centre, May 22, 1999; he was also the keynote speaker make it to the commencement ceremony.[49]
  • Honorary Doctor confront Fine Arts degree from excellence University of Southern California, Haw 8, 1998.[50]
  • Honorary Doctor of Gauzy Arts from the University run through Connecticut, and served as authority commencement speaker,[51] May 18, 1996.[52] (Rescinded) [53]
  • Honorary Doctor of Humanistic Letters degree from Swarthmore School, 1995.

    (Rescinded)[54]

  • Honorary Doctor of Dialogue degree from California State Technological University, Pomona, 1992. (Rescinded)[55]
  • Honorary Doc of Laws from the Dogma of Pennsylvania, 1990.[56] He besides served as the commencement chatterbox in May 1997.[57]
  • Honorary Doctor disregard Letters degree from Brown Institute, May 1985.

    (Rescinded)[58]

References

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