Bill Cosby

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William Henry Cosby, Jr. (Bill Cosby) was born July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He is one of the best known and loved standup comics in showbiz. He started his comic career in 1963 with an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson where his wit and charm enlivened audiences. He won Grammy Awards for his comedy recordings that were ramped in the 1960s. Everyone loves to listen to Cosby reciting his Fat Albert and Old Weird Harold stories.
Cosby stared with Robert Culp in the TV series I Spy. Cosby's break into television as one of the few African?€“Americans stars on prime time TV started an entire revolution of African-American stars. Cosby was also a star of The Electric Company and movies including Uptown Saturday Night, and Mother, Juggs, and Speed in 1976. From 1984-1992 Cosby was the father figure in The Cosby Show with Phylicia Rashad. The Cosby Show was a huge hit and further established Cosby as an incredible comedian.
Cosby was educated at Temple University and has a PhD in education from the University of Massachusetts. He is an outspoken advocate of education for African-American. He felt that more good could come to the lives of African Americans through education and self-improvement versus fashion, acting, and sports.
Cosby married Camille Olivia Hanks (1964) and sired five children. One son, Ennis, died of gunshot wounds as he was changing a flat tire on the shoulder of the freeway in Los Angeles.
Bill Cosby is an active support of Temple University and supports the Jazz Foundation of America. In 2009 Cosby was presented with the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, 2005 voted among the top-50 comedy acts, and in 2003 he received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. He has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to television and in 1998 Cosby received the Kennedy Center Honor for his craft.

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