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Bill Cosby‌

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Birthday

calendar1937-07-12

Popularity

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Bill Cosby

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Bill Cosby

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1937-07-12

Popularity

star8.9

Biography

William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer and convicted sex offender. He got his start as a nightclub stand-up comic before landing a starring role in the action show I Spy (1965-1968). After various film and television roles, Cosby's greatest success came when he produced and starred in The Cosby Show (1984-1992), a popular sitcom that highlighted the experiences and growth of an upper-middle-class African-American family. Due to this role, he was widely dubbed "America's Dad." After the show ended, he produced and starred in multiple other shows and films. He was a sought-after spokesman from the 1960s until the early 2000s, endorsing a number of products including Jell-O, Kodak film, Ford, Texas Instruments, and Coca-Cola. Cosby has received several awards including 5 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Daytime Emmy Awards, 9 Grammy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contribution to television (2002), and several honorary degrees from colleges and universities. Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72 honorary degrees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled him as a member of the Actors Branch in May 2018. Approximately 60 women have accused Cosby of various forms of sexual assault in alleged incidents spanning from 1965 to 2008. These allegations became highly publicized in 2014, leading to several civil suits and criminal investigations for cases that had not yet reached the statute of limitations. Many networks, including NBC, removed reruns of The Cosby Show from their schedules. In April of 2018, Cosby was sentenced to three to ten years in prison for multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the conviction in June 2021 due to violation of a prior prosecutorial agreement that Cosby's previous civil suit testimony—in which he admitted to giving drugs to women he wanted to have sex with—would not be used in the criminal trial. He was released from prison later that month after serving almost three years of the sentence and maintains his innocence in all accusations. As of August 2021, there is still one known active civil suit against Cosby.

Movie Credits

Ghost Dad

Ghost Dad‌
star5.1
calendar 1990

Bill Cosby: Himself

Bill Cosby: Himself‌
star7.2
calendar 1983

Jack

Jack‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6‌
star2.9
calendar 1987

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor‌
star6.8
calendar 2019

California Suite

California Suite‌
star5.8
calendar 1978

The Devil and Max Devlin

The Devil and Max Devlin‌
star5.8
calendar 1981

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night‌
star6.2
calendar 1974

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again‌
star6.7
calendar 1975

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action‌
star5.5
calendar 1977

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Fat Albert

Fat Albert‌
star5.1
calendar 2004

The Fat Albert Christmas Special

The Fat Albert Christmas Special‌
star3.9
calendar 1977

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed‌
star7.0
calendar 2008

Comedian

Comedian‌
star6.6
calendar 2002

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself‌
star7.6
calendar 2004

The Pact

The Pact‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Bill Cosby: 49

Bill Cosby: 49‌
star6.2
calendar 1987

Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven

Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven‌
star5.5
calendar 2007

Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs‌
star5.6
calendar 1972

Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!

Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

The Chocolate Princess

The Chocolate Princess‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Man and Boy

Man and Boy‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Bill Cosby: Walking Free

Bill Cosby: Walking Free‌
star10.0
calendar 2022

Keep On Keepin’ On

Keep On Keepin’ On‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling‌
star6.0
calendar 2005

Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

B.B. King: The Life of Riley‌
star6.9
calendar 2012

I Spy Returns

I Spy Returns‌
star3.8
calendar 1994

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

To All My Friends on Shore

To All My Friends on Shore‌
star5.7
calendar 1972

Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

Bill Cosby: Far From Finished‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

Goose

Goose‌
star7.0
calendar 2012

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class‌
star5.2
calendar 2005

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World‌
star7.5
calendar 2005

Top Secret

Top Secret‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

The Fat Albert Easter Special

The Fat Albert Easter Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis‌
star7.0
calendar 1970

The Fat Albert Halloween Special

The Fat Albert Halloween Special‌
star6.2
calendar 1977

Goin' Back to Indiana

Goin' Back to Indiana‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man‌
star5.7
calendar 1993

Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed

Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!‌
star6.4
calendar 2004

Bill Cosby on Prejudice

Bill Cosby on Prejudice‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle‌
star7.3
calendar 2004

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’‌
star2.0
calendar 2012

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Nelson Mandela Redrawn‌
star0.0
calendar 2014

Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!

Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!‌
star7.0
calendar 1989

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration‌
star9.3
calendar 1990

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed‌
star5.5
calendar 1976

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney

The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made‌
star4.6
calendar 2004

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls‌
star7.3
calendar 1997

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice‌
star6.2
calendar 1969

The Weird Harold Special

The Weird Harold Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Diana!

Diana!‌
star7.0
calendar 1971

After Newtown: Guns in America

After Newtown: Guns in America‌
star9.5
calendar 2013

The Shame of a City

The Shame of a City‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years‌
star4.0
calendar 2004

Bill Cosby: An American Scandal

Bill Cosby: An American Scandal‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon‌
star10.0
calendar 2017

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue‌
star3.8
calendar 2008

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party‌
star1.0
calendar 1979

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

The One, the Only... Groucho

The One, the Only... Groucho‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin‌
star9.0
calendar 1986

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

The Cosby Show: A Look Back‌
star7.4
calendar 2002

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special‌
star8.6
calendar 1990

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Tv Credits

A Different World

A Different World‌
star7.0
calendar 1987

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1984

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

The David Susskind Show

The David Susskind Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show‌
star4.9
calendar 1969

Becker

Becker‌
star7.2
calendar 1998

Meet the Press

Meet the Press‌
star3.7
calendar 1947

The Electric Company

The Electric Company‌
star6.9
calendar 1971

The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show‌
star3.6
calendar 2009

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman‌
star5.9
calendar 1982

I Spy

I Spy‌
star6.5
calendar 1965

Cosby

Cosby‌
star5.8
calendar 1996

Kids Say the Darndest Things

Kids Say the Darndest Things‌
star7.5
calendar 1998

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

Cos

Cos‌
star3.0
calendar 1976

The New Bill Cosby Show

The New Bill Cosby Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1972

The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show‌
star7.4
calendar 1965

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1970

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids‌
star6.4
calendar 1972

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids‌
star6.4
calendar 1972

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids‌
star6.4
calendar 1972

The Cosby Mysteries

The Cosby Mysteries‌
star5.3
calendar 1994

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

Basketball: A Love Story

Basketball: A Love Story‌
star6.0
calendar 2018

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards‌
star7.4
calendar 1949

Cher

Cher‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Doug Henning's World of Magic‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

When Ruby Wax Met...

When Ruby Wax Met...‌
star6.7
calendar 2021

The Midnight Special

The Midnight Special‌
star7.2
calendar 1972

The Midnight Special

The Midnight Special‌
star7.2
calendar 1972

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

We Need to Talk About Cosby

We Need to Talk About Cosby‌
star7.1
calendar 2022

Of Black America

Of Black America‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow‌
star8.4
calendar 1983

Zone interdite

Zone interdite‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show‌
star3.2
calendar 1996

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight‌
star3.5
calendar 1981

The Case Against Cosby

The Case Against Cosby‌
star5.0
calendar 2022

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Ruby Wax Meets

Ruby Wax Meets‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971