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Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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.

Personal information

Birthday

1937-07-12

Birth Place

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Movies and TV shows :

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

1997

7.2

Movie
poster

A Different World

1987

7.0

TV
A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977

5.5

Movie
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

0.0

Movie
Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

1971

0.0

Movie
After Newtown: Guns in America

After Newtown: Guns in America

2013

9.5

Movie
B.B. King: The Life of Riley

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

2012

6.9

Movie
Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004

6.4

Movie
poster

Basketball: A Love Story

2018

7.0

TV
poster

Becker

1998

7.2

TV
poster

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
Bill Cosby on Prejudice

Bill Cosby on Prejudice

1971

0.0

Movie
Bill Cosby: 49

Bill Cosby: 49

1987

6.2

Movie
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal

Bill Cosby: An American Scandal

2017

0.0

Movie
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

2017

10.0

Movie
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

2013

7.0

Movie
Bill Cosby: Himself

Bill Cosby: Himself

1983

7.2

Movie
Bill Cosby: Walking Free

Bill Cosby: Walking Free

2022

10.0

Movie
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed

Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed

1968

0.0

Movie
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1969

6.2

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

2006

0.0

Movie
California Suite

California Suite

1978

5.8

Movie
poster

Cher

1975

5.0

TV
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

2005

5.2

Movie
Comedian

Comedian

2002

6.6

Movie
poster

Cos

1976

3.0

TV
poster

Cosby

1996

5.9

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

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

2007

0.0

Movie
Diana!

Diana!

1971

7.0

Movie
poster

Doug Henning's World of Magic

1975

0.0

TV
poster

Entertainment Tonight

1981

3.7

TV
Fat Albert

Fat Albert

2004

5.1

Movie
poster

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

1972

6.5

TV
Ghost Dad

Ghost Dad

1990

5.1

Movie
Goin' Back to Indiana

Goin' Back to Indiana

1971

0.0

Movie
Goose

Goose

2012

7.0

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs

1972

5.6

Movie
I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

2019

6.8

Movie
poster

I Spy

1965

6.5

TV
I Spy Returns

I Spy Returns

1994

4.0

Movie
In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin

1986

9.0

Movie
Jack

Jack

1996

6.3

Movie
Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003

0.0

Movie
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

2008

7.0

Movie
Keep On Keepin’ On

Keep On Keepin’ On

2014

7.0

Movie
poster

Kids Say the Darndest Things

1998

7.5

TV
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

7.3

Movie
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

9.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

5.9

TV
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven

Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven

2007

5.5

Movie
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

1987

2.8

Movie
Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1975

6.7

Movie
Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle

2004

7.3

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

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

2005

6.0

Movie
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

7.7

Movie
Man and Boy

Man and Boy

1971

6.0

Movie
poster

Meet the Press

1947

3.8

TV
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

1986

0.0

Movie
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

2008

3.8

Movie
Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

2013

6.7

Movie
Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

5.5

Movie
Murder at N.B.C.

Murder at N.B.C.

1966

0.0

Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

0.0

Movie
Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

2014

0.0

Movie
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!

Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

Of Black America

1968

0.0

TV
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

1979

1.0

Movie
poster

Reading Rainbow

1983

8.4

TV
poster

Ruby Wax Meets

1996

6.0

TV
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

1990

9.0

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

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

1989

6.5

Movie
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

2004

4.6

Movie
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
poster

The Bill Cosby Show

1969

5.0

TV
poster

The Bob Hope Show

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Case Against Cosby

2022

4.5

TV
The Chocolate Princess

The Chocolate Princess

1974

0.0

Movie
poster

The Cosby Mysteries

1994

5.3

TV
poster

The Cosby Show

1984

7.0

TV
The Cosby Show: A Look Back

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

2002

7.4

Movie
poster

The David Susskind Show

1959

5.0

TV
poster

The Dean Martin Show

1965

7.3

TV
The Devil and Max Devlin

The Devil and Max Devlin

1981

5.8

Movie
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
poster

The Don Knotts Show

1970

0.0

TV
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

1990

8.0

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
poster

The Electric Company

1971

6.9

TV
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

2006

6.0

Movie
poster

The Emmy Awards

1949

7.5

TV
The Fat Albert Christmas Special

The Fat Albert Christmas Special

1977

3.7

Movie
The Fat Albert Easter Special

The Fat Albert Easter Special

1982

0.0

Movie
The Fat Albert Halloween Special

The Fat Albert Halloween Special

1977

6.2

Movie
poster

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

4.8

TV
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

2005

7.5

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney

The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

The Jay Leno Show

2009

3.6

TV
poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

7.3

TV
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993

5.8

Movie
poster

The Midnight Special

1972

7.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
poster

The New Bill Cosby Show

1972

5.0

TV
The One, the Only... Groucho

The One, the Only... Groucho

1991

0.0

Movie
The Pact

The Pact

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
The Shame of a City

The Shame of a City

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000

0.0

Movie
The Weird Harold Special

The Weird Harold Special

1973

0.0

Movie
To All My Friends on Shore

To All My Friends on Shore

1972

5.7

Movie
Top Secret

Top Secret

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

4.0

Movie
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

1986

0.0

Movie
Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

6.1

Movie
poster

We Need to Talk About Cosby

2022

7.1

TV
poster

When Ruby Wax Met...

2021

6.7

TV
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

8.0

Movie
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

2.0

Movie
poster

Zone interdite

1993

5.0

TV