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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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.
Filmography
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Movies 83
self 77
TV Shows 56
Writer 4
Producer 4
Narrator 2
Director 1
The Case Against Cosby (2022)
Bill Cosby: Walking Free (2022)
We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
When Ruby Wax Met... (2021)
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019)
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
I Am Richard Pryor (2019)
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
Seeing Allred (2018)
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon (2017)
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal (2017)
Mr. Robot (2015)
Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014)
Keep On Keepin’ On (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished (2013)
Moms Mabley (2013)
After Newtown: Guns in America (2013)
B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
Goose (2012)
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (2010)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (2008)
Flunked (2008)
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008)
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (2007)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s (2007)
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (2006)
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life (2006)
The Shame of a City (2006)
The Pact (2006)
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2005)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005)
Fat Albert (2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Fatherhood (2004)
Baadasssss! (2004)
Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)
Comedian (2002)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back (2002)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
Men of Honor (2000)
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
Little Bill (1999)
Becker (1998)
Kids Say the Darndest Things (1998)
4 Little Girls (1997)
Cosby (1996)
Jack (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
Ruby Wax Meets (1996)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
I Spy Returns (1994)
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
The Meteor Man (1993)
Zone interdite (1993)
Malcolm X (1992)
Here and Now (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)
Ghost Dad (1990)
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration! (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting! (1989)
The Arsenio Hall Show (1989)
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
A Different World (1987)
Bill Cosby: 49 (1987)
Creole Giselle (1987)
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986)
Elayne Boosler: Party of One (1986)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
In Remembrance of Martin (1986)
The Cosby Show (1984)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
Bill Cosby: Himself (1983)
The Fat Albert Easter Special (1982)
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
California Suite (1978)
Top Secret (1978)
The Fat Albert Christmas Special (1977)
The Fat Albert Halloween Special (1977)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Cos (1976)
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Doug Henning's World of Magic (1975)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975)
Cher (1975)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
The Chocolate Princess (1974)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
Hickey & Boggs (1972)
The New Bill Cosby Show (1972)
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)
The Midnight Special (1972)
To All My Friends on Shore (1972)
Aesop's Fables (1971)
The Electric Company (1971)
Goin' Back to Indiana (1971)
Man and Boy (1971)
Diana! (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Bill Cosby on Prejudice (1971)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
The Don Knotts Show (1970)
Dinah's Place (1970)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (1969)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
The Picasso Summer (1969)
Playboy After Dark (1969)
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed (1968)
Of Black America (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
I Spy (1965)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The David Susskind Show (1959)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Meet the Press (1947)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1937-07-12 (86 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Henry Cosby Jr.
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States of America
ReligionProtestantism
Height185-centimeter
Net Worth$400 Million
SpouseCamille Cosby
ChildrenEvin Cosby, Erinn Cosby, Erika Ranee, Ennis Cosby, Ensa Cosby
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThe Cos, William Henry Cosby, William Henry Cosby, Jr., William H. Cosby Jr., William H. Cosby, William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr., Μπιλ Κόσμπι
AwardsTheodore Roosevelt Award, Paul Robeson Award, Marian Anderson Award, Library of Congress Living Legend, Spingarn Medal, honorary degree from Spelman College, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, United Nations Peace Medal, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture, Kennedy Center Honors, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay, Daytime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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