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  • BIRTH 12/07/1937
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 22
  • SHOWRUNNER 2
  • SCRIPT 4
  • PRODUCTION 4

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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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

Bill Cosby

Shows (7)

Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Family Guy
Family Guy
(voices)
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
Heathcliff Huxtable
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Phil
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Mushmouth
We Need to Talk About Cosby
We Need to Talk About Cosby
Self (archive footage)
Becker
Becker
Hilton Lucas (uncredited)

Movies (22)

Jack
Jack
Lawrence Woodruff
California Suite
California Suite
Dr. Willis Panama
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
Marvin
Fat Albert
Fat Albert
Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Self
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Keep On Keepin’ On
Keep On Keepin’ On
Self
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
Billy Foster
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night
Wardell Franklin
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The…
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad
Elliot Hopper
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to…
Self (archive footage)
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Self
The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin
Barney Satin
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
The Pact
The Pact
Himself
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Himself

Showrunner (2)

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
A Different World
A Different World

Script (4)

Fat Albert
Fat Albert
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
A Different World
A Different World
(2 episodes)

Production (4)

Men of Honor
Men of Honor
Fat Albert
Fat Albert
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
The Fat Albert Christmas Special