88
Years
84
Movies
54
TV Shows
8.8
Rating
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.
88
Years Old
84
Movies
54
TV Shows
8.8
Avg Rating
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.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 12, 1937
Birthplace
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Also Known As
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
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Superstars and their Moms
1987
Hickey & Boggs
1972
I Spy Returns
1994
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
California Suite
1978
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
1977
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
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Jack
1996
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
The One, the Only... Groucho
1991
A Piece of the Action
1977
The Fat Albert Easter Special
1982
The Shame of a City
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Bill Cosby: Himself
1983
Fat Albert
2004
+ 64 more movies
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Meet the Press
1947
Great Performances
1971
The Cosby Show
1984
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Bob Hope Show
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A Different World
1987
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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Becker
1998
Dinah!
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Late Night with David Letterman
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The Jay Leno Show
2009
The Ed Sullivan Show
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