
Bill Cosby
Known for ActingBorn 1937-07-12 (age 88)Philadelphia, PA, USA
William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American 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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
2017 · Movie
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Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014 · Movie
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
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The One, the Only... Groucho
1991 · Movie
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Superstars and their Moms
1987 · Movie
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Top Secret
1978 · Movie
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After Newtown: Guns in America
2013 · Movie
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
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Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001 · Movie
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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000 · Movie
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 · Movie
Aesop's Fables
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Aesop's Fables
1971 · Movie
The Don Knotts Show
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The Don Knotts Show
1970 · Series
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Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
1968 · Movie
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Movie
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Bill Cosby: Walking Free
2022 · Movie
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Reading Rainbow
1983 · Series
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · Movie
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Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003 · Movie
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Cola Wars
2019 · Movie
Kids Say the Darndest Things
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Kids Say the Darndest Things
1998 · Series
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The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005 · Movie
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The Midnight Special
1972 · Series
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In Remembrance of Martin
1986 · Movie
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The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002 · Movie
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Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
1969 · Movie
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Lightning in a Bottle
2004 · Movie
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Malcolm X
1992 · Movie
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Men of Honor
2000 · Movie
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Basketball: A Love Story
2018 · Series
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The Emmy Awards
1949 · Series
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Bill Cosby: Himself
1983 · Movie
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Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975 · Series
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Keep On Keepin' On
2014 · Movie
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The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Series
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4 Little Girls
1997 · Movie
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
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Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
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Becker
1998 · Series
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Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
1989 · Movie
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Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013 · Movie
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Goose
2012 · Movie
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I Am Richard Pryor
2019 · Movie
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Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008 · Movie
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The Dean Martin Show
1965 · Series
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Movie
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The Electric Company
1971 · Series
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B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012 · Movie
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We Need to Talk About Cosby
2022 · Series