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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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

Peran Terkenal

Tentang

Stage Name: Bill Cosby

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.9656

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1937-07-12

Lokasi Lahir: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

2022

The Case Against Cosby

Self (archive footage)

2022

Bill Cosby: Walking Free

Self (archive footage)

2022

We Need to Talk About Cosby

Self (archive footage)

2021

When Ruby Wax Met...

Self (archive footage)

2019

Cola Wars

Self [Archival Footage]

2019

I Am Richard Pryor

Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)

2018

Basketball: A Love Story

Self (archive footage)

2017

Bill Cosby: An American Scandal

Self (archive footage)

2017

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

Self (archive footage)

2013

Moms Mabley

Self

2012

Goose

2006

The Pact

Himself

2005

Lipstick & Dynamite

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

Fat Albert

Self

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

Leonard Parker (archive footage)

2004

Baadasssss!

himself

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Self (archive footage)

2002

Comedian

Self

2002

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)

1998

Becker

Hilton Lucas (uncredited)

1997

4 Little Girls

Self - Educator

1996

Cosby

1996

Jack

Lawrence Woodruff

1994

I Spy Returns

Alexander Scott

1993

The Meteor Man

Marvin

1990

Ghost Dad

Elliot Hopper

1990

The Earth Day Special

Dr. Cliff Huxtable

1987

Leonard Part 6

Leonard

1987

A Different World

Heathcliff Huxtable

1987

Bill Cosby: 49

Himself

1984

The Cosby Show

Heathcliff Huxtable

1983

Reading Rainbow

Himself - Narrator (voice)

1982

The Fat Albert Easter Special

Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

1981

The Devil and Max Devlin

Barney Satin

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978

California Suite

Dr. Willis Panama

1978

Top Secret

Aaron Strickland

1977

The Fat Albert Christmas Special

Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

1977

The Fat Albert Halloween Special

Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

1977

A Piece of the Action

Dave Anderson

1976

Cos

1975

Let's Do It Again

Billy Foster

1975

Cher

Self

1974

Dinah!

Self

1974

Uptown Saturday Night

Wardell Franklin

1972

Hickey & Boggs

Al Hickey

1972

The New Bill Cosby Show

Self - Host

1972

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Fat Albert Robertson

1972

The Midnight Special

Self / Host

1971

Aesop's Fables

Aesop

1971

The Electric Company

The Milk Man

1971

Goin' Back to Indiana

Scoop Newsworthy

1971

Man and Boy

Caleb Revers

1971

Diana!

Self

1969

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1969

The Bill Cosby Show

Chet Kincaid

1968

Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed

Self - Host / Narrator

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1965

I Spy

Alexander Scott

1964

The Hollywood Palace

Self - Comedian

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host