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Bill Cosby

1937-07-12 (87 years old) in Philadelphia, PA, USA

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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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

Movies

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Bill Cosby: Walking Free
100 %|Mar 4, 2022
Documentary, Drama
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I Am Richard Pryor
68 %|Mar 12, 2019
Documentary
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Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
0 %|Jun 5, 2017
Documentary
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Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
100 %|Jun 5, 2017
Documentary
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Nelson Mandela Redrawn
0 %|Jul 18, 2014
Documentary
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Keep On Keepin’ On
70 %|Apr 19, 2014
Documentary
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Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
70 %|Nov 23, 2013
Comedy
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Moms Mabley
67 %|Apr 20, 2013
Documentary
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After Newtown: Guns in America
95 %|Feb 19, 2013
Documentary
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B.B. King: The Life of Riley
69 %|Oct 15, 2012
Documentary, Music
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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
20 %|Jun 7, 2012
Documentary, Music
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Goose
70 %|Feb 26, 2012
Documentary
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
80 %|Jan 1, 2009
Comedy, Documentary
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Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
38 %|Oct 27, 2008
Music, Documentary
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Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
70 %|Feb 23, 2008
Documentary
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Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
55 %|Apr 11, 2007
Documentary
actor
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
0 %|Apr 10, 2007
Comedy, Documentary
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Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
0 %|Nov 1, 2006
Documentary, Music
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The Shame of a City
0 %|Apr 6, 2006
Documentary
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The Pact
0 %|Jan 1, 2006
Documentary
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Fat Albert
51 %|Dec 25, 2004
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
77 %|Jul 28, 2004
Documentary
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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
46.21000000000001 %|Jul 13, 2004
Documentary
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Baadasssss!
64.29 %|May 28, 2004
Drama
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Lightning in a Bottle
73 %|Feb 12, 2004
Music, Documentary
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
40 %|Jan 1, 2004
Documentary
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Jack Paar: Smart Television
0 %|Nov 29, 2003
Documentary, Comedy
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Comedian
66.19 %|Oct 11, 2002
Comedy, Documentary
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The Cosby Show: A Look Back
74 %|May 19, 2002
Documentary, TV Movie
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0 %|May 5, 2002
TV Movie, Documentary
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4 Little Girls
72 %|Jul 9, 1997
Documentary
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Jack
63 %|Aug 9, 1996
Comedy, Family, Drama
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I Spy Returns
40 %|Feb 3, 1994
TV Movie, Action, Adventure, Comedy
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The Meteor Man
58 %|Aug 6, 1993
Fantasy, Action, Comedy
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The One, the Only... Groucho
0 %|May 28, 1991
Documentary
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Ghost Dad
51 %|Jun 29, 1990
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
0 %|Jun 7, 1990
Family, Documentary, TV Movie
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The Earth Day Special
80 %|Apr 22, 1990
Documentary, TV Movie
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
90 %|Feb 4, 1990
Comedy, Music, Documentary
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Leonard Part 6
28 %|Dec 18, 1987
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Bill Cosby: 49
62 %|Apr 1, 1987
Comedy
actor
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
0 %|Oct 17, 1986
Music, Documentary
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TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
0 %|Apr 16, 1986
Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
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In Remembrance of Martin
90 %|Feb 8, 1986
Documentary
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
90 %|Jan 17, 1986
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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Bill Cosby: Himself
72.45 %|May 20, 1983
Comedy
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The Fat Albert Easter Special
0 %|Apr 3, 1982
Animation, Family, Comedy
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The Devil and Max Devlin
58 %|Mar 6, 1981
Fantasy, Comedy
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Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
10 %|Nov 23, 1979
Music, Comedy, TV Movie
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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
0 %|Mar 1, 1979
Comedy, Family
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California Suite
58 %|Dec 15, 1978
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Top Secret
0 %|Jun 4, 1978
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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The Fat Albert Christmas Special
36.88 %|Dec 18, 1977
Animation, Family, TV Movie, Comedy
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The Fat Albert Halloween Special
62 %|Oct 24, 1977
Family, Animation, Horror, Comedy, TV Movie
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A Piece of the Action
55 %|Oct 7, 1977
Comedy, Crime
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Mother, Jugs & Speed
55 %|May 26, 1976
Comedy
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Let's Do It Again
67 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, Crime
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Uptown Saturday Night
62 %|Jul 26, 1974
Comedy, Crime, Action
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The Chocolate Princess
0 %|Jan 1, 1974
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Hickey & Boggs
56 %|Oct 4, 1972
Crime, Action, Mystery
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To All My Friends on Shore
57 %|Feb 25, 1972
Drama, Family, TV Movie
actor
Aesop's Fables
0 %|Oct 31, 1971
TV Movie, Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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Goin' Back to Indiana
0 %|Sep 19, 1971
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Man and Boy
60 %|Jun 23, 1971
Western, Adventure
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Diana!
70 %|Apr 18, 1971
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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Bill Cosby on Prejudice
0 %|Jan 1, 1971
Comedy
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
62 %|Sep 17, 1969
Comedy, Drama
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Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
0 %|Aug 31, 1968
Documentary, TV Movie
actor
Murder at N.B.C.
0 %|Oct 19, 1966

Series

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The Case Against Cosby
45 %|Oct 30, 2022
Documentary, Crime
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We Need to Talk About Cosby
71 %|Jan 30, 2022
Documentary
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When Ruby Wax Met...
67 %|Aug 22, 2021
Talk, Documentary
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Basketball: A Love Story
70 %|Sep 18, 2018
Documentary
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Jay Leno Show
36 %|Sep 14, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Becker
72 %|Nov 2, 1998
Comedy
actor
Kids Say the Darndest Things
75 %|Jan 9, 1998
Reality, Comedy
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Cosby
59 %|Sep 16, 1996
Comedy, Family
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
35 %|Jun 10, 1996
Talk, Family, Comedy
actor
Ruby Wax Meets
60 %|Jan 28, 1996
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Touched by an Angel
72 %|Sep 21, 1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family
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The Cosby Mysteries
53 %|Jan 31, 1994
Mystery, Comedy
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Zone interdite
50 %|Mar 7, 1993
Documentary, News
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
54 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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A Different World
70 %|Sep 24, 1987
Comedy, Family
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The Cosby Show
70 %|Sep 20, 1984
Comedy, Family
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Reading Rainbow
84 %|Jun 6, 1983
Kids
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Late Night with David Letterman
58.8 %|Feb 1, 1982
Comedy, Talk
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Entertainment Tonight
37 %|Sep 15, 1981
News
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The Kennedy Center Honors
73.33 %|Dec 28, 1978
actor
Cos
30 %|Sep 19, 1976
Comedy
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Cher
50 %|Feb 16, 1975
actor
The New Bill Cosby Show
50 %|Sep 11, 1972
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
65 %|Sep 9, 1972
Animation, Comedy
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
65 %|Sep 9, 1972
Animation, Comedy
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
65 %|Sep 9, 1972
Animation, Comedy
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The Midnight Special
76 %|Aug 19, 1972
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The Midnight Special
76 %|Aug 19, 1972
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The Electric Company
68.82 %|Oct 25, 1971
Comedy, Family
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Great Performances
52 %|Jan 28, 1971
Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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The Flip Wilson Show
48 %|Sep 17, 1970
Comedy
actor
The Don Knotts Show
0 %|Sep 15, 1970
Comedy
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The Bill Cosby Show
50.36 %|Sep 14, 1969
Comedy
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Of Black America
0 %|Jul 2, 1968
Documentary
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The Dick Cavett Show
66.58 %|Jun 6, 1968
Talk
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The Dean Martin Show
73 %|Sep 16, 1965
Comedy
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I Spy
65 %|Sep 15, 1965
Action & Adventure
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The Hollywood Palace
45 %|Jan 4, 1964
Comedy
actor
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
55 %|Oct 4, 1963
Drama, Comedy, Talk
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The Mike Douglas Show
51 %|Dec 11, 1961
Comedy, Talk
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The Mike Douglas Show
51 %|Dec 11, 1961
Comedy, Talk
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The David Susskind Show
50 %|Jan 18, 1959
Talk
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The Bob Hope Show
70 %|Apr 9, 1950
Comedy, Family, Talk
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The Emmy Awards
75 %|Jan 25, 1949
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The Ed Sullivan Show
66.32 %|Jun 20, 1948
Comedy, Talk
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Meet the Press
38 %|Nov 6, 1947
News, Talk