Bill Cosby – Bio, Net Worth, Height
| contour: | Bill Cosby |
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| age: | 84 years old |
| high: | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Profession: | actor |
| net worth: | $400 million |
| status: | live |
origin
Bill Cosby is an American actor, comedian, producer and writer. He is best known for the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984-92). His credits include The Electric Company, Fat Albert and Cosby Kids, and Different Worlds. He created the fictional character “Fat Albert”. Cosby was born William Henry Cosby, Jr. on July 12, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Anna Pearl, was a maid, and his father, William Henry Cosby Sr., served in the U.S. Navy. He had three younger brothers, Russell, Robert and James (d. 1947). Cosby received his bachelor’s degree from Temple University (1971), his master’s degree and his doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts (1973, 1976). From 1982 to 2014, he served on the Temple University Board of Trustees.
Profession
Cosby started his stand-up career in San Francisco nightclubs. His TV debut was on the NBC adventure series My Spy. He was cast as “Alexander Scott” alongside Kelly Robinson (played by Robert Culp). The show ran for three seasons from 1965 to 1968. Cosby played “Chet Kincaid” on The Bill Cosby Show (1969-71) and “Hank” on The Electric Company (1971-73). He wrote and voiced the protagonist “Fat Albert” for the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-85). He produced the NBC sitcom Another World (1987-93). Other notable TV shows include The Windmill (1977-90), The Cosby Show (1984-92), The Cosby Mystery (1994-95), The Cosby (1996-2000), OBKB (2010-12) and Children say the worst things (1998-2000). His film credits include Saturday Night Uptown (1974) with Sidney Poitier, California Suite (1978) with Alan Alda, and The Devil and Max Devlin (1981) with Elliott Gould.
Cosby has won a seven-time Grammy for Best Comedy Album. His comedy albums include I Started Out as a Child (1965), Why Is There Air? (1966), Wonderful (1967) and Revenge (1968). He won a Grammy for Best Children’s Recording for The Electric Company (1971) and Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1972). He received the Mark Twain Award for American Humor in 2009. Cosby is also a best-selling author. His 1986 book “Father” sold millions of copies. Other publications include Time Flies (1987), Love and Marriage (1989) and I Didn’t Ask for a Birth (2011). From 1979 to 2012, he hosted the annual Playboy Jazz Festival. He is also a member of the American Jazz Foundation.
personal
Bill Cosby is 6-foot-0 and African-American. His personal net worth is estimated at $400 million. He makes $4 million per episode of “The Cosby Show.” His real estate portfolio is reportedly worth over $100 million. Cosby married TV producer “Camille Hanks” in January 1964. They have 5 children, Erika, Erinn, Ennis (d. 1997), Ensa (d. 2018) and Evin. He was also associated with Shawn Upshaw back in the 1970s.
Cosby was the subject of sexual misconduct allegations from 1965 to 2008. He made headlines in 2014 for his comedy show with stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress. This prompted several women to make their claims. However, the statute of limitations for most allegations has expired. In 2015, he was charged with three second-degree felony counts of gross indecency. His trial in June 2017 ended in a mistrial. In April 2018, Cosby was convicted of gross indecency against Andrea Constand. He remains in custody until the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacates his conviction in 2021. The court found that Cosby’s 5th Amendment and 14th Amendment due process rights were violated.
Photo by World Affairs Council of Philadelphia [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Bill Cosby real name, birthday, wiki
| real name: | William Henry Cosby Jr. |
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| Birthday: | July 12, 1937 |
| age: | 84 years old |
| place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Zodiac: | cancer |
| high: | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Producer, Writer |
| Active for several years: | 1961 to present |
| net worth: | $400 million |
| marriage: | Camille Hanks |
| Death instrument: | live |
