Bill Cosby
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Bill Cosby prides himself on comedy that has no shelf life...a club in New York's Greenwich Village. "I was hired by two Jewish fellas, and then a lawsuit came about and this white man by the name of Clarence Hood took over the club," Cosby recounts. "And this man said to me, 'Bill, you have it. In this article: Bill Cosby, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, USA Today, Kelsey Grammer, The Cosby Show, New York, Dopamine, and Temple University |
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CNN | October 27, 2009
Bill Cosby honored for comedy, social influence
...this country has ever produced," said comedian Carl Reiner, a past Mark Twain Prize recipient. Cosby's career spans more than four decades. He started out performing stand-up comedy in small clubs in Greenwich Village in New York. He...
In this article: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Richard Pryor, Sinbad, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Steve Martin, The Cosby Show, and U.S.
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washingtonpost.com | October 26, 2009
Bill Cosby is awarded the Twain Prize for humor at the Kennedy Center
...Obama. Cosby's acceptance speech was a 30-minute survey of his life and times, from his early days as a mediocre high school student to his early success as a Greenwich Village stand-up comic to his career peak on "The Cosby Show." He came...
In this article: Jerry Seinfeld, The Cosby Show, I Spy, Mark Twain, Dick Gregory, Sinbad, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and Kennedy Center Honors
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
Art D'Lugoff
...including Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Aretha Franklin, and Miles Davis, as well as the best in comedy, including Bill Cosby, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen, and John Belushi. D'Lugoff has the notorious honor of having...
In this article: Art D'Lugoff, The Village Gate, Bob Dylan, John Belushi, Miles Davis, Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Dizzy Gillespie, and Aretha Franklin
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Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!
...in New York City's Greenwich Village during early 1963. The album was a hit upon release, though merely a precursor to Cosby's future popularity and album success on Warner Bros. Records. Cosby's storytelling style and characters were...
In this article: God, Warner Bros, Greenwich Village, The Bitter End, and New York City
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Do You Like Living With 'Curtis'? Time to Defend That 'Toon
...to Malcolm Jamal Warner -- entertainers made reference to the '80s cultural landmark. And then Cosby himself strode onstage and waxed on about some of the challenges he faced trying to get "Cosby" on the air -- decades after working as a...
In this article: The Cosby Show, Jerry Seinfeld, I Spy, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and Malcolm Jamal Warner
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Bill Cosby Will Receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
...found his audience and honed his humor while working as a bartender. In 1962, he made his first appearance at the Gaslight in Greenwich Village, a hotbed for comedians. Carl Reiner saw the show and soon Cosby was getting national attention.
In this article: Sidney Poitier, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, The Cosby Show, Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, and Billy Crystal
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William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own series, The Bill Cosby Show, in 1969. He was one of the major characters on the children's television show The Electric Company for its first two seasons, and created the humorous educational cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby also acted in numerous films. Cosby's net worth is estimated at over $300 million.
During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in what is considered one of the decade's defining sitcoms, The Cosby Show, which lasted eight seasons from 1984 to 1992, and is still seen in syndication. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an upper middle-class African-American family. He also produced the hit sitcom A Different World, which became second to The Cosby Show in ratings. In the 1990s, Cosby starred in Cosby, which aired from 1996 to 2000, and during the show's last two seasons, hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things, and appeared in a number of movies. He has also appeared on the stand-up circuit.
His good-natured, fatherly image has made him a popular personality and garnered him the nickname of "America's Dad". He has also been a sought-after spokesman and over the years has endorsed numerous products including Jell-O Pudding, Kodak Film, Ford, Texas Instruments and Coca-Cola (as well as New Coke). In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Bill Cosby on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.
- Name At Birth:
- William Henry Cosby, Jr.
- Birth Date:
- July 12, 1937
- Birthplace:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Spouse:
- Camille Hanks (1964–present) (5 children)
- Website:
- http://www.billcosby.com/
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