William Henry Cosby Jr.

Bill Cosby (William Henry Cosby Jr.) is an American comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, known for his stand-up appearances and the TV series I Am a Spy. Repeated winner of the television Emmy award, at the age of 81, the artist was forced to end his career due to a scandal, arrest and imprisonment.

William Henry Cosby Jr. was born on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one of the four sons of Anna Pearl (née Hight), a maid, and William Henry Cosby, Sr., of the US Navy.

After his father was drafted into the army, 8-year-old Bill, the eldest child, remained to look after the younger brothers, replacing their parents. The boy attended Mary Channing Wister Public School, was class president and captain of the baseball and athletics teams, played football and basketball. As a child, Cosby showed a penchant for acting, participated in school plays. The young man did not finish school, failed the exams in the 10th grade.

In 1956, Cosby joined the United States Navy. First he served as a medical orderly at Quantico in Virginia, then at the Argentia Naval Station in Newfoundland, Canada, and at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland. He worked in the physiotherapy department, assisting the Navy and Marine Corps who were injured during the Korean War.

In 1961, Bill completed a correspondence course and received his high school diploma. Entered the Physical Education Department at Temple University College. In his youth, Cosby worked as a bartender at a Philadelphia club. There he began to show his talent as a comedian.

By joking with the clients of the establishment, Bill realized that he could make people laugh. This prompted the future comedian to enter the stage, determined his future biography. After dropping out of school, William began performing in stand-up shows in clubs in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Washington. Cosby completed his education in 1972, received bachelor's and master's degrees, and wrote his doctoral dissertation.

In the summer of 1963, Cosby was invited to television for an evening show on NBC. In 1964, he signed with Warner Bros. Records and released "Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow ... Right!", The first in a series of comedy albums.

William excelled in the stand-up genre, with To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With number 1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time, and Spin magazine called the work a "masterpiece of stand-up comedy." Bill wrote jokes based on childhood memories, unlike other comedians, he avoided slippery, risky topics.

In 1965, Cosby was invited to play the lead role in the TV series "I Am a Spy" about American special agents in funny situations. This work has become one of the main in the actor's filmography.

This project became the first on television, where the central character is played by an African American. Executives worried that the show would not sell, and was abandoned in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. However, the excellent acting of the actors overcame racial prejudices, the series became a hit, for a long time it was in the top 20 most popular television projects. Cosby received 3 Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Television Series.

During the filming of I Am a Spy, Bill continued to act as a stand-up comedian. He recorded half a dozen albums, became interested in music. In 1967, an album was released with songs performed by the actor. After that, he terminated his contract with Warner Bros. Records to set up your own recording studio.

In 1968, CBS released the documentary Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed, starring Cosby. In it, the actor deviated from the rules and spoke frankly about the problems of black actors. In the same year, the man founded Tetragrammaton Records in Los Angeles. The studio was active in 1968-1969, the most successful contract was with the British band Deep Purple.

Cosby has worked on numerous television projects and was a regular guest on NBC's Tonight Show. In 1969, Bill began producing The Bill Cosby Show, a sitcom that ran for 2 seasons. Cosby played a gym teacher at a Los Angeles high school. Despite the modest success with critics, the show was rated. The actor has been praised for bringing African American performers such as Lillian Randolph and Moms Mabley to the project.

In the 70s, the man created The New Bill Cosby Show, which lasted 1 season. The most popular animated series "Fat Albert and the Cosby Children", which was shown from 1972 to 1979. During the same period, William starred in a number of comedy films that popularized the idea of ​​attracting African Americans to the cinema: Saturday Night on the outskirts of town, Let's Do It Again, and others.

In 1992, The Cosby Show went on the air again, in parallel with the release of the series, the actor continued to act in films and television projects: "Ghost Dad", "Meteor Man", "I Am a Spy. Return ”and others.

In 2001, Bill signed a contract with 20th Century Fox to release a feature film about Fat Albert, which premiered in 2004.

On May 2, 2015, the comedian's final concert as part of the "Far From Finished" tour took place at the Cobb Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.

The next season of The Cosby Show was planned for 2015, but this was not destined to happen due to allegations of sexual abuse brought against the actor. TV channels and studios stopped working with Bill, all videos with his participation were removed from websites.

Cosby's last known stand-up performance took place at the LaRose Jazz Club in Philadelphia on January 23, 2018.

William married Camilla Hanks on January 25, 1964. The couple have five children, Eric (1965), Erinn (1966), Ennis (1969), Ens (1973) and Evin (1976). Bill and his wife bought houses in Shelburn, Massachusetts, and Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. There they placed a collection of African American art, which they have been collecting since 1967.

The tragedy in the actor's personal life was the death of Ennis's only son, who was killed on January 16, 1997, when he was changing a wheel on the side of Highway 405 in Los Angeles. Then he lost his daughter, Ensa died of kidney failure on February 23, 2018, while awaiting a transplant. Bill has three grandchildren.

In 2005, Cosby was first accused of rape, a lawsuit was filed by Andrea Konstand. The authorities paid little attention to the case, it was believed that the victim and 13 witnesses who faced violence from the actor wanted fame and money.

In numerous interviews with reporters, William denied everything. The situation changed after the speech of the comedian Hannibal Beres, in which the crimes of a colleague were mentioned. 40 women went to court to report Bill's sexual harassment.

New York Magazine published a photo of the Cosby victims on the cover of the July 2015 issue. In many cases, the statute of limitations has expired; in November 2015, 8 related civil claims remained in the office. In July 2015, the materials of the Konstand v. Cosby case were made public, the full transcript of the actor's testimony, in which he admitted to having random sex under the influence of drugs, was broadcast by the media and published.

In December 2015, Cosby was charged with 3 felony crimes in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The first trial in June 2017 was held with violations, at a re-hearing on April 26, 2018, the jury found the actor guilty of aggravated sexual assault.

On September 25, 2018, Cosby was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

After sentencing, Cosby was sent to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

The actor has now been transferred to SCI Phoenix State Prison in Skippack, Pennsylvania, where he will serve a sentence in solitary confinement. Lawyers report that the actor has gone blind.

1965-1968 - I'm a Spy 1969-1971 - The Bill Cosby Show 1972-1985 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids 1972 - Return to Oz 1974 - Saturday Night Outskirts 1975 - Come on Let's Do It Again 1987 - Leonard the Sixth 1993 - Meteor Man 1993 - I Am a Spy. Return "1994-2003 -" Touched by an Angel "2004 -" Fat Albert "2013-2014 -" Sixties "

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