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Bill Cosby

Date of Birth 12-July-1937
Place of Birth Philadelphia
(Pennsylvania, United States of America, Area code 215, Area code 267, Area codes 215 and 267)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as The Cos, William Henry Cosby, Jr, William Henry Cosby Jr., William Henry Cosby, Jr., William H Cosby Jr, William Cosby Jr. Ed., William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D., William H. Cosby, William Cosby Jr., William H. Cosby Jr, William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D, Ed.D Dr. William H. Cosby Jr., William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., William H. Cosby Jr., Dr. William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D., William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr., William Cosby Jr. Ed.D.
Profession Comedian, Actor, Author, Screenwriter, Television Producer, Film Producer, Educator, Activist, Musician, Voice Actor, Film Score Composer, Television Director
Quotes
  • Parents are not quite interested injustice, they are interested in quiet.
  • A word to the wise isn't necessary, it is the stupid ones who need all the advice.
  • That married couples can live together day after day is a miracle the Vatican has overlooked.
  • Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes.
  • If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right.
  • There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.
  • The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.
  • I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
  • I wasn't always black... There was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.
  • No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.
  • Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.
William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at the hungry i in San Francisco and various other clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own sitcom, The Bill Cosby Show. He was one of the major performers on the children's television series The Electric Company during its first two seasons, and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby also acted in a number of films. During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in one of the decade's defining sitcoms, The Cosby Show, which aired eight seasons from 1984 to 1992. It was the number one show in America for five straight years. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. He also produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which became second to The Cosby Show in ratings. He starred in the sitcom Cosby from 1996 to 2000 and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things for two seasons. In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included him in his book The 100 Greatest African Americans.

Awards by Bill Cosby

Check all the awards nominated and won by Bill Cosby.

2011


TV Land Impact Award
Honored for : The Cosby Show
Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : I Started Out as a Child

2004


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program
Honored for : Little Bill

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program Little Bill

2002


Presidential Medal of Freedom
TCA Career Achievement Award

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
TCA Career Achievement Award
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Little Bill

2001


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program
Honored for : Little Bill
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special
Honored for : Little Bill

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program Little Bill
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special Little Bill

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Children's The Day I was Rich

1999


People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Time TV Star

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Time TV Star

1997


People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
TCA Career Achievement Award

1993


Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Honored for : The Cosby Show

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer The Cosby Show
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series The Cosby Show
Kids' Choice Awards Hall of Fame
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor

1992


Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor
International Emmy Award for Founders
(Comedian/Actor/Producer)
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
Honored for : The Cosby Show

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer The Cosby Show

1991


People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
Honored for : The Cosby Show
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer The Cosby Show

1990


People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer

1989


People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Honored for : The Cosby Show

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series The Cosby Show
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer

1988


People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Time TV Star
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
Honored for : The Cosby Show
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Time TV Star

1987


People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
Honored for : The Cosby Show
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay
Honored for : Leonard Part 6
(Story by Bill Cosby)
Razzie Award for Worst Picture
Honored for : Leonard Part 6
Razzie Award for Worst Actor
Honored for : Leonard Part 6

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Actor Leonard Part 6
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer The Cosby Show
Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay Leonard Part 6
Story by Bill Cosby
Razzie Award for Worst Picture Leonard Part 6
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Cosby Show
role: Cliff Huxtable

1986


People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
Honored for : The Cosby Show
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Honored for : The Cosby Show
(Role: Cliff Huxtable)
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand
People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer The Cosby Show
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Cosby Show
role: Cliff Huxtable
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

1985


Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Honored for : The Cosby Show
(Role: Cliff Huxtable)
People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
Honored for : The Cosby Show

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy The Cosby Show
People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series The Cosby Show
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Cosby Show
role: Cliff Huxtable
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer

1981


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In Children's Programming
Honored for : Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In Children's Programming Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

1976


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Honored for : Let's Do It Again

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Let's Do It Again

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The New Bill Cosby Show

1972


Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
Honored for : The Electric Company
(Artist, Producer)

Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children The Electric Company

1971


Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
Honored for : Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs
(Artist)

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series The Bill Cosby Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series The Bill Cosby Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series The Bill Cosby Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Or Musical Program The Second Bill Cosby Special
Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music

1969


Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : Sports
(Artist)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Or Musical Program
Honored for : The Bill Cosby Special

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album Sports
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Or Musical Program The Bill Cosby Special

1968


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
Honored for : I Spy
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
(Best Comedy Recording)

Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series I Spy

1967


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
Honored for : I Spy
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : Revenge
(Artist)

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album Revenge
Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Male I Spy
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series I Spy

1966


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
Honored for : I Spy
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : Wonderfulness

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album Wonderfulness
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series I Spy

1965


Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : Why Is There Air?

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album Why Is There Air?

1964


Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : I Started Out as a Child

Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album I Started Out as a Child