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William Henry Cosby Jr. (/ ˈ k ɒ z b i / KOZ-bee; born July 12, 1937) is an American retired comedian, actor, and media personality.He performed over a period of decades in film, television, and stand-up comedy, with his longest-running live-action role being that of Cliff Huxtable in the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992).
Bill Cosby in 1969. In 2014, multiple allegations emerged that Bill Cosby, an American media personality, had sexually assaulted dozens of women throughout his career. [1] [2] Cosby was well known in the United States for his eccentric image, and gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992).
This is the second time Cosby has been parodied on The Simpsons. The first was " 'Round Springfield ". This sequence involving Cosby's exaggerated mannerisms from this and other Simpsons episodes (as well as the Family Guy episode " Brian Does Hollywood ") became an internet meme when many parodies on these particular segments became memes in ...
Cosby, now 86, was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 and served about three years in jail before his conviction was thrown out in an appeal due to a technicality in 2021.
To punish Bill Cosby by not showing the series is also punishing all those collaborators and ensemble [members] who were not responsible for his behavior. It's possible to hold Cosby accountable ...
"I saw Cosby laughing at trial while I testified, and then again at his sentencing ... While other victims wept, I laughed and said, 'Who’s laughing now?'"
Cosby also created a 1971 album titled Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs. Cosby continued to be a Jell-O spokesman through the 1990s. He was present for the lighting of the brand's first billboard in New York's Times Square in 1998. [68] In 1999, Cosby's 25th year as spokesman for Jell-O, was also the final year he appeared in its advertising.
Harvey Weinstein’s legal team saw some hope on the horizon when Bill Cosby’s indecent assault conviction was overturned three years ago by Pennsylvania’s top court. “The Pennsylvania ...