Biography
William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality. Often deemed a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was well known in the United States for his stand-up comedy routines and television career before achieving global recognition for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable in the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). He was also prolific in advertising for decades and was the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career, many of which were revoked after dozens of allegations of sexual assault were made against him, starting in 2014 and culminating in a 2018 conviction for aggravated indecent assault.
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Awards & recognition
- Marian Anderson Award · 2009
- Mark Twain Prize — American Humor · 2009
- Paul Robeson Award · 2006
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2002
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1988
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- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Picture · 1988
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1988
- United Nations Peace Medal · 1987
- honorary degree from Spelman College · 1986
- Spingarn Medal · 1985
- Theodore Roosevelt Award · 1982
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1968
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1967
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1966
- Daytime Emmy Award
- Golden Globe Awards
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Picture · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
After Newtown: Guns in America
The Don Knotts Show
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Reading Rainbow
In Remembrance of Martin
Cola Wars
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Lightning in a Bottle
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Malcolm X
Men of Honor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Electric Company
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Becker
4 Little Girls
Touched by an Angel
Keep on Keepin' On
A Different World
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
The Cosby Show
Let's Do It Again
I Am Richard Pryor
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
We Need to Talk About Cosby
To All My Friends on Shore
The Picasso Summer
The Dick Cavett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Baadasssss!
I Spy
Jack
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Uptown Saturday Night
Great Performances
The Devil and Max Devlin
Hickey & Boggs
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
California Suite
A Piece of the Action
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Fat Albert
Ghost Dad
Flip
Fatherhood
The Jay Leno Show
Leonard Part 6