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).
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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
Reading Rainbow
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Men of Honor
The Electric Company
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Becker
4 Little Girls
Touched by an Angel
A Different World
Keep on Keepin' On
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
The Cosby Show
Let's Do It Again
I Am Richard Pryor
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Little Bill
We Need to Talk About Cosby
To All My Friends on Shore
The Picasso Summer
The Dick Cavett Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Ed Sullivan Show
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Baadasssss!
I Spy
Jack
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Uptown Saturday Night
Great Performances
California Suite
Hickey & Boggs
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Devil and Max Devlin
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