Bill Cosby

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American person actor comedian film producer human television producer writer

Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor, and producer who rose to fame with stand-up comedy and the groundbreaking television series "The Cosby Show," later becoming a highly controversial figure due to numerous sexual assault allegations and convictions.

Aliases (5)

Bill Cosby (Theodore Roosevelt Award, later rescinded) ×1
Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott ×1
Bill Cosby: Himself ×1
Cosby ×1
William Henry Cosby Jr. ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American person → actor → comedian → film producer → human → television producer → writer →
activeYearsStart	1960 →
awardReceived	Golden Globe Award → Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series →
birthName	William Henry Cosby Jr. →
convictedOf	aggravated indecent assault →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1937-07-12 →
dateOfConviction	2018-04-26 →
dateOfMarriage	1964 →
educatedAt	Temple University → University of Massachusetts Amherst →
employer	CBS → NBC →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Cosby →
genre	family comedy → observational comedy → stand-up comedy →
givenName	William →
language	English →
legalStatus	conviction later overturned on appeal →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
movement	African-American television pioneers →
name	Bill Cosby →
notableRole	Heathcliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show →
notableWork	A Different World → Bill Cosby: Himself → Cosby → Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids → I Spy → The Cosby Show →
numberOfChildren	5 →
occupation	author → film actor → film producer → musician → screenwriter → stand-up comedian → television actor → television producer → voice actor →
placeOfBirth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfConviction	Pennsylvania, United States →
serviceEnd	1960 →
serviceStart	1956 →
spouse	Camille Cosby →
subjectOf	numerous sexual assault allegations →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Different World → Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids → The Cosby Show →	creator
Eddie Murphy → Louis C.K. → Richard Pryor →	influencedBy
Clair Huxtable → Heathcliff Huxtable →	createdBy
A Different World → The Cosby Show →	executiveProducer
Best Comedy Album → Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording →	notableWinner
I Spy (1965 TV series) → The Cosby Show →	starring
Bill Cosby ("William Henry Cosby Jr.") →	birthName
Bill Cosby ("Cosby") →	familyName
Central High School, Philadelphia →	hasAlumnus
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series →	hasNotableMultipleWinner
Bill Cosby →	name
Television Academy Hall of Fame induction →	notableInducteesInclude
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor →	notableRecipient
NCAA Honors Awards ("Bill Cosby (Theodore Roosevelt Award, later rescinded)") →	notableRecipientExample
Bill Cosby ("Bill Cosby: Himself") →	notableWork
Heathcliff Huxtable →	portrayedBy
I Spy (1965 TV series) ("Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott") →	portrays
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids →	voiceActor