Biography of Bill Cosby

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July 12, 1937
William Henry Cosby, Jr. was born in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA) on July 12, 1937. Known to the general public--especially American--even as a writer, film producer and screenwriter of television dramas, was the highest-paid small screen character of his country during the period between the years ' 80 and ' 90. Abandoned his studies after obtaining a minimum education qualification, get in the Navy: withdraws shortly after starting to work as a bartender. Meanwhile, resumes and completes her studies graduating through a correspondence course. The sociable character and jovial Bill brings his employers to push him to inspire and entertain the clientele like comedian.
As well as other friends led him to perform, hobby that seems to take on soon the features of a profession; as comedian Bill Cosby always get success, and his talent never goes unnoticed. So much so that-early twenties-he is asked to participate in tv shows such as the Ed Sullivan Show. Bill Cosby believes that his stay in showbiz is just a temporary step, and prefer to get back to focusing on the classroom: in a few years he earned a doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts. In the years ' 70 plays with Robert Cul series "spies" (I spy); subsequently leads the program that bears his name: "The Bill Cosby Show," where she plays a teacher. In 1972 kicks off the cartoon series "Fat Albert and the Cosby kids" about the adventures of a ramshackle group of classmates and that Cosby is-for the life of twelve seasons series-creator and principal voice actor.
Fame and success in 1984 with the first series planetary series of "meet the Robinsons" (the original title is "The Cosby Show") who arrives in Italy in 1986. The series, able to paste to the television screen in the u.s. 70 million viewers per episode, continues for 8 years until 1992, with the creation of ben 201 episodes. The most important record of the successful idea of Cosby arrives, however, over the years: "the Cosby Show" remains one of the most replicated (and most successful) series of Italian television. He made his debut at the cinema in 1987: writes, directs and plays the comedy "Leonard will save the world", which turns out to be a fiasco. After "Papa is a ghost," another flop back to redeem his image with "Jack" (1996), a film by Francis Ford Coppola that Bill Cosby's sidekick of the title character played by Robin Williams. Please try again then the road first with tv series "Cosby investigates" (one season) and then with the luckiest "Cosby" (four seasons). In 1997 he lives a curtain "exposé: the son Ennis was killed by a gunshot, shot while trying to quell a quarrel, born due to an automobile accident.
After this episode the actor has increasingly diminished the number of his public appearances, allowing only some passage in the American television comedy variety: the last significant presence dates back to when he replaced for some time now David Letterman to the conduct of his famous program, during a period of illness of the latter. Cosby continued to work as a producer, writer, and screenwriter: in 1999 launched the cartoon series "Little Bill", while in 2004 he made the subject of the show "Fatherhood", and writes the film dedicated to the character Fat Albert, former star of his old cartoons.
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