Bill Cosby

American actor, comedian, educator and television producer, born July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Cosby's career and image were seriously damaged in the mid to late-2010s amid numerous highly publicised sexual assault accusations, the earliest of which date back decades. More than 60 women have accused him of rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery, child sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct, although the statute of limitations has expired in nearly all accusations. Cosby was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault on April 26, 2018. He is currently under house arrest and is scheduled to be sentenced on September 24, 2018.

Cosby was the first African-American man to star in his own television series (I Spy, with Robert Culp, in the mid-1960s), and also broke racial boundaries with his stand-up comedy career in the 1960s and 70s. After I Spy he starred in other series, some of which were successful (such as the long-running cartoon Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), while others were not. In the mid-80s, his sitcom The Cosby Show was a runaway hit (rescuing NBC from possible bankruptcy), and is notable for being one of the first television programs to star a well-to-do middle-class Black family. During the 80s, Cosby was among the highest-paid entertainers in the United States.

In recent years his reputation has been affected by his controversial statements regarding his views of the Black community and more recent allegations of rape and sexual harassment; these have destroyed Cosby's public appeal, permanently ending reruns of his hit sitcom "The Cosby Show" and other public affairs.

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