Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian

William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. Ed.D (born 12 July 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and author. He first found success as a standup comic before moving into acting. In the action series I Spy (1965-68) he was one of the first black actors to have a leading role on a regular American series, and in the 1980s and '90s The Cosby Show (1984-1992) was a major hit for NBC, being the most popular American television program for five consecutive seasons.

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Birth Name: William Henry Cosby Jr.

Also Known As: The Cos

Alternative Names: William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. • Dr. William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D. • William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D. • William Henry "Bill" Cosby • William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. • William H. Cosby, Jr. • William H. Cosby Jr. • William Henry Cosby • William Henry Cosby, Jr. • Dr. William H. Cosby

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Carol Burnett put it best when she described labor pains. She said, "Take your bottom lip, and pull it over your head."

We see a successful, elegant man now, but as a child, an adolescent, his life was not a done deal. Sidney respected his mistakes. When failure came, he never said, "This is too difficult, too hard," he had the resiliency to try again. His life is somewhere between astounding and unbelievable.

Old is always fifteen years from now.

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.