Bill Cosby was born on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

William Henry Cosby Jr. is Bill Cosby's birth name. Sometimes Bill Cosby is credited as William H. Cosby Jr., Dr. William H. Cosby, Henry Cosby, William H. Cosby, William Cosby Jr.,William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D.

It has been reported that Bill Cosby's wife Camille is related to Tom Hanks, they both share lineage with Abraham Lincoln through his mother Nancy Hanks.

The driving force of the 1980's was Bill Cosby's hit TV series THE COSBY SHOW. Playing Cliff Huxtable patriarch of a white collar African-American family dealing with day to day issues.

It was in 1987 that Bill Cosby produced a new series called A DIFFERENT WORLD and he insisted that this program should follow THE COSBY SHOW which it did. Cosby had such a following that A DIFFERENT WORLD became another hit series. This was geared toward college students, and concentrated on education.

In 2004 Bill Cosby was honored with an award for his role as Cliff Huxtable, on THE COSBY SHOW, he was ranked #1 by TV Guide in its list of the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time.

Many episodes of THE COSBY SHOW were taken from his own family experiences and character references. Phylicia Rashad played Clair Huxtable, Clair's maiden name was Hanks, like bill's wife Camille's maiden name. Also, like Cosby has in real life, the Huxtables had four daughters and one son.

In the 2003 movie Bill Cosby is portrayed by T.K. Carter in HOW TO GET THE MAN'S FOOT OUTTA YOUR ASS.

In 1994 Bill Cosby was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.

Not only is Bill Cosby a great actor, he has also brought to life several characters in the hit series FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS, Cosby was the voice of the host, Fat Albert, Bill, Mushmouth, Mudfoot, and Brown Hornet. So it was no surprise when the movie FAT ALBERT came out in 2004 that Bill Cosby would take part, he was the executive producer and the writer.

Playing Alexander Scotty Scott, Bill Cosby was also on the hit TV series I SPY in the 1960s. In the 70s Cosby was on the series THE ELECTRIC COMPANY playing a few roles he was Hank, The Milkman, Ken Kane, and The Ice Cream Man.

In 1999 Bill Cosby created and produced a new series geared specifically for children called LITTLE BILL.

Bill Cosby's other notable credits include...

JACK (1996)

GHOST DAD (1990)

THE DEVIL AND MAX DEVLIN (1981)

CALIFORNIA SUITE (1978)

A PIECE OF THE ACTION (1977)
MOTHER, JUGS & SPEED (1976)

LET'S DO IT AGAIN (1975)

HICKEY & BOGGS (1972)