Bill cosby biography navy job
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Famous Veterans: Bill Cosby
Born William Henry Cosby Jr. on July 12, 1937, in North Philadelphia, Bill Cosby enlisted in the Navy in 1956. He trained as a hospital corpsman and served aboard ships and at the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Virginia, before being sent to Bethesda Naval Hospital. He was assigned to work with Korean War casualties.
Cosby won awards running on the Navy track team, but he also experienced racial discrimination; he was forced to eat in the kitchen of cafes where the grupp stopped to eat while on the road. He was honorably discharged after four years of service in 1960.
He went on to Temple University on the GI Bill, then for postgraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts. In recent years, he has contributed generously to educational institutions, including Atlanta's Spelman College.
Cosby is one of the most recognized and successful entertainers in show business. He has recorded numerous comedy records and starred in "The Cosby Show," one o
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Bill Cosby
American entertainer (born 1937)
Not to be confused with Bill Cobbs, William Cosby, or Bing Crosby.
| Bill Cosby | |
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Cosby in 1969 | |
| Birth name | William Henry Cosby Jr. |
| Born | (1937-07-12) July 12, 1937 (age 87) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, film, television |
| Education | Temple University (BS) University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA, EdD) |
| Years active | 1961–2014 |
| Genres | Observational comedy, Surreal humor, satire, deadpan |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5, including Erika and Ennis |
| Notable works and roles | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids The Cosby Show Bill Cosby: Himself |
William Henry Cosby Jr. (KOZ-bee; born July 12, 1937) is an American retired comedian, actor, and media personality. Often cited as a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry,[1][2][3] Cosby was a bio, television, and stand-up comedy star, with his longest-running live-action role being
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Bill Cosby
(1937-)
Who Is Bill Cosby?
Bill Cosby dropped out of high school to join the U.S. Navy, and later dropped out of college to become a stand-up comedian. Cosby's first acting assignment, in the espionage series I Spy (1965-68), made him the first Black actor to co-star in a leading dramatic role on network television, as well as the first to earn an Emmy Award. His most successful work, The Cosby Show, appeared on NBC from 1984 to 1992 and was the highest-rated sitcom for several consecutive years. Cosby’s legendary status was tarnished when numerous accusations of sexual misconduct surfaced in 2014. His trial for three counts of aggravated indecent assault ended with a deadlocked jury in June 2017, but he was found guilty after a retrial in April 2018.
Early Life
Cosby was born William Henry Cosby Jr. on July 12, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cosby, the oldest of four boys, grew up in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood. At first, the Cosbys were abl