Bill Cosby is a famous American film actor. A pioneer in the stand-up comedy genre, best known for his role in the sitcom I Am a Spy.
Biography
William Henry Cosby Jr. was born back in 1937 on July 12. Little Bill had a very difficult childhood. His father was a sailor and loved to drink heavily. The responsibilities of raising children were entirely on the shoulders of the mother, she also had to earn extra money as a cleaner, since there was not enough money.
From the age of 9, Billy assumed responsibility and began to help his mother, he even worked as a shoe shiner. Mom tried very hard to educate her children with dignity and taught them to read herself. William was very fond of the works of Mark Twain, he also loved to listen to comedy radio shows and performances of famous comedians.
From school, he began to take an interest in comedy. At the same time, he studied well and went in for sports, was one of the best football players in school. Thanks to his successes, he got the opportunity to transfer to a school for gifted children. Unfortunately, Cosby failed to graduate. He could not pass the exams and left school with a scandal. After that he did not study anywhere, was interrupted by small earnings, and in 1956, like his father, he went to the navy.
Career
During his military service, Bill Cosby served as an orderly. Participated in hostilities. Along the way, he was able to fill the gaps in knowledge, and after demobilization he was able to get a job at the university (in 1961). The training required money, and Cosby took up a part-time job as a bartender, where he got his first experience of humorous performances. Regularly gathering the audience in the bar for his impromptu performances, he decided to take up humor professionally.
The talented and witty guy began to appear regularly on the stage of the largest clubs in Philadelphia, and already in 1963 he became known throughout the country. For his concerts, he received the prestigious Grammy Award and his first professional contract with Warner Brazzers.
In 1965, he starred in the TV series I Am a Spy, which earned him three Emmy awards. It is worth noting that he became the first black actor in the United States to achieve such heights in cinema. Cosby began to appear regularly on popular talk shows, and later launched his own program on TV, The Bill Cosby Show. Along the way with work on TV, he decided to complete his studies and get higher education. By 1976, he completed his master's degree and defended his doctoral dissertation on the use of popular television programs in the school educational process.
In the 90s, the comedian launched a kind of remake of his own show called "The Cosby Show", and the second version attracted the public much more, the show was very popular for a long time. The successful career of a comedian was rapidly gaining momentum, until in 2014 Bill Cosby was at the center of a scandal. One of the participants in his show accused Cosby of rape. She claimed that the actor first drugged her drink and then took advantage of the girl's helpless state. From that moment on, accusations fell on the actor from all sides. Now it is even difficult to calculate the exact number of such "victims", one of the girls generally said that he abused her back in 1974. Despite the dubious arguments and advanced age of the artist, in September 2018 the court sentenced him to prison.
Personal life
Since 1964, the famous actor has been married to Olivia Hanks. For the entire time of their union, five children were born: Ensa, Erica, Erin, Ennis and Evin. Cosby's only son, Ennis, was killed in the late 90s, and Ans's daughter died of kidney disease in early 2018.
