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Bill Cosby: World Biographies
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Bill Cosby was born William Henry Cosby, Jr He was born in Gernmantown, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937 to Anna and William Cosby. He had four brothers in his family. One brother, died at age six from rheumatic fever (Encyclopedia of World Biography Pages 257).
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To ensure that universal themes were depicted in his series, Cosby hired professionals to serve as consultants to review scripts. When A Different World (1987?93)--the spin-off series from The Cosby Show that portrayed life on the fictional Hillman College campus--floundered during its first year on the air, Cosby hired director and choreographer Debbie Allen to lend her expertise to focus and give direction to writers and actors. The ratings improved significantly and A Different World became a top 20 program for the 1991 season.
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Synopsis: CIA director Snyderburn (Joe Don Baker) talks former agent Leonard (Bill Cosby) into returning to the job in this failed Bond-style spy comedy. Leonard's mission is to stop the evil Medusa (Gloria Foster) from taking over the planet by controlling the behavior of the world's animals. The highlightRead More
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It's primarily Cosby you have to thank for the completion of Spike Lee's biography of Malcolm X, and most recently he was taking part in benefits for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The man puts his money where his mouth is, unlike those who are all mouth and no money!
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