Bill+Cosby

Samia Dontay Rochelle = ﻿ Bill Cosby ﻿﻿ =   Bill Cosby is an American comedian and actor. He first started out playing at clubs. Later he landed his first real job in the television series I SPY.{1965} He then had his own show and none other called it THE BILL COSBY SHOW. Cosby has also wrote a series children picture books that featured a character named Bill. {1997} These books later became their own cartoon program. Cosby was born and raised in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937.His mother worked as a maid and his father was a sailor in the U.S. Navy.Bill was a class clown in highschool. He was good at sports.When Cosby failed the tenth grade, he gave up and got a job at a shoe repair store. He hated his job and joined the marines as a hospital corpsman. During this time, he was still funny and often made jokes to cheer up his injured patients. Cosby went to college and got a degree.He then got a job as a bartender. He soon realaized that he had a natural talent at being humourous. Once his tips increased, he set out for the stage. He landed gig after gig. Eventually he had public exposure on THE TONIGHT SHOW.{Summer of 1963} This show led Bill to a recording contract with WARNER BROS. RECORDS. Bill has lots of other shows and movies that he starred in like //**THE COSBY MYSTERIES. Ghost Dad**// and //**Leonard Part 6**// are some movies that he has appeared in. In 2009, Bill Cosby was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Cosby met his wife Camille Hanks in the 1960's when she was a student at the UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. They married on January 25, 1964 and had five children. You can still see him around performing concerts and acting in his TV shows. ﻿ 