William Henry Cosby Jr. is a famous American comedian, actor and author who had an active career for more than six decades before being convicted of multiple sex crimes in 2018. Cosby began his career as a popular comic in San Francisco I Hungry in the 1960s. Then he starred in the TV show I Spy, followed by his own sitcom The Bill Cosby Show., Running for two seasons from 1969 to 1971. In 1972, using the character that Fat Albert developed in his shows, Cosby created, produced and hosted the animated comedy The Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids television series, which screened until 1985, revolves around a group of young people growing up in an urban area. During the 1970s, Cosby starred in about half a dozen films, and he occasionally returned to the theater later in his career. In 1976, he received his doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Stand-up comedian who rose to fame after starring in his own comedy, The Cosby Show, from 1984 to 1992. Later, he created the sitcom Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.