Cosby on the football team at Central High School in Philadelphia

William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is a comedian, actor, author, television producer, 
educator, musician and activist. He is a veteran stand-up performer, he got his
start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the NBC 1960s action show,
I Spy. He later starred in his own series on NBC, the situation comedy The Bill
Cosby Show (1984-1992). He was one of the major characters on the PBS
children’s television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons,
and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the
Cosby Kids on CBS (1972 –1984). Cosby has also acted in a number of
films. In 1976, Bill Cosby earned a Doctor of Education degree from the
University of Massachusetts Amherst.