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'''William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.''', born July 12, 1937 (age {{age|1937|7|12}}), is an American [[actor]] and [[comedian]] from [[Philadelphia]]. He is famous for his role on ''The Cosby Show'', the highest rated show in television at that time,<ref>The show was so popular that a Presidential address to the nation by the equally popular [[Ronald Reagan]] had to be delayed until after the show aired.</ref> his TV advertisements for [[Jello]], Kodak, [[Ford Motor Company]] and [[Coca-Cola]], his children's comedy cartoon ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' and his comedy albums. Once dubbed "America's Dad," Cosby is one of the most prominent victims of leftist [[cancel culture]]. The [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] in June 2021 ordered Cosby's immediate release and overturned a conviction in what apparently was a [[woke]] show trial.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/court-overturns-cosby-sex-assault-conviction-actor-reportedly-be-released</ref>

'''William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.''', born July 12, 1937 (age {{age|1937|7|12}}), is an American [[actor]], [[comedian]], and author from [[Philadelphia]] whose career spanned six decades. He is famous for his role as Cliff Huxtable, M.D., on ''The Cosby Show'', the highest rated sitcom in television at that time,<ref>The series was so popular that a Presidential address to the nation by the equally popular [[Ronald Reagan]] had to be delayed until after the show aired.</ref> His most famous sponsorships were for [[Jello]], Kodak cameras, the [[Ford Motor Company]] and [[Coca-Cola]]. From 1973-1985, Cosby worked on the animated comedy series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', based on a character he created for his standup performances, which depicts a group of young African American friends growing up in Philadelphia and learning positive values for life.

 

Once dubbed "America's Dad," Cosby is one of the most prominent victims of leftist [[cancel culture]]: although sexual assault allegations against him go as far back as 1965, following a 2014 standup routine from comedian and actor Hannibal Buress going viral on social media, the allegations have been brought to mainstream media attention, leading to what appeared to be Cosby's public fall from grace, culminating in a prison sentence in September 2018. The [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] in June 2021 ordered Cosby's immediate release and overturned a conviction in what apparently was a [[woke]] show trial.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/court-overturns-cosby-sex-assault-conviction-actor-reportedly-be-released</ref>

The prosecution was in part the result of retaliation against Cosby for the [[conservative]] "Pound Cake" speech he gave to the [[NAACP]] in 2004, which [[liberals]] disliked.  In 2015, a judge unsealed confidential records by citing that speech 11 years earlier by Cosby, holding that by volunteering to the public "his views on, among other things, childrearing, family life, education, and crime," Cosby had "narrowed the zone of privacy that he is entitled to claim."<ref>https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/trending/Judge-used-Cosbys-Pound-Cake-Speech-to-justify-unsealing--court-documents.html</ref>

The prosecution was in part the result of retaliation against Cosby for the [[conservative]] "Pound Cake" speech he gave to the [[NAACP]] in 2004, which [[liberals]] disliked.  In 2015, a judge unsealed confidential records by citing that speech 11 years earlier by Cosby, holding that by volunteering to the public "his views on, among other things, childrearing, family life, education, and crime," Cosby had "narrowed the zone of privacy that he is entitled to claim."<ref>https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/trending/Judge-used-Cosbys-Pound-Cake-Speech-to-justify-unsealing--court-documents.html</ref>