Biography
Bill Cosby Jr. - American comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, known for stand-speeches and the series "I am Spy". The repeated owner of the Television Award "Emmy", at the age of 81, the artist was forced to complete his career because of a loud scandal, arrest and imprisonment.Childhood and youth
William Henry Cosbie Jr. was born on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one of the four sons of Anna Pearl (nee Hight), Maid, and William Henry Cosnis-senior, employees of the US Navy.
After the appearance of the father to the army, 8-year-old Bill, the eldest child, remained looking after the younger brothers, replaced them with their parents. The boy studied at the State School of Mary Channing Wister, was the president of the class and the captain teams on baseball and mild athletics, played football and basketball. As a child, Cirlies showed a tendency to actor, participated in school performances. The young man did not graduate from school, failed exams in the 10th grade.
In 1956, Cosbi entered the US Navy. At first he served Sanitar on Quantico in Virginia, then at the Argenti Naval Station in Newfoundland, Canada, and at the National Military Medical Center in Maryland. He worked at the physiotherapy department, helped military personnel of the Navy and the corps of the marines, which was injured during the Korean War.
In 1961, Bill studied at the correspondence courses and received a diploma of secondary education. He entered the department of physical education at the College of the Temple University. In the youth, Cosbie worked as a bartender at the Philadelphia Club. There began to show his talent comedian.
Returning with jokes with clients of the institution, Bill realized that it could make people laugh. It pushed the future comedian comic to the scene, determined his future biography. Throwing his studies, William began to perform in a standap show in the clubs of Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Washington. Corpi Education completed in 1972, received a bachelor's degree and master, wrote a doctoral dissertation.
Films and television
In the summer of 1963, Cosbi was invited to television to participate in the evening show on the NBC channel. In 1964 he signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records and released the Bill Cosby IS A Very Funny Felow ... Right disk! ", The first in a series of comedy albums.
William succeeded in the wall genre, his plate "To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With" was number 1 in the list of "40 of the greatest comedy albums of all time", and SPIN magazine called the work of the Standap-Comedy Master. Bill wrote jokes based on children's memories, unlike other comedians, he avoided slippery, risky topics.
In 1965, Cosbi was invited to the main role in the series "I - Spy" about the American Special Increases in Funny Situations. This work has become one of the main in the actor filmography.
This project was the first on television where the central character plays an African American. The leaders were worried that because of this show would not be sold, he refused to be in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. However, an excellent actor game overcame racial prejudices, the series became a hit, a long time was in the top 20 of the most popular television projects. Cosmark was noted by 3 nominations "Emmy" for the "best male role in the television series."
During the filming, "I - Spy" Bill continued to act as a stand comedian. He recorded half a dozen albums, carried away by music. In 1967, an album with songs in the execution of the actor came out. After that, he broke the contract with Warner Bros. Records to organize your own recording studio.
In 1968, the Documentary film "Black History: Lost, Stolen, Or Strayed" was released on CBS with Cosby. In him, the actor moved away from the rules and frankly spoke about the problems of black actors. In the same year, a man founded Tetragrammaton Records in Los Angeles. The studio actively worked in 1968-1969, the most successful was a contract with the British group of Deep Purple.
Cosbie worked in a variety of television projects, was the permanent guest of the Evening Show on NBC. In 1969, Bill began producing The Bill Cosby Show, the comedy of situations that lasted 2 seasons. Cosbie played physical education teachers in Los Angeles High School. Despite the modest success of critics, the show was rating. The actor praised for attracting African American performers to the project, such as Lillian Randolph and Moms Mables, as characters.
In the 70s, a man created "The New Bill Cosby Show", withstood 1 season. The animated series "Tolstyak Albert and Kids Cosbi" was greater popularity, which was demonstrated from 1972 to 1979. In the same period, William starred in a number of comedy films, which popularized the idea of attracting African Americans to the cinema: "Saturday evening on the outskirts of the city", "Let's do it again" and others.
In 1992, "Show Cosbie" again was again on the air, in parallel with the release of the series, the actor continued to be filmed in movies and television projects: "Pap-Ghost", "Meteor", "I am a spy. Return "and others.
In 2001, Bill signed a contract with a 20th Century Fox film studio for the release of a full-length film about Albert's fat man, the premiere took place in 2004.
On May 2, 2015, in the center of the artistical arts Cobb Energy in Atlanta, Georgia, the last concert of the comedian was held within the framework of the "Far From Finished" tour.
For 2015, the release of the next season "Show Cosby" was scheduled, but this was not destined to happen because of charges of sexual violence put forward to the actor. TV channels and studios have ceased cooperation with Bill, all videos with his participation were removed from websites.
The last well-known Standap-performance of Cosby took place in the Larose jazz club in Philadelphia on January 23, 2018.
Personal life
William married Camille Hanks on January 25, 1964. Five children's spouses, Erica (1965), Erinn (1966), Ennis (1969), Ense (1973) and Evin (1976). Bill with his wife bought at home in Shender, Massachusetts, and Chelvenge, Pennsylvania. There, they placed a collection of works of African American art, which was collected since 1967.
The tragedy in the personal life of the actor was the death of the sole of Ennis, who was killed on January 16, 1997, when he changed the wheel on the side of the highway 405 in Los Angeles. Then he lost her daughter, Ense died of renal failure on February 23, 2018, waiting for transplantation. At Bill Three grandchildren.
In 2005, Cosbie was first accused of rape, the claim was filed by Andrea Constand. The authorities paid a little attention to the case, it was believed that the victim and 13 of the witnesses faced with violence from the actor, they want fame and money.
In numerous interviews, William journalists denied. The situation has changed after the comic book of Hannibal Beresa, which was mentioned about the crimes of colleagues. 40 women came to court to tell about sexual harassment from Bill.
New York magazine published a photo of Corp's victims on the cover of the July issue in 2015. In many cases, the statute of limitations has expired, in November 2015, there are 8-related civil lawsuits. In July 2015, the materials of Constand Corpands were made public, the full transcript of the testimony of the actor, in which he recognized the random sex under the influence of drugs, was transferred to the media and published.
In December 2015, in the county of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, against Cosbi put forward 3 accusations of the criminal crime of the 2nd degree. The 1st trial in June 2017 passed with violations, on a re-hearing on April 26, 2018, the jury recognized the actor guilty of a sexual attack with aggravating circumstances.
On September 25, 2018, Cosmi sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Bill Corpi now
After the sentencing of Cosmi sent to the correctional establishment of the Montgomery district.Now the actor is translated into the SCI Phoenix State Prison in Skippak, Pennsylvania, he will serve a sentence of a single chamber. Lawyers report that actor is land.
Films and projects
- 1965-1968 - "I am a spy"
- 1969-1971 - "Shaw Bill Corpi"
- 1972-1985 - "Tolstyak Albert and Koncie kids"
- 1972 - "Return to Oz"
- 1974 - "Saturday evening on the outskirts of the city"
- 1975 - "Let's do it again"
- 1987 - "Leonard Sixth"
- 1993 - "Meteor Man"
- 1993 - "I am a spy. Return"
- 1994-2003 - "Touch Angel"
- 2004 - "Tolstak Albert"
- 2013-2014 - "Sixties"