Bill Cosby: America's Father
When bill cosby was at the height of his fame he was considered “america’s dad”. He was known for being a comedian. He was birthed on the date of july 12,1937, his birth name was William Henry Cosby, jr. his father William Henry, Sr was a mess steward in the navy. His father was married to a woman by the name of Camille Hanks cosby, from the date of january 25, 1964 to the present date. They had a total of 6 children. Their children’s names were William, Evin, Ensa, Ennis, Erinn, and Erika.
Cosby dropped out of high school and he also left college. He left high school so he could join the navy, while he was in the navy Cosby was able to earn his diploma for high school by taking a correspondence course. Cosby was able to win a track and field …show more content…
In October of 2014, the comedian hannibal buress was doing a stand up set in philadelphia and described Cosby as a rapist, The clip was able to go viral. One of the victims of Cosby was inspired by the response to Hannibal buress’ routine. She penned and account of her ordeal for the washington post. Her statement was able to make the controversy explode on social media.
Later that summer Ms constand’s case was able to be reopened in the light of the raft of other allegations by prosecutors. Cosby was trying to plan a comeback until late 2014. His comeback plan was supposed to be a standup special, this standup special was supposed to be released on netflix, it also was supposed to air on a new NBC sitcom that was in the works. Both of these comeback ideas were shelved indefinitely. Cosby sued multiple of his accusers, saying that they cost him money from the cancelled projects.
These lost earnings may be the least of his worries now. Bill cosby was “america’s dad”. He had a lot going for him before his accusations. He was in the navy and he was also a very famous actor/comedian. Cosby denied the all allegations to the claims of sexual assault. He is still going through trial for the accusations from these dozens of
Cosby dropped out of high school and he also left college. He left high school so he could join the navy, while he was in the navy Cosby was able to earn his diploma for high school by taking a correspondence course. Cosby was able to win a track and field …show more content…
In October of 2014, the comedian hannibal buress was doing a stand up set in philadelphia and described Cosby as a rapist, The clip was able to go viral. One of the victims of Cosby was inspired by the response to Hannibal buress’ routine. She penned and account of her ordeal for the washington post. Her statement was able to make the controversy explode on social media.
Later that summer Ms constand’s case was able to be reopened in the light of the raft of other allegations by prosecutors. Cosby was trying to plan a comeback until late 2014. His comeback plan was supposed to be a standup special, this standup special was supposed to be released on netflix, it also was supposed to air on a new NBC sitcom that was in the works. Both of these comeback ideas were shelved indefinitely. Cosby sued multiple of his accusers, saying that they cost him money from the cancelled projects.
These lost earnings may be the least of his worries now. Bill cosby was “america’s dad”. He had a lot going for him before his accusations. He was in the navy and he was also a very famous actor/comedian. Cosby denied the all allegations to the claims of sexual assault. He is still going through trial for the accusations from these dozens of