Black History Blog-Bill Cosby

[5Joseph]

-Born in 1937

- He is the star of one of my favorite TV shows the Cosby Show, which aired for 8 seasons from 1984-1992

- He is a comedian and a muscian

- In the 1960s bill cosby starred in i-spy becoming the first black lead of a weekly tv show.

- He comes from a poor philidelphia neighborhood.

- He finished high school in the navy.

- Went to college at temple university in philidelphia.

- Endorsed a number of prouducts including Coca-Cola

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Sources: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=3713&source_type=A

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby

[Mr. Bruns]

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