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-'''William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.''', born July 12, 1937 (age {{age|1937|7|12}}), is an American [[actor]], [[comedian]], spokesperson, media personality and author from [[Philadelphia]] whose career spanned six decades. He is most famous for his role as Cliff Huxtable, M.D., on ''The Cosby Show'' (1984-1992), 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 1972-1985, Cosby worked on the animated comedy series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', whose namesake character was based on his childhood friend Albert Robertson. The series depicts a group of young African American friends growing up in Philadelphia and learning positive values for life.
+'''William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.''', born July 12, 1937 (age {{age|1937|7|12}}), is an American [[actor]], [[comedian]], spokesperson, media personality and author born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], whose career spanned six decades. He is most famous for his role as Cliff Huxtable, M.D., on ''The Cosby Show'' (1984-1992), 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 1972-1985, Cosby worked on the animated comedy series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', whose namesake character was based on his childhood friend Albert Robertson. The series 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, a time when racist sentiments among leftists were still prevalent in the culture because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was relatively new, a 2014 standup routine from comedian and actor Hannibal Buress going viral on social media caused the allegations to be brought to mainstream media attention. This led 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>

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-'''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.
+'''William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.''', born July 12, 1937 (age {{age|1937|7|12}}), is an American [[actor]], [[comedian]], spokesperson, media personality and author from [[Philadelphia]] whose career spanned six decades. He is most famous for his role as Cliff Huxtable, M.D., on ''The Cosby Show'' (1984-1992), 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 1972-1985, Cosby worked on the animated comedy series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', whose namesake character was based on his childhood friend Albert Robertson. The series 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, a time when racist sentiments among leftists were still prevalent in the culture because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was relatively new, a 2014 standup routine from comedian and actor Hannibal Buress going viral on social media caused the allegations to be brought to mainstream media attention. This led 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>

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-'''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.
+'''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, a time when racist sentiments among leftists were still prevalent in the culture because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was relatively new, a 2014 standup routine from comedian and actor Hannibal Buress going viral on social media caused the allegations to be brought to mainstream media attention. This led 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>

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 '''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>
+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, a time when racist sentiments among leftists were still prevalent in the culture because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was relatively new, a 2014 standup routine from comedian and actor Hannibal Buress going viral on social media caused the allegations to be brought to mainstream media attention. This led 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>

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 Cosby pleaded not guilty to three charges, and his trial in court began June 5, 2017.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/bill-cosby-sex-abuse-hearing Bill Cosby sex abuse hearing]</ref> The first trial ended in a [[hung jury]], and he was [[New trial|retried]] in 2018.<ref>[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/ Cosby knew he would get a hung jury all along]</ref> The second trial resulted in a conviction and Cosby, at the age of 81, was sentenced to 3 – 10 years.  He served two years when on June 30, 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] fully reversed a conviction and ordered his immediate release without any more retrials, on grounds that a former district attorney had agreed not to prosecute Cosby (due, in part, to lack of admissible evidence, primarily that the victim had waited an entire year before filing a criminal complaint, and in the interim continued to have contact with Cosby) in exchange for forcing him to testify in the victim's civil suit against him.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-guilty-retrial.html Bill Cosby found guilty]</ref>  (The prosecutors appealed to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which denied certiorari, thus Cosby's acquittal is final.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/politics/supreme-court-bill-cosby/index.html</ref>)
-Several universities have revoked honorary degrees awarded to Cosby due to sexual assault allegations, including [[Yale University]] which revoked the first honorary degree in the history of the university.
+Cosby received 62 honorary degrees from universities across the United States, most of which have been revoked due to sexual assault allegations, including [[Yale University]], which revoked the first honorary degree in its history. He also lost the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which he won in 2009.
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+[[File:Bill Cosby Reminds Us That We Can All Be Scientists 2.png|right|200px|thumb]]
 '''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>
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 Cosby's vocal social comments led to the unsealing of documents in a previous civil suit by a woman who had accused Cosby of sexual assault..."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby#Political_views</ref>}}
-Cosby pleaded not guilty to three charges, and his trial in court began June 5, 2017.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/bill-cosby-sex-abuse-hearing Bill Cosby sex abuse hearing]</ref> The first trial ended in a [[hung jury]], and he was [[New trial|retried]] in 2018.<ref>[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/ Cosby knew he would get a hung jury all along]</ref> The second trial resulted in a conviction and Cosby, at the age of 81, was sentenced to 3 - 10 years.  He served two years when on June 30, 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] fully reversed a conviction and ordered his immediate release without any more retrials, on grounds that a former district attorney had agreed not to prosecute Cosby (due, in part, to lack of admissible evidence, primarily that the victim had waited an entire year before filing a criminal complaint, and in the interim continued to have contact with Cosby) in exchange for forcing him to testify in the victim's civil suit against him.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-guilty-retrial.html Bill Cosby found guilty]</ref>  (The prosecutors appealed to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which denied certiorari, thus Cosby's acquittal is final.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/politics/supreme-court-bill-cosby/index.html</ref>)
+Cosby pleaded not guilty to three charges, and his trial in court began June 5, 2017.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/bill-cosby-sex-abuse-hearing Bill Cosby sex abuse hearing]</ref> The first trial ended in a [[hung jury]], and he was [[New trial|retried]] in 2018.<ref>[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/ Cosby knew he would get a hung jury all along]</ref> The second trial resulted in a conviction and Cosby, at the age of 81, was sentenced to 3 – 10 years.  He served two years when on June 30, 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] fully reversed a conviction and ordered his immediate release without any more retrials, on grounds that a former district attorney had agreed not to prosecute Cosby (due, in part, to lack of admissible evidence, primarily that the victim had waited an entire year before filing a criminal complaint, and in the interim continued to have contact with Cosby) in exchange for forcing him to testify in the victim's civil suit against him.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-guilty-retrial.html Bill Cosby found guilty]</ref>  (The prosecutors appealed to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which denied certiorari, thus Cosby's acquittal is final.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/politics/supreme-court-bill-cosby/index.html</ref>)
 Several universities have revoked honorary degrees awarded to Cosby due to sexual assault allegations, including [[Yale University]] which revoked the first honorary degree in the history of the university.