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| − | '''Bill Cosby''' (b. July 12, 1937) is an American actor and comedian. He is famous for his roll on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and his [[Jello]] advertisements. | + | Dr. William Henry '''"Bill" Cosby''', Jr., (b. July 12, 1937) is an American actor and comedian. He is famous for his roll on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and his [[Jello]] advertisements. |
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| + | In 1976, he earned a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. | ||
Cosby angered many people when he voiced criticism of the [[African-American]] community's acceptance of single-parent households, high crime rates and other problems. He has also said black people in America should not blame white people for the problems black people face today<ref name="ref1">National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans. ''Thank You, Bill Cosby, For Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time'' [http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21NVFritschCosby904.html]</ref>. For this reason, Cosby is highly regarded amongst conservatives who feel the same way. <ref name="ref1" /> | Cosby angered many people when he voiced criticism of the [[African-American]] community's acceptance of single-parent households, high crime rates and other problems. He has also said black people in America should not blame white people for the problems black people face today<ref name="ref1">National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans. ''Thank You, Bill Cosby, For Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time'' [http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21NVFritschCosby904.html]</ref>. For this reason, Cosby is highly regarded amongst conservatives who feel the same way. <ref name="ref1" /> | ||
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Revision as of 21:21, April 10, 2008
Dr. William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., (b. July 12, 1937) is an American actor and comedian. He is famous for his roll on The Cosby Show and his Jello advertisements.
In 1976, he earned a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Cosby angered many people when he voiced criticism of the African-American community's acceptance of single-parent households, high crime rates and other problems. He has also said black people in America should not blame white people for the problems black people face today[1]. For this reason, Cosby is highly regarded amongst conservatives who feel the same way. [1]