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    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 04:  (L-R) Chad Foster, Danielle Pingue, Bruce Ratner, Dr. Bill Cosby, Mykel Matthews, and Betsy Gotbaum pose onstage at the The Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards' Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 4, 2013 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 04:  Dr. Bill Cosby speaks with Carole Simpson onstage at the The Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards' Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 4, 2013 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 04:  Bill Cosby and Tempestt Bledsoe visit 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on January 4, 2013 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13:  Actor Bill Cosby talks with manager Bobby Valentine #25 of the Boston Red Sox before throwing out the first pitch prior to the game against the New York Yankees on September 13, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • Bill Cosby - BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13: Actor Larry David talks with Bill Cosby prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees on September 13, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • Bill Cosby - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 15:  General view of atmosphere at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund hosted by Bill Cosby at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Bill Cosby - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 15:  (L-R) Actors Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Rob Riggle, and Tom Arnold attend the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund hosted by Bill Cosby at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Bill Cosby - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 15:  (L-R) Barbara Davis, Nancy Davis, and Kenny Rickles attend the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund hosted by Bill Cosby at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Bill Cosby - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 15:  Comedy Central SVP of Programming Dave Bernath, president of Comedy Central Michele Ganeless, comedian Carl Reiner, SVP, Event Production and Talent Development, Spike TV and TV Land Casey Patterson, comedian Bill Cosby, and MTV Networks Entertainment Group president Doug Herzog attend the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund hosted by Bill Cosby at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Bill Cosby - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 15: President of MTV Networks Entertainment Group Doug Herzog attends the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund hosted by Bill Cosby at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Bill Cosby - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 15:  SVP, Event Production and Talent Development, Spike TV and TV Land Casey Patterson (L) and Bill Cosby attend the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund hosted by Bill Cosby at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - MAY 14:  Bill Cosby performs during the Screen Gems Presents The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on May 14, 2012 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - (From L-R) Vibraphonist Warren Wolf, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, trumpet player Christian Scott, and actor-comedian Bill Cosby joke about the height of a microphone as musical director George Duke looks on during the opening gala of the historic Howard Theater in Washington, DC on April 12, 2012. First opened in 1910 in the 'Black Broadway' neighborhood of the capital,  it has remained closed for the past 32 years until reopening  on April 09, 2012. In its heyday, the Howard Theater featured vaudeville, live theater, musicals and local talents shows, bringing the newest and biggest names of the era in black entertainment. Some of the most celebrated entertainers who performed there include Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 05:  Bill Cosby hosts the Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Gala at The Waldorf=Astoria on March 5, 2012 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 05:  Host Bill Cosby speaks with students Christopher Francis and Jasmyne McDonald at the Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Gala at The Waldorf=Astoria on March 5, 2012 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02:  Comedian Bill Cosby promotes new book 'I Didn't Ask To Be Born: But I'm Glad I Was' at the Barnes & Noble, 5th Avenue on November 2, 2011 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13:  Chita Rivera and Bill Cosby attend the 20 Year Anniversary of 'Art Start' benefit concert at the Town Hall on October 13, 2011 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02:  Bill Cosby speaks at The Film Society of Lincoln Center's presentation of the 38th Annual Chaplin Award at Alice Tully Hall on May 2, 2011 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10:  Bill Cosby accepts the Impact Award for 'The Cosby Show' with (L-R) actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, presenter Stevie Wonder, actors Raven-Symone and Sabrina LeBeauf onstage at the 9th Annual TV Land Awards at the Javits Center on April 10, 2011 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10:  Stevie Wonder (L) presents The Impact Award to 'The Cosby Show' cast with actor Bill Cosby (R) onstage at the 9th Annual TV Land Awards at the Javits Center on April 10, 2011 in New York City.
    Although African-American comedians had long been a staple of the stand-up circuit prior to the emergence of Bill Cosby, none had come even remotely close to reaching the same heights of commercial success or universal acceptance. Before Cosby, black comics were largely relegated to the so-called "chitlin circuit" of black nightclubs and theaters, their albums banned from white-owned record ...more


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