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    • 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.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10:  Bill Cosby speaks 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 (R) presents The Impact Award to 'The Cosby Show' cast with actor Bill Cosby (L) 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:  Bill Cosby attends the 9th Annual TV Land Awards at the Javits Center on April 10, 2011 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 06: Comedian Bill Cosby speaks at the 20th anniversary of Rev. Al Sharpton's organization the National Action Network on April 6, 2011 in New York City. President Barack Obama was also a speaker of the event. With about 19 months to go until the 2012 presidential election, President Obama  launched his reelection campaign last Monday.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07:  Host Bill Cosby speaks onstage at the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf=Astoria on March 7, 2011 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17:  In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West, left, and Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus congratulate Honorary Chief Hospital Corpsman Bill Cosby during his pinning ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial on February 17, 2011 in Washington, DC.
    • Bill Cosby - WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17:  In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Honorary Chief Hospital Corpsman Bill Cosby delivers remarks during his pinning ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial on February 17, 2011 in Washington, DC.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Comedian Bill Cosby and camper Amelia O'Connell perform at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Camper Amelia O'Connell and comedian Bill Cosby perform at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Comedian Bill Cosby and camper Amelia O'Connell perform at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Bill Cosby - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21:  Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on October 21, 2010 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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