This is Traveon Christopher. I am doing my project on Bill Cosby.  I am doing my project on him because he is a good comedian. 

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  William Henry Cosby Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author,, a television producer , and he fought for black people rights. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own series, The Bill Cosby Show, in 1969. He was one of the major characters on the children's television show The Electric Company for its first two seasons, and created the humorous educational cartoon series Fat Albet an Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby also acted in numerous films.

During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in what is considered one of the decade's defining sitcoms, The Cosby Shows, which lasted eight seasons from 1984 to 1992, and is still seen in syndication. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth  of an upper middle-class African-American family. He also produced the hit sitcom A Different World, which became second to The Cosby Show in ratings.

In the 1990s, Cosby starred in Cosby, which aired from 1996 to 2000, and during the show's last two seasons, hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things.  

His good-natured, fatherly image has made him a popular personality and garnered him the nickname of "America's Dad". He has also been a sought-after spokesman and over the years has plugged numerous products including Jell-OPudding,KodakFilm, Ford,Texas InstrumentsandCoca-Cola.

In2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Bill Cosby on his list of 100 G-Cola (as well asNew Coke).

                            Bill Cosby Time line

1937 - William Henry Cosby lovingly known as Bill Cosby was born on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

 In 1961, he was awarded the "Track and Field" athletic scholarship to the Temple University in Philadelphia. 

In 1962, he appeared at Gaslight Café in New York to enact a comic play. Carl Reiner, a Hollywood actor, discovered him.

1965 - 1968 - Bill Cosby became the first African-American actor to star in a weekly television series called "Spy I". He won three Emmy awards for his acting as an undercover Central Intelligence Agency agent in this serial.

In 1965, he married Camille Hanks. They have five children.

1969 –84 - During this time span, he acted in the television series like "The Bill Cosby Show",(1969-71); "The New Bill Cosby Show", (1972-73) and "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", (1972-1984).

1985 - 1987 - "The Cosby Show" won Golden Globe Awards in 1985 and 1986. He was awarded the "Spingarn Medal" by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for outstanding achievement. I

n 1986, Bill Cosby broke the 53-year-old attendance record for his concert appearance in Radio City Music Hall. In the same year, his book "Fatherhood" became the fastest selling book of all time. He won Grammy award for " Those of You With and Without Children" and "You will Understand" in 1987.

1992 - 1998 - In 1992, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. In May 1997, he was honored with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1998, he was awarded the "The Kennedy Center Honors".

2002 - Bill Cosby was awarded the " Presidential Medal of Freedom". This award is one of the two highly awarded civilian awards of the United States. Cosby received an Honorary Doctorate from Haverford College in May 2002.

2003 - Bill Cosby received an Honorary Degree from Sisseton Wahpeton College for his contribution to minority children. William Harjo LoneFight, President of American Native Services, presented it. The same year on September 4th, he was honored with an Honorary Doctorate from Baylor University.

2004 - Cosby was bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate in Music from Berklee College of Music.

2005 - In 2005, Bill Cosby was voted one among the top fifty comedians in British poll.