# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-cosby
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:28:44.018Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-cosby"
name: "Bill Cosby"
slug: "bill-cosby"
description: "William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality. Often deemed a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was well known in the United States for his stand-up comedy routines and television career before achieving global recognition for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable in the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). He was also prolific in advertising for decades and was the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career, many of which were revoked after dozens of allegations of sexual assault were made against him and his 2018 conviction for aggravated indecent assault."
tagline: "American actor and comedian"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_World_Affairs_Council_and_Girard_College_present_Bill_Cosby_(6343666943)_(cropped_to_Cosby).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1937-07-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump