Bill Cosby has been publicly accused of raping, drugging, coercing or sexually assaulting over 30 different women since 1965 and many of them have only started to. William Henry Bill Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, activist, and philanthropist. Cosby's start in stand-up comedy. The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter. It’s been 72 hours since I last wrote about Bill Cosby, so naturally five more accusers have come forward along with a former NBC employee who claims that he stood. Actor: The Cosby Show (1984) · Bill Cosby: Himself (1983) · Uptown Saturday Night (1974) · The Electric Company (1971). Born: William Henry Cosby Jr. July 12. Camille and Bill Cosby Loan Private Collection to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Bill Cosby Dances Around Sex Abuse Allegations In ‘GMA’ Interview –– ‘Reality Is The Situation & I Can’t Speak’ Camille and Bill Cosby Loan Private Collection to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art A year ago, Bill Cosby set off a national debate in a speech to the NAACP where he criticized poor blacks in sometimes harsh language. Cosby emphasized. Bill Cosby was no Cliff Huxtable. That's what more than a dozen women now claim, alleging the comedy icon – who starred as a loving dad on The Cosby Show.