Bill Cosby Bio Height Weight Age Shoe Size
Bill Cosby was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on July 12, 1937, is an American actor. Young Bill Cosby first started performing in school plays. He began his professional career as a stand-up comic at a nightclub "hungry i" in San Francisco in 1960s. He got his television debut in variety programs, he landed his first break on NBC's The Tonight Show (1963). He made his big screen debut in comedy drama film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) in uncredited role as Patron at Nightclub. Bill breakthrough performance came as Alexander Scott in NBC adventure series I Spy (1965–1968). He released his debut LP "Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!" in 1964.
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Bill Cosby height is 6' 0" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 183 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 185 іn pоunds or 84 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 87 years old. His shoe size is 11 US.
Bill Cosby
Photo: NBC Television / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
July 12, 1937
Age:
87 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Cancer
Natural hair color:
Grey
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Net Worth:
$400 Million
Height:
6 ft 0 in | 183 cm
Weight:
84 kg | 185 lbs
Shoe Size:
11 US | 44 EU
Best Movies
California Suite (1978) - Dr. Willis Panama
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) - Mother
Jack (1996) - Lawrence Woodruff
Uptown Saturday Night (1974) - Wardell Franklin
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981) - Barney Satin
Hickey & Boggs (1972) - Al Hickey
Let's Do It Again (1975) - Billy Foster
Ghost Dad (1990) - Elliot Hopper
Leonard Part 6 (1987) - Leonard Parker
Best TV Shows
He won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series for his role as Alexander Scott in NBC adventure television series I Spy (1965–1968).
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety or Musical Program for The Bill Cosby Special (1968).
He won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical for his role as Chet Kincaid in NBC sitcom The Bill Cosby Show (1969–1971).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical for his performance as Himself/host in CBS variety television series The New Bill Cosby Show (1972).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music for The Second Bill Cosby Special (1969).
The Cosby Show (1984-1992) NBC - Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
A Different World (1987) NBC - Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
The Cosby Mysteries (1994-1995) NBC - Guy Hanks
Cosby (1996-2000) CBS - Hilton Lucas
He voiced Captain Brainstorm in animated children's television series Little Bill (1999-2004).
Comedy albums
Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963)
I Started Out as a Child (1964)
Why Is There Air? (1965)
Wonderfulness (1966)
Revenge (1967)
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968)
200 M.P.H. (1968)
8:15 12:15 (1969)
It's True! It's True! (1969)
Sports (1969)
Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970)
When I Was a Kid (1971)
For Adults Only (1971)
Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971)
Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972)
Fat Albert (1973)
My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977)
Bill's Best Friend (1978)
Bill Cosby: Himself (1982)
Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand (1986)
Oh, Baby! (1991)
Music albums
Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967)
Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968)
Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971)
Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert—as master of ceremonies (Columbia, 1972)
Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1972)
At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (1974)
Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976)
Disco Bill (1977)
Where You Lay Your Head (1990)
My Appreciation (1991)
Hello Friend: To Ennis, With Love (1997)
Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby—The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (2004)
Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby—The New Mixes Vol. 1 (2004)
State of Emergency (2009)
Keep Standing (2010)
Facts
Attended the Mary Channing Wister Public School and FitzSimons Junior High School in Philadelphia.
Attended Central High School and Germantown High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Has three younger brothers: Russell, Robert and James.
He served as a hospital corpsman at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, at Naval Station Argentia in Newfoundland, Canada and at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland.
He hosted the Los Angeles Playboy Jazz Festival (1979-2012).
Supporter of his alma mater, Temple University.
Has become an active member of The Jazz Foundation of America in 2004.
Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album six years in a row (1965-1970).
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush in 2002..
He was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to three to ten years in prison in 2018.
Lives in the Manhattan townhouse at 18 East 71st Street, on New York's Upper East Side.
Spouse
He married Camille Hanksin 1964, they have five children: Erika, Erinn, Ennis, Ensa and Evin, their only son, Ennis was murdered in 1997.