There are few entertainers who are able to maintain a career, a successful marriage and family, and a very public personality for a decade, let alone four. William Bill Cosby is just one of those people. Over the course of his career (with its early beginnings as a comedian, through television, movies, records, producing, directing, and writing) Cosby has had spectacular successes (I Spy and The Cosby Show) and some equally amazing failures (Ghost Dad and Leonard Part 6). His comedy albums sold millions of copies, Fat Albert was one of the most widely watched cartoons of the 1970s, and his contribution to Childrens Television has gone unmatched. Cosby has had struggles of a personal nature too, most notably the drive-by killing of his son, Ennis. Over the course of this paper, Bill Cosbys career and life will be discussed chronologically, and will focus on his achievements on a personal, professional, and familial level.
