Bill Cosby

Tomoko Wakabayashi4-30-12

Agenda

1. About Bill Cosby2. Education3. Career4. Ennis Cosby (son)5. Trayvon Martin case

1. About Bill Cosby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby

• William H. Cosby Jr.

• Was Born in July 12, 1937, Philadelphia, PA

• American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. (1)

• Nickname "American Dad" (2)

http://newspaper.li/bill-cosby/

Family

• Wife: Camille Olivia Cosby （ married January 25, 1964）• Daughter: Erika Ranee; born 1965

• Daughter: Erinn Charlene; born 1967

• Son: Ennis William Cosby; born 1969; murdered January 16, 1997

• Daughter: Ensa Camille; born 1973

• Daughter: Evin Harrah; born 1977

"E" from "Excellence" (3)

http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0001070/trivia

2. Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bill_Cosby_Show

High school - Failed the tenth grade and dropped out because... - Joined the Navy '56 ~ '60 (4) http://www.nndb.com/people/674/000022608/

- Later, took exam to go to college, GED (General Educational Development )

College

• Temple University, Philadelphia '61 ~ '62 - Studied physical education - Left Temple to pursue a career in comedy (- Was given his BA on the basis of "life experience" later )

• University of Massachusetts - MA Education '72 - PhD Education '77

3. CareerStand-up comedy '62 ~ now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby - At a club and theater in Philadelphia - NYC - Chicago ... elsewhere - Was making his reputation with humorous memories his childhood. - First national appearance was in 1963 at NBC's "The Tonight Show"

"I spy " '65 ~ '68 (action TV show) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby

- As an tennis player's trainer/CIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Spy_(1965_TV_series)

- The first African-American co-star in a TV drama series - Cosby's race was never an issue in any of the stories. - Be honored with Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor three years in a row (5)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I_Spy_Title_Screen.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I_Spy_Title_Screen.png

"The Bill Cosby Show" (sitcom) '69 ~ '71 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bill_Cosby_Show

http://sharetv.org/shows/the_bill_cosby_show

- Played a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles high school. - Was a ratings hit - Was originally contracted with NBC for two seasons - Marked the first time an African American starred using his/her own name on a show. - Did NOT use a laugh track(artificial sound of audience laughter) , unique at the time - Emphasized intelligent character studies and real-life situations (6)

"Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids" (educational cartoon) '72 ~ '79"The New Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" '79 ~ '84http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Albert_and_the_Cosby_Kids

- Produced and hosted by Cosby , based on his childhood. - Lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert - The kids happen to be African-American - Race isn’t the issue - Influence on suburban white kids, Saturday morning cartoons. - Fat Albert and his friends dealt with an issue or problem - Some schools used the program as a teaching tool - Wrote a dissertation(essay) and had Ph.D (7)

- Wanted to make a show that would change how people looked at African-American; both how black people looked at them, and how white people looked at them (8)

Fat Albert: Lying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uweb9kL1pco

4. Ennis Cosby (son) April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997

About Ennis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennis_Cosby

- Was a students at Teachers College, Columbia University. - Overcome dyslexia (reading difficulty) - Desire to become a special education teacher (9)

Murder - Was on his way to visit his friend in LA, 1:15AM - Pulled over because of a flat tire - Mikhail Markhasev, a Ukrainian immigrant approached Ennis - Demanded money, Ennis wasn't quick enough, shot him once at close range in the temple - Life in prison without parole - The Hello Friend/ Ennis William Cosby Foundation (10

(source: http://goo.gl/dddnp)

Bill Cosby on CNN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCNJ8W0e9Mc

5. Trayvon Martin case - Gun violence is personal issue for Cosby - Used to have a gun - Blame gun, not race (11)http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-15/us/us_bill-cosby-trayvon-martin_1_michael-markhasev-bill-cosby-ennis-cosby?_s=PM:US

http://www.wagist.com/2012/dan-linehan/was-trayvon-martin-a-drug-dealer

Cosby on the Trayvon Martin case

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vwqad_ohno

Thank you!

Reference:Slide 3,4,5 - Bill Cosby(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby(2) http://www.canada.com/life/Father+knows+best/1681439/story.html(3) http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0001070/trivia(4) http://www.nndb.com/people/674/000022608/Slide 6 - I spy(5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Spy_(1965_TV_series)Slide 7- The Bill Cosby Show(6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bill_Cosby_ShowSlide 8 - Fat albert and the Cosby kids(7) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Albert_and_the_Cosby_Kids(8) http://blog.gallerydirect.com/tag/bill-cosby-activist/Slide 9 - Ennis Cosby(9) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennis_Cosby(10)http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/nyregion/bulletin-board-first-ennis-cosby-

scholars-graduate.html?ref=enniscosbySlide 10 - Travon Martin case(11)http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-15/us/us_bill-cosby-trayvon-martin_1_michael-

markhasev-bill-cosby-ennis-cosby?_s=PM:US