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'''Bill Cosby''' (born July 12<sup>th</sup>, 1937) is an American former stand-up comedian, actor, musician and author who is considered to be one of the most recognizable and influential comedians of all-time. Beginning in the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in the television sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', which aired from 1984 to 1992 and was rated as the number one show in America from 1985 through 1989. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. Cosby produced the spin-off sitcom ''A Different World'', which aired from 1987 to 1993. He also starred in ''The Cosby Mysteries'' from 1994 to 1995 and in the sitcom ''Cosby'' from 1996 to 2000 and hosted ''Kids Say the Darndest Things'' from 1998 to 2000. He also created the children's cartoons ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' and ''Little Bill'' and was a starring cast member on the PBS show ''The Electric Company'' from 1971 to 1973.

Cosby's reputation was tarnished during the mid-2010s when numerous women made sexual assault accusations against him, the earliest dating back to 1965. ~~More than~~ 60 women have accused him of either attempted sexual assault, rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery, child sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct, all of which he has denied, and the statute of limitations had by the mid-2010s expired in nearly all cases.

Cosby's reputation was tarnished during the mid-2010s when numerous women made sexual assault accusations against him, the earliest dating back to 1965. In totally 60 women have accused him of either attempted sexual assault, rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery, child sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct, all of which he has denied, and the statute of limitations had by the mid-2010s expired in nearly all cases.

Cosby was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to three to ten years in prison in September 2018. He was incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution – Phoenix in Pennsylvania. On June 30, 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the charges against him due to an agreement with a prosecutor and he was released from prison.

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 '''Bill Cosby''' (born July 12<sup>th</sup>, 1937) is an American former stand-up comedian, actor, musician and author who is considered to be one of the most recognizable and influential comedians of all-time. Beginning in the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in the television sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', which aired from 1984 to 1992 and was rated as the number one show in America from 1985 through 1989. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. Cosby produced the spin-off sitcom ''A Different World'', which aired from 1987 to 1993. He also starred in ''The Cosby Mysteries'' from 1994 to 1995 and in the sitcom ''Cosby'' from 1996 to 2000 and hosted ''Kids Say the Darndest Things'' from 1998 to 2000. He also created the children's cartoons ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' and ''Little Bill'' and was a starring cast member on the PBS show ''The Electric Company'' from 1971 to 1973.
-Cosby's reputation was tarnished during the mid-2010s when numerous women made sexual assault accusations against him, the earliest dating back to 1965. More than 60 women have accused him of either attempted sexual assault, rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery, child sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct, all of which he has denied, and the statute of limitations had by the mid-2010s expired in nearly all cases.
+Cosby's reputation was tarnished during the mid-2010s when numerous women made sexual assault accusations against him, the earliest dating back to 1965. In totally 60 women have accused him of either attempted sexual assault, rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery, child sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct, all of which he has denied, and the statute of limitations had by the mid-2010s expired in nearly all cases.
 Cosby was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to three to ten years in prison in September 2018. He was incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution – Phoenix in Pennsylvania. On June 30, 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the charges against him due to an agreement with a prosecutor and he was released from prison.