BILL COSBY

Bill Cosby was born William H. Cosby Jr on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Camille Hanks on January 25, 1964. Mr and Mrs Cosby have four daughters. Their only son, Ennis William Cosby, was murdered on January 16, 1997. All of his children have names that begin with the letter "E" (Erika, Erinn, Ennis, Ensa & Evin) According to Cosby, the "E" stands for "Excellence."

Bill Cosby earned a Bachelor in Arts Degree from Temple University and a Master Degree in Education (M. Ed.) in 1972 and his Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in 1977 from the University of Massachusetts. His doctoral thesis was titled "The Integration of Visual Media Via Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Into the Elementary Schools Culminating as a Teacher Aid to Achieve Increased Learning."