1. Bill Cosby By: Dylan Cejas

2. Childhood  Born at 3:00 am on July 12, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He was born at Germantown Hospital.  His parents were high schools sweethearts.  He was the first of four sons.  His brothers were James, Russell, and Robert.

3. Family Life  Bill Cosby’s family was part of the lower middle class.  His parents had very little money, his father was a welder but because jobs were slow, he made very little money.  Bill’s younger brother James died in 1945 from a rheumatic fever.  His dad finally joined the U.S. Navy while his mother worked cleaning houses.

4. Education  Bill dropped out of high school to go into the Navy.  After his tour of duty, he earned his equivalency diploma through a correspondence course, and his quick legs got him into Temple University on a track-and-field scholarship when he was 23.  He later dropped out to pursue show business. His early stand-up started with nightclub routines about "Fat Albert" and "Old Weird Harold".

5. Accomplishments  33 awards in comedian, actor, and producer  The Bill Cosby Show  His comedy records earned him eight Grammy awards.  He appeared in numerous commercials and on children's shows such as Sesame Street and Electric Company

6. Awards  1969: Received his third Man of the Year award from Harvard University's performance group the Hasty Pudding Theatricals  1991: Induction into the Television Hall of Fame  1998: Received the Kennedy Center Honor  2002: The Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to television  2003: The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award  2005: In a British poll to find the Comedian's Comedian, he was voted among the top-50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders  2009: Presented with the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor  2011: Made an honorary Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy