Bill Cosby

Add to favorites Examiner Bio November 18, 11:25 AM St. Louis Parenting Teens Examiner Pennee Struckman Previous Next Comment Print Email RSS Subscribe Subscribe Help to keep parents smiling                    MSclipart I was standing in the kitchen with my grandson. He smiled down on me and said, Wow, Mimi, when I was little you were Huge." I grinned up to his 6-foot eyes. Parents are HUGE in the eyes of children. It starts early. When a two year old is trying to sneak around, a... Read Full Story

Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work. When the lights went out for the start of the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Cosby filled the dark silence Monday night. "Hellooo?" he called out at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. And once again, he had his audience laughing. Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld saluted their fellow funny... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Bill Cosby doesn't rap or sing on his latest project, but he gathered together people who do. "Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency" is a socially conscious hip-hop CD that focuses on the critical issues affecting young people. The independent project will launch Monday (October 19) during a virtual town hall meeting in New York. Presented in association with Ustream, the town hall (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) will air on urban radio station Web sites... Read Full Story

Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld will salute fellow funny man Bill Cosby with the nation's top humor prize at the Kennedy Center, along with two co-stars from "The Cosby Show," Phylicia Rashad and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Tribute performances Monday night will range from standup to orchestra and jazz as Cosby receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Wynton Marsalis is slated to perform, as well as Willie Nelson. Of all his work, the 72-year-old Cosby says he's most proud of "The Cosby... Read Full Story

Bill Cosby still thinks America is funny, like the name-calling over health care and the way we drink water from plastic bottles that could be toxic. But he says the nation has some serious problems to tackle. The 72-year-old who has long drawn laughs for his wisecracks will receive the nation's foremost humor prize Monday at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Sinbad and other top entertainers will line up to honor him with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor... Read Full Story

      - “Bill Cosby eye problem” is one of the most probed topics on the web these days. People are making conjectures about his eye disease or infection in his left eye. But all these are nothing but groundless surmises. The reality is that his eyes are quite alright. Now questions arise why this rumor took birth and from where. The reason behind the rumor was that he is taking part in talk shows with the glasses on. But the actual cause of wearing glasses is even more purposeful than... Read Full Story

Comedian Bill Cosby says public schools make the difference between success and failure in life for many children. Cosby joined Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell at a news conference Wednesday that celebrated steady improvements in the state's standardized test scores in math and reading. Rendell and Cosby criticized Senate Republicans' plan to provide less money for public schools than the Democratic governor has proposed. Cosby is a Philadelphia native and a well-known education advocate. He... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON - Bill Cosby still thinks America is funny - like the name-calling over health care and the way we drink so much water from plastic bottles that could be toxic - even though he says the nation has some serious problems it needs to tackle. The 72-year-old who has long drawn laughs for his wisecracks and deadpan observations will receive the nation's foremost humour prize Monday at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Sinbad and other top entertainers will... Read Full Story

Bill Cosby says he wants to help persuade Detroit parents to ensure their children get to class as he throws his name behind an effort to keep students in the city's troubled public schools. The comedian and activist told reporters Tuesday that he supports emergency financial manager Robert Bobb's expansive plan to turn around the district. The two will go door-to-door later Tuesday, urging parents to keep their children in, or return them to, the district. Cosby also will attend a rally at... Read Full Story

Bill Cosby will be awarded the nation's top comedy prize from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for his groundbreaking career. The center announced Wednesday that Cosby, 71, will be honored in the fall with the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Some of the biggest names in comedy will salute Cosby on stage in Washington on Oct. 26. Cosby said in a statement accepting the award that his mother read Twain's famous stories to him as a child, including "The... Read Full Story