Here are 10 of Bill Cosby’s greatest accomplishments:
#1. At the age of 26, he released his first comedy album, the first of many popular albums.
#2. He starred on the show “I Spy,” for which he wins three Emmy awards in a row from 1966 to 1968.
#3. In 1969, “The Bill Cosby Special” won an Emmy for best for Outstanding Variety or Musical Program.
#4. Cosby served as the Jell-O spokesperson for 25 years, often being featured in memorable commercials.
#5. “The Bill Cosby Show” ran on NBC for three years: 1969-1971.
#6. The innovative cartoon “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,” in which Cosby is the voice for all the children, ran from 1972-1984.
#7. Cosby played Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” from 1984-1992; the show reached Number 1 in television ratings.
#8. He was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 1992.
#9. He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998.
#10. In 2002, Cosby was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.