Bill Cosby net worth 2022: Know all about the U.S actor, his education, personal and professional life

Bill Cosby is today one of the most talked-about American stars whose career spans from 1961 to the time he went to prison in 2018. He was born in 1937. His father was in the American Navy and his mother was a maid doing cleaning jobs. Bill had a penchant to make people laugh which he did right from his school days. He was also an athlete and loved playing sports like baseball, football, and basketball. He earned a scholarship in sports for his college but never got to complete his college as he decided to earn his livelihood through comedy. While at college he would wait tables during his free time and earn tips from customers by making them laugh. He began as a standup comedian in Gaslight Café in New York and from there went on to book shows n cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. In 1963 he became so popular he was invited to the Tonight Show. This earned him more popularity which helped him get records like “Bill Cosby is a very funny fellow…Right?” and “To Russell, my brother, whom I slept with”, by Warner Brothers. In 1983 the film “Bill Cosby-Himself” was released and that got him superstardom. It is regarded as the best comedy concert film ever to be produced. In 1984 began the “Cosby Show” which was considered the family show America saw. It went on till 1992, making Cosby a household name that America loved and listened to.

Camille and Cosby married in 1964 and remain together to date. They had 5 children, all girls, and one son. Cosby’s son Ennis was murdered over a failed robbery attempt. He was shot in the head by the robber while changing a flat tyre on the highway. The young man was just 28. His daughter Ensa, also died of renal failure. Cosby also promoted jazz in a big way by him, playing the host for most concerts.

The undoing of this great personality called Bill Cosby (William Henry Cosby Jr) was that he was charged by more than 50 women with sexual assault. One such case regarding Andrea Constand, a sports administrator at Temple University, Cosby’s alma mater, was ruled guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting her.


Bill Cosby and his wife Camille are in their home in Elkins Park, near Philadelphia where Bill now stays after his release from prison. The comedian, now 84, is legally blind and hopes to revamp his career, but maintains his innocence.