Bill Cosby’s Net Worth: How Rich Is Bill Cosby?
Net Worth: | $400 Million |
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Date of Birth: | Jul 12, 1937 (83 years old) |
Gender: | Male |
Height: | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Author, Screenwriter, Television producer, Film Producer, Educator, Activist, Musician, Voice Actor |
Bill Cosby is an American comedian, television personality and author, his total net worth is about $400 million, he is one of the richest persons in America and he started his career his childhood age.
He was born on born July 12, 1937, in Pennsylvania, he belonged to the working class, after joins the school he proved himself as a comedian student, he was the captain of his “Mary Channing Wister Public School’s basketball team, he has more attention on comedy rather than on study.
After joining the college he continued his devotion towards comedy and sports, so he left the college at the age of 15 because he came to know about his exceptional talent, he used to sell products, shoes in the market to help his family and after failure in the tenth standard.
he got the job in a shoe repair shop but he left the job because he has to come to know that he has no future in this field.
In the clubs of Philadelphia, he started his professional life and after this, he appeared on the national show “The Tonight Show” which led to him towards a series of comedy albums in 1960 which made him economically strong.
His role in the television drama series “I Spy” made him popular all over the world, “Albert and the Cosby Kids” the animated television series was hosted by him, in 1980’s drama “The Cosby Show” was produced by him and this was one of the successful dramas.
Bill Cosby has received seven times Grammy Awards; Lone Sailor Award by the United States Navy Memorial and Molefi Kete Asante has included Bill in his book “The 100 Greatest African Americans”