Bill Cosby

In today’s society, to be a successful communicator, you must be able to reach many people on many different levels. Bill Cosby is by any standard, one of the most popular and beloved stars in America today. Whether through concert appearances or recordings, television or feature films, commercials or education, he has the ability to touch people’s lives (www.wceu.org/cosbybio.htm).
William Cosby, Jr. was born on July 12, 1937 in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a small rundown area called Germantown; also known to its inhabitants as “The Jungle” because of the lack of money and the poor families. Jobs were scarce back then in that area, most of the people that lived there did not work. As a child, Bill found himself surrounded by drugs and violence. Most of the children at that time ran together in gangs or groups. It was then that Bill formed life long friendships with a group of kids that would become known to him as “the gang”. This group of boys stayed ...