Bill Cosby is an American musician, author, activist, actor, comedian, and television producer with $400 million as his estimated net worth. The Bill Cosby Show, I Spy, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Cosby, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Mysteries, and The Electric Company are some of Cosby’s notable works.
On July 12, 1937, William Henry Cosby Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Since 1964, he has been wed to Camille Hanks. Ennis, Erika, Erinn, Ensa, and Evin are the names of his current five children.
Bill had an appearance on a number of well-known variety shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show in 1948. When he was cast as “Alexander Scott” in I Spy in 1965, he received his big break. Bill’s performance garnered him numerous Emmy awards. The Bill Cosby Show, in which Bill portrays a teacher, debuted in 1969, but it initially only ran for two years. On Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972), he produced a Filmation cartoon based on many of his high school friends, including Mushmouth, Weird Harold, and Dumb Donald. The theme was humorous, but it focused on the more educational side of Cosby. He studied for many years while working in the 1960s and 1970s. Bill eventually received a doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts.
STATISTICS
Source of Wealth:
Film and Television
Age:
83
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height:
6’1” (1.85 m)
Weight:
185 lbs (84 kg)
Marital Status:
Married (Camille O. Cosby)
Full Name:
William Henry Cosby Jr.
Nationality:
American
Date of Birth:
July 12, 1937
Ethnicity:
African-American
Occupation:
Actor and Comedian
Education:
Temple University, Central High School, Germantown High School, Mary Channing Wister School, Thomas FitzSimons High School
Children:
5 (Ennis, Erinn Chalene, Ensa Camille, Evin Harrah and Erika Ranee)
EARNINGS & FINANCIAL DATA
Earnings 2018
Asset Sep. 2018Estimated value of Bill Cosby’s plot of land in Massachusetts$2,700,000Sale of Asset Sep. 2018Sale of Bill Cosby’s three properties in Los Angeles$37,500,000Royalties Sep. 2018Money earned from the reruns of the television show The Cosby Show as Cliff Huxtable in the past twenty years$1,500,000,000Earnings 2015
Lawsuit Settlement Dec. 2015Bail paid for three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault.$1,000,000Earning Turned Donation Jul. 2015Donation of Bill and Camille Cosby to a Smithsonian Funded Controversial Exhibition$716,000Earnings 2014
Event May. 2014Estimated earnings from his Far from Finished tour$7,000,000Earnings 2013
Event 2013The Cosby Show total earnings$333,000,000Earnings 2007
Event 2007Minimum payment for every speaking engagement Bill Cosby makes$100,000Earnings 2005
Asset Sep. 2005Purchase of a six-story townhouse on East 71st Street in Manhattan$5,800,000Earnings 2004
Box Office Sales Dec. 2004Worldwide box office sales of the movie Fat Albert$48,550,000Box Office Sales May. 2004Box office sales of the movie Baadasssss!$366,000Earnings 2001
Record Sales Jul. 2001Record sales of the album Why Is There Air? (approximately 1 million copies sold)$1,300,000Record Sales Jul. 2001Record sales of the album Revenge (approximately 1 million copies sold)$1,300,000Earnings 1996
Salary Dec. 1996Salary for every episode of the television show Cosby as Hilton Lucas$1,000,000Box Office Sales Aug. 1996Box office sales of the movie Jack$58,620,000Contract 1996Cosby earned $1 million per episode of the show. Aired for four seasons, the show is comprised of 95 episodes$95,000,000Earnings 1993
Box Office Sales Aug. 1993Box office sales of the movie The Meteor Man$8,000,000Earnings 1990
Box Office Sales Jun. 1990Worldwide box office sales of the movie Ghost Dad$25,420,000Earnings 1988
Earnings Dec. 1988Money earned from 172 local stations paid a million each to syndicate The Cosby Show as Cliff Huxtable and the show’s producer five days a week$500,000,000Salary Dec. 1988Salary for every episode of the television show The Cosby Show as Cliff Huxtable$4,000,000Box Office Sales Jan. 1988Box office sales of the movie Leonard Part 6$4,600,000Earnings 1987$57 Million
Asset Dec. 1987Purchase value of Bill Cosby’s New York City townhouse$6,200,000Earnings Dec. 1987Earnings from The Cosby Show as Cliff Huxtable$84,000,000Earnings 1986
Record Sales Oct. 1986Record sales of the album Wonderfulness (approximately 1 million copies sold)$1,300,000Record Sales Oct. 1986Record sales of the album The Best of Bill Cosby (approximately 1 million copies sold)$1,300,000Record Sales Oct. 1986Record sales of the album I Started Out As A Child (approximately 1 million copies sold)$1,300,000Record Sales Oct. 1986Record sales of the album Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow, Right! (approximately 1 million copies sold)$1,300,000Record Sales Aug. 1986Record sales of the album Those of You With or Without Children, You’ll Understand (approximately 500 thousand copies sold)$650,000Earnings 1985
Earnings Dec. 1985Earnings from The Cosby Show as Cliff Huxtable$1,100,000Earnings 1982
Sponsorship Dec. 1982Earnings from endorsement deals with Kodak and Texas Instruments’ home computers$11,000,000Earnings 1981
Box Office Sales Feb. 1981Box office sales of the movie The Devil and Max Devlin$16,000,000Earnings 1969
Record Sales Mar. 1969Record sales of the album 200 MPH (approximately 500 thousand copies sold)$650,000Earnings 1968
Record Sales Jul. 1968Record sales of the album To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (approximately 500 thousand copies sold)$650,000
