The Cosby Show
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The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom created by and starring Bill Cosby that originally aired on NBC from September 20, 1984, to April 30, 1992, with a total of 201 half-hour episodes spann
The cast of The Cosby Show in 1989
The brownstone used in The Cosby Show
Phylicia Rashad
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Phylicia Rashad is an American actress. She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year contract ended in May 2024. Known for her roles on stage and s
The Cosby Show
…portrayal and gender politics on television were a major part of its success. The portrayal of Clair Huxtable, the matriarch of the Huxtable family, by Phylicia Rashad sparked an international wave of working mothers on television dubbed the "Clair Huxtable effect", and Bill Cosby was nicknamed "America's Dad" for his…
Rashad in 2025
Marquee for the Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire in 2008
Rashad at the 2007 Red Dress Collection for The Heart Truth Foundation