Bill Cosby’s Public Life in Photos

Bill Cosby performs on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.

A portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1965.

Bill Cosby poses with his Emmy for his role in I Spy at the Primetime Emmy Awards in New York City in 1966.

A portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1969.

Bill Cosby performs on The Second Bill Cosby Special in 1969.

Bill Cosby attends the "Concert at Town Hall" at Town Hall in New York City in 1971.

Bill Cosby as Chet Kincaid on The Bill Cosby Show.

Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable in The Cosby Show.

Bill Cosby is interviewed by Jay Leno on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 1992.

Bill Cosby speaks to an audience on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia in 2006, in Washington D.C.

Host Bill Cosby speaks onstage at the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf Astoria in 2011 in New York City.

Bill Cosby attends the 2011 Temple University Commencement at the Liacouras Center in 2011 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Bill Cosby attends the 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014 in New York City.