On ESPN, veteran television producer and actor and former stand-up comic Bill Cosby did a live, thirty-second promo for the Mid-American Conference football game between the Temple University Owls and the Ohio University Bobcats on October 22, 2008. Cosby used some of the silly noises he was known for in his earliest stand-up comic days.YouTube: Bill Cosby loses his mind on ESPN 2, 5, and 6 (Time 0.33)
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This is football Night on ESPN 2, 5, and 6, But it's the Temple Owls [silly noise] against the Ohio U uh, Chitlin League [silly noise] in the city of Philadelphia...—Bill CosbyYouTube: Bill Cosby loses his mind on ESPN 2, 5, and 6 (Time 0.33)
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Cosby began his stand-up career in the 1960s, and went on to win 8 Gold Records, 5 Platinum Records and 5 Grammy AwardsBill Cosby.com: Biography]
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His first Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was "Why is There Air?" 1965Bill Cosby.com: Biography]
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The Bill Cosby Show aired from 1984-1992Bill Cosby.com: Biography]
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I Spy, the first dramatic American TV series ever starred Cosby and Robert Culp as American spies, ran from 1965-1968Bill Cosby.com: Biography]
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Since his retirement from television acting, Cosby has come under fire for outspoken political commentary on immigrants, parenting and the economyMSNBC: Was Bill Cosby Right About Race in America? (May 3, 2005)
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Cosby's latest album, released in 2008, is a hip-hop album called ''Cosby Narratives Vol. 1
